Any of you heard of a slingbox? - Page 4

Burble · 22-11-2006, 23:17

Will and I did some testing and came to the conclusion that something isn't right with my wireless network. I don't know which AP it is (1 of them is bridging) but to save arsing about I'll make up a nice long patch cable tomorrow and try again tomorrow evening.

Mark · 22-11-2006, 23:19

I gave up on streaming over a bridged wireless network, especially with WPA. Every so often (from a few seconds to a few minutes, depending on circumstances) the link gets re-negotiated and the streamed video artifacts like hell.

Powerline or wired is the way to go for anything bandwidth/latency sensitive.

Burble · 22-11-2006, 23:20

I hadn't thought of powerline.. it would be neater than running cat5 either around the house or down the exterior wall.

Will · 22-11-2006, 23:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Indecisive

Powerline or wired is the way to go for anything bandwidth/latency sensitive.

Agreed. Though the satellite links (once streaming) do work very well.

Mark · 22-11-2006, 23:24

I'm running a live DVB-T (Freeview) TS over powerline, and it seems I get virtually no drop-outs/artifacts at all now. You do need one of the higher bandwidth products to cope with that much data though.

Burble · 22-11-2006, 23:28

The slingbox can stream over the internet so I don't think I'll need one of the new '200Mbit' powerline kits. I'll see if I can get a cheapie kit for now and see what happens.

Daz · 22-11-2006, 23:29

What wireless kit are you using dude? I'd be looking to sort that if it was me, just knowing there were reliability issues would drill me.

Burble · 22-11-2006, 23:30

A couple of Linksys WAP54G's, both brand new. I'll establish which is faulty and then have fun with RMA's.

Will · 22-11-2006, 23:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daz

What wireless kit are you using dude? I'd be looking to sort that if it was me, just knowing there were reliability issues would drill me.

You sound like me!

But then I have a beer and give up and just plug a cable in

Mark · 22-11-2006, 23:31

I spent several hundred £££ replacing kit at both ends (Linksys WAP54G then WRT54GS one end, Draytek 2600G then 2800G the other), high gain/directional antenna, cables to move the antenna away from anything RFI generating, etc. All to no avail. In the end I got the antenna close enough that running a Cat5 instead wouldn't have been a major stretch.

Powerline, on the other hand, just worked (save for the fact that I got a DOA unit first time around).

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22-11-2006, 23:17	#31
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	Will and I did some testing and came to the conclusion that something isn't right with my wireless network. I don't know which AP it is (1 of them is bridging) but to save arsing about I'll make up a nice long patch cable tomorrow and try again tomorrow evening.

22-11-2006, 23:19	#32
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	I gave up on streaming over a bridged wireless network, especially with WPA. Every so often (from a few seconds to a few minutes, depending on circumstances) the link gets re-negotiated and the streamed video artifacts like hell. Powerline or wired is the way to go for anything bandwidth/latency sensitive.

22-11-2006, 23:20	#33
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	I hadn't thought of powerline.. it would be neater than running cat5 either around the house or down the exterior wall.

22-11-2006, 23:24	#35
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	I'm running a live DVB-T (Freeview) TS over powerline, and it seems I get virtually no drop-outs/artifacts at all now. You do need one of the higher bandwidth products to cope with that much data though.

22-11-2006, 23:28	#36
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	The slingbox can stream over the internet so I don't think I'll need one of the new '200Mbit' powerline kits. I'll see if I can get a cheapie kit for now and see what happens.

22-11-2006, 23:30	#38
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	A couple of Linksys WAP54G's, both brand new. I'll establish which is faulty and then have fun with RMA's.

22-11-2006, 23:31	#40
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	I spent several hundred £££ replacing kit at both ends (Linksys WAP54G then WRT54GS one end, Draytek 2600G then 2800G the other), high gain/directional antenna, cables to move the antenna away from anything RFI generating, etc. All to no avail. In the end I got the antenna close enough that running a Cat5 instead wouldn't have been a major stretch. Powerline, on the other hand, just worked (save for the fact that I got a DOA unit first time around).