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I have a Netgear R7000 router linked to a Netgear Gs324 switch. Two Windows 10 machines and a Western Digital NAS are connected via Cat 6 cables. My issue is limited file transfers to just 100MBps between any of the three devices. Since each device supports up to 1GB, I was expecting faster speeds.
Confirming the units: 100MB or MB? Gigabit equals gb, not GB. 1000GB equals 125MB. At 100Mbps, you'd receive 12.5MBps.
In practical terms, 100MB/s represents the limit for a 1000Mbps connection because of network overhead. With cooling solutions like fans and a laptop pad, performance might reach 103-105, but overhead still counts—this includes many ACK packets and other random traffic. The upper theoretical limit is 125MB/s, yet in my setup I've observed around 109. Edited August 18, 2020 by OddOod expanded on this.
Confirming the terminology used. The NAS is designed for gigabit support—it’s been a common standard for quite some time now.