[twsocket] FTP Slow on NAS

2008-08-08 Thread Allan Fernandes
Dear Sirs, Please do not give up on me ! At least give me a hint as to where I can look. My earlier mail was : I know writing data across a network is slower than writing to the local disk therefore I put in case-2 which is 10 secs. What I need to understand is why a copy to NAS drive takes

[twsocket] FTP slow on NAS

2008-08-07 Thread Allan Fernandes
Hi, I know writing data across a network is slower than writing to the local disk therefore I put in case-2 which is 10 secs. What I need to understand is why a copy to NAS drive takes more than double the time as compared to a regular mapped drive. All the more worry is that other FTP

[twsocket] FTP slow on NAS

2008-08-05 Thread Allan Fernandes
Hi, I tried increasing the RcvSize to 8192 and the transfer speed has doubled. Though this is very good the basic problem still remains Cases Tried : 1) Transfer to Drive Local to the FTPServer 5 Secs 2) Transfer to a Mapped Drive (mapped to another desktop) on FTPServer 10 Secs 3) Transfer to

Re: [twsocket] FTP slow on NAS

2008-08-05 Thread Angus Robertson - Magenta Systems Ltd
1) Transfer to Drive Local to the FTPServer 5 Secs 2) Transfer to a Mapped Drive (mapped to another desktop) on FTPServer 10 Secs 3) Transfer to Mapped Drive (mapped to NAS Drive) on FTPServer 23 Secs. The bottom line is writing data across a network is slower than writing to the local

Re: [twsocket] FTP slow on NAS (Allan Fernandes)

2008-08-04 Thread Arno Garrels
Allan Fernandes wrote: As I am using Delphi 5 currently, therefore I will not be able to try V6. Is there any difference in FtpClient's DataSocket.BufSize and RcvSize, because I have tried changing DataSocket.BufSize to no avail. When I said client I meant the client object on the server

Re: [twsocket] FTP slow on NAS (Allan Fernandes)

2008-08-04 Thread Francois Piette
As I am using Delphi 5 currently, therefore I will not be able to try V6. Is there any difference in FtpClient's DataSocket.BufSize and RcvSize, because I have tried changing DataSocket.BufSize to no avail. What usually slow down a lot network transfert is the display. If you have a display at

[twsocket] FTP slow on NAS

2008-08-04 Thread Allan Fernandes
Dear Arno Garrels, When I said client I meant the client object on the server side or : TFtpCtrlSocket, property RcvSize. It is available in ICS V5 as well. Will try first thing in the morning and get back. Dear Francois Piette, What usually slow down a lot network transfert is the

[twsocket] FTP slow on NAS (Allan Fernandes)

2008-08-03 Thread Allan Fernandes
Hi, As I am using Delphi 5 currently, therefore I will not be able to try V6. Is there any difference in FtpClient's DataSocket.BufSize and RcvSize, because I have tried changing DataSocket.BufSize to no avail. Regards Allan __

[twsocket] FTP slow on NAS

2008-08-02 Thread Allan Fernandes
Hi , I have been successfully using TFTPServer + TFTPClient combination with good results. Now my need is to send data to a machine that has a NAS drive mapped onto it. Here the speed falls drastically. I have tried the following: 1) BulletProof FTP Server with mapped NAS as destination +

Re: [twsocket] FTP slow on NAS

2008-08-02 Thread Arno Garrels
Hello Allan, I'm not sure whether this property is available in the version you are currently using, in latest ICS V6 the client has a property RcvSize that is used to size the receive buffer and also determines the file read block size, default value is 2048. What happens when you increase this