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[norrbjorn]

When connecting a USB-drive to a DIR-685 and accessing it on a PC via shareport I'm getting terrible transfer speeds.

I'm getting between 500 and 1000 kB/s. Have tried both WinXP and Win7 machines as well as connecting through 802.11g and 802.11n. I'm also getting the same ****py speed when I'm connecting via ethernet cable between PC and router.

No firewalls etc.

Is this normal or is something wrong? I should mention that I have not tried using a different USB-drive so I can't be sure that it's compatible. I know that the drive is OK though since I get decent speed when connecting directly via USB.

Edit: I realize that the USB ports are meant to be used for sharing printers etc, I'm just wondering if it's at all possible to obtain decent transfer speeds through them. The reason why I was asking is that I needed to move a rather large file between two computers, and one of them does not have functioning USB ports. I solved the problem by creating a crossover connection. Did not feel like waiting four hours for the damn thing
I do not have a drive inserted in the router atm since I had to "borrow" that one when one of my laptop's drives crashed.

[FurryNutz]

If you connect the USB drive on one of the Host PCs and network share it out, and connect with the other PC, is the xfer speed the same?

One thing about USB is that it's not the fastest way to xfer thing and mainly recommeded use is for backing up small sized file items and such.

If your one PC doesn't have a USB port, I might recommend getting into a Gb or 100mb external network switch to install on the back end of the router. This will eliminate any unnecessary router processing and allows for a more direct connection between wired devices with out any router interference. I use a 24pt switch on the back of my router.

Let us know how it goes.