Trouble importing large number of photos from network drive

I just purchased my first Mac. I have attempted to import my photo library from my NAS device. Iphoto takes hours to perform this import. In fact after 2 days of watching it crunch, I terminated the import.
I can see and open the photos from the iMac. I disabled AirPort and starting using ethernet just in case the wireless network wasn't fast enough to download all the photos.
There are about 12k photos (12G) to import.
I don't understand what the problem could be. I never had this problem with a PC & Adobe PhotoAlbum.
I will appreciate any help.

guadman:
As you found Airport is not fast enough for that kind of massive file transfer and you might have run into a ownership/permissions issues with a direct import from a NAS device. I suggest you copy the folders of files onto your desktop first. The download and run BatChmod on the foldesr with the settings shown here, putting your administartive name in the owner and group sections. You can either type in the path to the folder or just drag the folder into that field.
Then import those folders into iPhoto. That should be successful.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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