Network Configuration

[Ades]

Hi, I´m an Spanish guy that use to look Linus videos.

 

Now i have a problem and i think someone here could help me.

I´m using a full wifi network, but the SMB files share is a bit slow. 

 

The maximum speed I reach is about 80 MBits, that used to be enought, but now I have a NAS for backup and lots of small files only goes at 10 MBits...

I was thinking about buy a Switch for ethernet conection, because the server, the NAS and the big computer that use for work is in the same room, and all this gadgets has gigabyte ethernet conection.

 

Will the network would work faster? Can I use ethernet for sending data throw only this computers and Wifi for the internet conection?

Using cable betwen the rooms are not an option.

I post a diagram of how can it be with the switch.

Some one can help me?

(All computers have windows 10)

 

Thanks a lot.

Network Scheme.pdf

[mynameisjuan]

FYI no one here will open a PDF. Take a screenshot and put it in the comment. 

 

Are the computers you are sharing to on wireless? SMB is very dependent on latency and zero loss, both wireless is bad at. It will prevent proper windowing and ACKs. 

[Ades]

Thanks @mynameisjuan,

 

All computers and gadgets are only conected by Wifi.

 

 

[Sir Asvald]

3 hours ago, Ades said:

Thanks Juan,

 

All computers and gadgets are only conected by Wifi.

 

 

Hello Ades, Welcome to the forums!  

 

Is there ant reason to why everything is connected to the WiFi and not via Ethernet as @mynameisjuan mentioned? It is recommended to have Ethernet.

[mtz_federico]

Have you checked if your switch or the switch in the router is only 10 Megabit?

 

When you say MBits do you mean megabits or megabytes because MB is megabytes and Mb is megabits

[Ades]

Hi @mtz_federico the MBit are MBytes, sorry, I don't know why I put it that bad.

 

Hi @Abdul201588, the problem is that is not my house, and there is no way to take ethernet all over the house without making reforms. But the computer, the server and the Nas are physically near, so I can connect all of this by ethernet, but without connecting this directly to the router.

 

The problem is that I really don't know it will take some effects on this 3 local machines or not...

 

Could some help me, please?

 

 

[Windows7ge]

If you are transferring large quantities of small files (<1MB) although Ethernet will be faster overall the amount of in-between acknowledgement that goes on between file transfers will slow the process down significantly. This is why it appears so much slower on Wi-Fi.

 

You should get better results in Ethernet but don't expect to be saturating any link with tiny files.

 

Even though a better solution would be to have them all wired you can make it so file transfers use the Ethernet network while letting them have internet access over Wi-Fi. This can be accomplished a variety of ways.