Very slow on LAN using DockStar + Pogoplug

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July 11, 2010 11:23 PM

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buggsy2

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Setup: Win7x64, Seagate FreeAgent Dockstar, Pogoplug client software. Two drives attached to DockStar: a 500GB IDE drive in an external case, formatted NTFS. An 8GB USB flashdrive, formatted FAT32. DockStar connected to my Netgear Wireless Router (100 Mb/s Ethernet).

Problem: transferring files via Internet or LAN is extremely slow, but to simplify I'll talk about LAN only. I am copying files using Windows Explorer from my desktop HD to the DockStar/Pogoplug (drive P:). Using either the attached HDD or flashdrive I am getting transfer rates (reported by Explorer) of 50 to 100 KB/s (kilobytes per second). That's extraordinarily slow, far below the expected Ethernet bottleneck of 100 Mb/s (nominal 12,500 Kb/s).

I've seen other posts complaining about similar problems. Can the DockStar/Pogoplug really deliver reasonable transfer rates?

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anomalophobe

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July 12, 2010 3:55 PM

I ran into the same issue; I ended up removing all but the one Seagate drive that mounts into the dock, and the speeds are back to where they should be . . .

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July 14, 2010 1:08 PM updated: July 14, 2010 1:27 PM

anomalophobe said: I ran into the same issue; I ended up removing all but the one Seagate drive that mounts into the dock, and the speeds are back to where they should be . . .

I undocked the Flashdrive and docked my external IDE drive. Copying speed from the IDE drive (through the Dockstar/Pogoplug) to my computer's HDD zoomed all the way to 400Kb/s...paint can dry quicker. I'll try rebooting the Dockstar.

Edit: Nope, still about 400Kb/s. This thing is nearly unusable at those speeds.

Edit: A single large file (500 to 1000 MB) zips along at 40Mb/s, read or write. But then at the end it paused for several minutes with the external IDE drive's disk access light on. Seems like the Dockstar buffered the single file transfer then had to dribble it slowly to its final destination.

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