Connection problem local files on NAS

Question

My local files in DW CS5 are stored on a Qnap NAS,
when I want to upload the files to the remote site,
most of the time it works, but I got a lot connection time-outs......
Background activity
Waiting for server........
my computer setup,
Qnap 239 pro, Draytek router, Imac, CS5 Dreamweaver
Any sugestion? thanks

Answer 1

The problem isn't with your NAS, it is in fact Dreamweaver. This has been a consistent issue since CS3 and Adobe has failed to really address it, unfortunately.
In the Dreamweaver dialog for managing your site (and depending on which version of CS you're using) there will be the following options for the FTP server connection:
Use Passive FTP - usually checked if you're behind a firewall/router - and this is usually the main culprit of this 'waiting for server' issue, I've found.
Use IPV6 Transfer Mode - this uses IPv6 connections and lookups and does little to actually improve performance in IPv4 networks, usually checked for the performance gains in true IPv6 connections (still rare as of this writing).
Use Proxy - as defined for your browser preferences, typically. Only checked if you're using a proxy. If you don't know what a proxy is, you're unlikely to be using one, but you can check your browsers proxy settings to see if it has any enabled by your ISP and check this box if it does.
Use FTP Performance Optimization - this basically turns on NOOPs - allowing DW to send NOOP commands to your FTP server to maintain the connection. Usually checked unless you cannot connect to your server with it checked (some servers do not support keep-alive's)
Use Alternative FTP Move Method - Frankly, I have no idea what this does as I've never had to use it. I do know it does not solve the 'waiting for server' issue, however, through trial and error.
And yes, Filezilla is so supremely good at FTP it makes DW look slow even when it's working correctly.
This is definitely a strategy I hope Adobe adopts - removing all the clutter from the FTP algorithms in Dreamweaver. All we need is simply FTP typically. I understand it's tied into RDS and everything else - but I hope Adobe unties it so FTP, which is still the most widely used protocol for updating remote server files from Dreamweaver, no longer has these unneccesary delays.
Hope that helps. Try passive FTP first - like I said, 9 times out of 10 - that's the problem (I could go into the details of why this occurs and why one solution is to set-up port forwarding on your router, but I won't )