Client problem: Lockups when seeking

[coppit]

Did you try mounting the remote hard drive and just playing the file in Windows media player? If you get stutters, then something's not right with your wireless setup. (I think 802.11g downgrades to 802.11b when there are 802.11b clients or networks in the area. It could be your neighbor's fault. )

[kny3twalker]

What would be the easiest way to check this
When I setup the notebook for wireless connection
it only found my network

[mandrews44]

Originally posted by kny3twalker
What would be the easiest way to check this
When I setup the notebook for wireless connection
it only found my network

The issue may not be caused by wireless connections as 2.4 GHZ portable telephones will also cause the same problem. I asked in another thread which version you were using and I still don't know.

The best way I know of testing your actual throughput is to copy a file from one computer to another while watching the Windows Task Manager "Networking" tab. This will tell you what your maximum throughput is as well as how much of the pipe you are filling. You should expect to see 54Mbps as your link speed and 35% for network utilization. If the network utilization is going all over the place (going from 0 to 35% and not smooth), you may have interferance on your network. It is recommended to set your router to use channel 11 as the your first priority. Channel 6 is second and channel 1 should be used as a last resort. Channel 1 is very close to the Microwave Oven frequency and will drop your bandwidth down to 0 every time someone cooks popcorn or a baked potato.

Stuttering is usually caused by 1> Lack of CPU power to decode the video or 2> Lack of bandwidth to feed the decoder.

Regards,

Mark

[kny3twalker]

Well not a lack of CPU power with my notebook
1.5 Pentium M (they got a 1024 MB of Cache) they are fast
I figure I have a lack of bandwidth and woll try out thise tests