Hi,
I am facing some problems with my Gbit network, I will be happy to learn from your experience.
I use the WD live to stream movies (Blue Ray rips) 2D (not even dreaming on a 3D).
My Med1000 has the latest firmware & I am using NFS connection to the WD LIVE.
My cables are Cat6 & so are the switches I use (Edimax & HP).
All connected to a TP Link WDR4300 router.
When streaming a movie it keep stuttering no matter which one I am trying to watch.
Any idea?
G'day,
You only need 54mbps for 2D Blu-Ray actually. CAT6 will likely have no impact on your connection.. However, if the cables are installed into your house by an electrician, and you have a LAN cable tester, maybe worth using it and testing they are fit off properly.
1. When we tested cheap Linksys Gigabit switches, we actually discovered they had serious issues (on all media players we tested with). If its a proper HP Smart Switch, try taking the Edimax out and seeing what happens.
2. If you are also using SONOS, you should set up STP on your smart switch.. Otherwise, take special precautions to prevent Network Loops.
3. Try running a ping test, and checking the latency (use ping -n 10000 IP). Some networks we've tested have huge latency spikes, that are quickly revealed using such tests..
4. Finally, it could be a throughput issue with the WD Live. The file sharing servers on most Media players are added mainly to facilitate copying onto the Media Players HDD (not generally to stream to other systems).
You will never regret buying a proper NAS (like a Synology or QNAP), to do file serving. If it works from a proper NAS, then you know its a throughput issue with the WD Live.
Andy