Which modem to download at reasonable speed and access my NAS also at reasonable speed?

Llouwin on 30/05/2013 - 22:16

I have a WD My Book Live 3Tb drive. For those that don't know this is a NAS and is attached to my TP-Link modem.

My fastest "write" to the NAS is about 11,400 kbytes/s. This speed is maintained while I download at about 250kbps. It slows down as the download speed increases. At download speed of about 700kbps access to my NAS dies completely. Copying a 100Mb file to my NAS just never completes.

In other words, if I download at a reasonable speed (P2P mainly) I cannot access my NAS from the computer nor from my media player.

My desktop runs Win 7 64 bit. It is connected by a network cable to the modem as is the NAS. I do have a notebook, an iPhone and an iPad that connect wirelessly with the network but the modem takes them all in its' stride.

A couple of questions - 1) Is this normal (that access to a NAS dies when downloading)? 2) if so, can I improve access to my NAS but splurging out on a faster (more expensive?) modem? I think my current modem is an N300 one. What about my buying a N750 one, will this improve access to the NAS during fast downloads?

What do people suggest for a good modem?

I'm not too worried about price but don't want to have to take out a second mortgage :)

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Comments

  • Forfiet on 31/05/2013 - 00:30

    um…. have you thought about trying powerline ethernet….. I use that to stream media from HP Microserver. Its speed however depends on your houses wiring.

    • ESEMCE on 31/05/2013 - 11:02

      He already has actual ethernet connection..
      Powerline would slow the network!

  • retiredfeline on 31/05/2013 - 00:45

    Have you considered getting a gigabit switch and connecting the NAS, computer, and router to that? Your modem/router seems to be doing a poor job of being a modem/router as well as a switch all at once.

    • ESEMCE on 31/05/2013 - 11:01

      Just a Gigabit router should do the trick, unless you need more than 4 gigabit ethernet ports.

      Then you can turn of the router on your TP-Link modem and set up the Gigabit router in bridge mode to the modem.

  • louwin on 31/05/2013 - 01:02

    Sorry, I'm a bit out of my depth here.

    Powerline ethernet and gigabit switches don't mean much to me :(

    Are you suggesting I get a modem, a gigabit switch and a router, all separate equipment?

    I've, up to now, had single modems just for my computer. My current modem, with 4 wired and 4 (?) wireless is my first venture into networking so I am new to all this talk of modems, routers and gigabit (or otherwise) switches.

    • retiredfeline on 31/05/2013 - 01:49
      +1

      No just an extra gigabit switch, one port to the router, one to the computer and a third to the NAS. That way the NAS traffic doesn't go through the router.

      • 1bug on 02/06/2013 - 16:45

        5-port gigabit switches start at $27 (from MSY)…
        http://www.msy.com.au/default.jsp?category=62

        • louwin on 02/06/2013 - 18:41

          Thanks :)

          Looking at it Now :D

        • retiredfeline on 02/06/2013 - 22:32

          Get the 8 port if you expect more wired devices, e.g. video recorder, etc. it's only $8 more. Boy have prices dropped, that 8 port switch cost me twice as much a couple of years back.

    • retiredfeline on 31/05/2013 - 09:57

      Incidentally the wireless devices are not limited to 4. Not unlimited due to technical reasons but much more than 4.

      • louwin on 31/05/2013 - 11:57

        Thanks for your reply :)

        Could I get the current MSY Dual Band Router 4 X Gigabit Ethernet Ports and use that?

        http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/104901?utm_source=newslette…

        • ESEMCE on 31/05/2013 - 12:12

          yep, should do the job nicely.

        • louwin on 31/05/2013 - 12:15

          Thanks….

          Off to MSY soon…. :)

        • louwin on 01/06/2013 - 20:58

          Went on Friday…. They were closed for lunch :(

          Went on Saturday…. They were sold out :(

          Why did I bother? :(

        • retiredfeline on 01/06/2013 - 21:01

          Try IJK, they often are the same price as MSY and much easier to buy from. It's almost as if MSY don't want your business.

        • louwin on 01/06/2013 - 21:21

          I'm in Perth. Is IJK? :)

        • retiredfeline on 01/06/2013 - 21:24

          No, AFAIK they are only in Enfield, Sydney. They will ship but that might be too expensive for you.

        • louwin on 02/06/2013 - 01:30

          Thanks for your help and ideas anyway…. :)

          I'll have a look locally.

          Thanks again :D

        • Fizzydrink on 08/07/2013 - 16:05

          did you find anything local?

        • louwin on 12/07/2013 - 21:59

          I just bought the top of the range TP-Link N600 modem router :)

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