Data transfers between two fvdw 5Big2 NAS

[Kippara]

Is it possible to direct connect the second ethernet ports on two 5Big2 NAS running fvdw firmware with UTP to improve data transfer rates?

[fvdw]

Yes you can do that, see help on system management> lan setup

Remark, transfer speed will not improve a lot, main limitation regarding transfer speeds are cpu speed and available ram.

Using smb4 is recommended to get max transfer speed.

All assume you use gigabit network

[Kippara]

smb4 is enabled and it is GB network.
Am I correct in assuming that I plug a cable into LAN 2 on NAS 1 and connect the other end to LAN 2 on NAS 2 and configure both NAS under bonding as "Load balancing distributes traffic over both LAN connections"?

[fvdw]

No thats not correct, both lan1 and lan2 from each nas must be connected to your router or a network switch that is connected to your router.