Re: Copying between network drives

["Paul Bendall" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You need Telnet or Secure Shell (SSH) connection on the NAS device
to issue commands directly on the NAS device. Most NAS devices run a
slim version of the Linux kernel.

Paul


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "rb_ziggy" <rb.lists@...> wrote:
>
> Any gurus that can help with this one please?
>
> I'm trying to copy about 400Gb from a NAS drive to a 1Tb USB2 disk
> that is attached to the NAS unit itself (a UMAX TS201).
>
> I've been using Windows Explorer on a machine thats on the network
to
> do this.  While the network is gigabit, this machine is only
100meg.
>
> The process is pretty dam slow.  On a quick investigation, its
clear
> that the copy being copied is being routed from the NAS unit to
the PC
> then back to the NAS unit through USB to the new drive.  I know
this
> because the network monitor on Task Manager is showing 65-70%
loaded
> while the copy is taking place.
>
> I hadn't really thought about this before but it's obvious that
this
> should happen I guess.
>
> I can't find any utility on the UMAX unit to directly copy/backup
the
> NAS drives to a USB drive (though you can do it the other way
round,
> i.e. backup TO the NAS).
>
> Does anyone know how to speed thinks up by cutting out the
middleman
> (the PC) and getting a direct disk to disk copy?
>
> (Obvious improvement would to use a gigabit card in the PC but I
don't
> have one to hand.)
>
> Thanks
>
> Richard
>