Linksys WRT54GS Performance results

16M Bytes DRAM
Note that here
1KiB = 1024 bytes
B means bytes

Read Performance results

  • Raw Read
    • /dev/nda -> /dev/null
    • 4k transfer unit
      • 3691.739 KiB/s
      • 3603.603 KiB/s
    • 8k transfer unit
      • 3725.261 KiB/s
      • 3754.987 KiB/s
    • 16k transfer unit
      • 3825.005 KiB/s
    • 32k transfer unit
      • 3845.229 KiB/s
      • 3842.459 KiB/s
    • 64k transfer unit
      • 3852.636 KiB/s
      • 3850.782 KiB/s
    • 128k transfer unit
      • 3585.032 KiB/s
  • Web
    • /dev/nda -> vfat -> busybox-httpd -N-> wget -> /dev/null
    • 559.40 KiB/s
  • NDAS -> FTP
    • /dev/nda -> vfat -> vsftpd -N-> wget -> /dev/null
    • 1272.543 KiB/s
  • cifs
    • /dev/null cifs-kernel <-cifs- samba server
    • 1.314 MB/s
  • vfat over NDAS Read
    • /dev/nda -> vfat -> /dev/null
    • 3521.126 KiB/s
    • 3511.852 KiB/s
    • 3257.328 KiB/s
  • Samba client
    • /dev/zero -> mount.cifs -N-> samba-server -> ext3 -> local disk
    • 1323.424 KiB/s
  • NDAS -> NAS
    • /dev/nda -> vfat -> mount.cifs -N-> samba-server -> ext3 -> local disk
    • 966.037 KiB/s
    • 965.468 KiB/s
    • 964.331 KiB/s
    • 963.764 KiB/s
    • 960.938 KiB/s

Write Performance results

  • Raw Write
    • /dev/zero -> /dev/nda
    • 4k transfer unit
      • 1654.944 KiB/s
      • 1696.352 KiB/s
      • 1695.633 KiB/s
    • 8k transfer unit
      • 1718.213 KiB/s
      • 1714.530 KiB/s
      • 1727.861 KS/s
    • 16k transfer unit
      • 1737.610 KiB/s
      • 1749.781 KiB/s
      • 1722.652 KiB/s
    • 32k transfer unit
      • 1719.690 KiB/s
      • 1739.886 KiB/s
      • 1780.943 KiB/s
    • 64k transfer unit
      • 1784.121 KiB/s
      • 1779.359 KiB/s
      • 1772.460 KiB/s
    • 128k transfer unit
      • 1749.589 KiB/s
  • vfat over NDAS Write
    • /dev/zero -> vfat -> /dev/nda
    • 1811.594 KiB/s
    • 1792.917 KiB/s
    • 1868.285 KiB/s
    • 1827.318 KiB/s
  • cifs
    • /dev/zero -> cifs kmod -cifs-> samba-server
    • 1.331 MB/s
  • NAS -> NDAS
    • local disk -> ext3 -> samba-server -N-> mount.cifs -> vfat -> /dev/nda
    • 816.749 KiB/s
    • 812.698 KiB/s
    • 812.295 KiB/s
    • 798.440 KiB/s

Simutaneous Read Results

Configuration

One linksys WRT54GS router.
One NDAS hard disk in the inside network.
One desktop in the inside network.
One desktop in the outside network.

Scenario 1

Read the file on the NDAS hard disk from the inside desktop

  • 8855.879 KiB/s
  • 8854.645 KiB/s
  • 8845.271 KiB/s

Scenario 2

Download the file on the NDAS hard disk via ftp protocol into the outside desktop

  • 10.7 Mbps

Scenario 3

Read the file on the NDAS hard disk from the inside desktop
Downalod the file on the NDAS hard disk via ftp protocol into the outside desktop
Both in the same time.

  • Outside desktop(ftp transfer):
    • 1202.495 KiB/s
    • 1202.495 KiB/s
    • 1191.563 KiB/s
    • 1191.563 KiB/s
    • 1180.828 KiB/s
  • Inside desktop(NDAS transfer):
    • 6670.840 KiB/s
    • 6571.404 KiB/s
    • 6559.359 KiB/s

Scenario 4

Download the file from the internet into the inside desktop

  • 26.7 Mbps

Scenario 5

Download the file from the internet into the inside desktop
Downalod the file on the NDAS hard disk via ftp protocol into the outside desktop
Both in the same time

  • Outside desktop(ftp transfer):
    • 1065.626 KiB/s
    • 1057.032 KiB/s
    • 1083.239 KiB/s
    • 1092.266 KiB/s
  • Internet download(ftp transfer):
    • 466.454 KiB/s
    • 417.959 KiB/s
    • 529.655 KiB/s
    • 372.363 KiB/s
    • 477.866 KiB/s

Simutaneous Read Results for NAS

Configuration

One linksys WRT54GS router.
One NAS in the inside network.
One desktop in the inside network.
One desktop in the outside network.

Scenario 1

Read the file on the NAS from the inside desktop

  • Buffalo (SMB)
    • 7558.869 KiB/s
    • 7426.747 KiB/s
  • Maxtor Share Storage (SMB)
    • 6419.1 KiB/s
    • 6443.9 KiB/s
  • Maxtor Share Storage (FTP)
    • 7680.0 KiB/s
    • 7710.0 KiB/s

Scenario 2

Download the file on the NAS via ftp protocol into the outside desktop

  • Buffalo
    • No ftp
  • Maxtor Share Storage (ftp)
    • 3290.0 KiB/s
    • 3300.0 KiB/s

Scenario 3

Read the file on the NDAS hard disk from the inside desktop
Downalod the file on the NDAS hard disk via ftp protocol into the outside desktop
Both in the same time.

  • Outside desktop(ftp transfer):
    • Not measured yet
  • Inside desktop(NDAS transfer):
    • Not measured yet

Scenario 4

Download the file from the internet into the inside desktop

  • Not measured yet

Scenario 5

Download the file from the internet into the inside desktop
Downalod the file on the NDAS hard disk via ftp protocol into the outside desktop
Both in the same time

  • Outside desktop(ftp transfer):
    • Not measured yet
  • Internet download(ftp transfer):
    • Not measured yet

Simutaneous Read Results for NAS Router

Configuration

One D-Link DI-624S router to attach two USB disks.
One desktop in the inside network.
One desktop in the outside network.

Scenario 1

Read the file on the NAS from the inside desktop

  • 1130.644 KiB/s
  • 1146.670 KiB/s

Scenario 2

Download the file on the NAS via ftp protocol into the outside desktop

  • Doesn't support to access from the outside network.

Scenario 3

Read the file on the NDAS hard disk from the inside desktop
Downalod the file on the NDAS hard disk via ftp protocol into the outside desktop
Both in the same time.

  • Doesn't support to access from the outside network.

Scenario 4

Download the file from the internet into the inside desktop

  • 1157.049 KiB/s
  • 1048.576 KiB/s

Scenario 5-1

Download the file from the internet into the inside desktop
Downalod the file on the USB hard disk via SMB protocol into the inside desktop
Both in the same time

  • Inside desktop(SMB transfer):
    • 296.4 KiB/s
    • 282.5 KiB/s
  • Internet download(HTTP transfer):
    • 972.24 KiB/s
    • 976.92 KiB/s