NASLite Network Attached Storage

Apologies if this one has been dealt with elsewhere on the forum but:

Why can I stream a video file to a PC using a wired connection fine but whenever I try to do the same with the same file using wireless my connection drops? I'm guessing this might be something to do with file buffers?

I have no problem with wireless streaming from the Internet - BBC's iPlayer works fine in full screen, etc. The network is powered by a Belkin MiMO G+ router and I'm only about 20 feet away from the router. The weird thing is that I have very good signal strength and very little network throughput when it dies.

This is the only time my wireless connection will drop. And it happens on my laptop, PC with wireless dongle, PDA, etc.

I'm hoping that the M2 will sort this out but it doesn't make any sense right now!

Pete

As a general rule you have a dedicated 100Mb/sec connection to your server via a wired connection. The theoretical max for your wireless G connection is 54Mb/sec. If you are in a busy area, meaning that there are allot of wireless APs in your area and one or more are using the same channel you will get far less throughput. For starters you might want to try switching the channel that your AP transmits on. Also make sure that the AP is turned up to full transmit power as well, on most routers this will be in the area of 80-100mW. Another thing that may or may not help with a good link is to try and use the same manufacturer of AP and wireless card.

Do also keep in mind that if you are able to stream program material off of the internet with no issues that this is because they are heavily compressed for small bandwidth usage. A DVD (MPEG2 file) will typically be a much larger load and is not designed to handle dropped packets and so may fail or lock a player.

Mike