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<blockquote data-quote="binary64" data-source="post: 260095" data-attributes="member: 23446">Yes, you have a very abnormal SOHO configuration, unless the belkin is actually a switch not a router.I bet it's your Sky router <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> they are so dodgy cheap and nasty1. Try disconnecting belkin. plug htpc into sky via cable. make sure you can ping by hostname in both directions..2. Borrow another (better, non-sky) wifi router/bridge/AP. It could be a normal wifi adsl router, or a broadband (ntl) wifi router. plug htpc into that and connect to the new test WLAN with laptop. you won't have the internet, but you don't need it for this test.3. Plug laptop into belkin via wire, does it work? Plug laptop into sky via wire, does it work?4. Maybe the network is configured correctly, but you get packet loss on wifi, causing vlc to trip out. try command prompt on laptop: ping -t -l 10000 router&nbsp; &nbsp; for an hour, and tell us what the packet loss is (ctrl+c to exit).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="binary64, post: 260095, member: 23446"] Yes, you have a very abnormal SOHO configuration, unless the belkin is actually a switch not a router. I bet it's your Sky router ;) they are so dodgy cheap and nasty 1. Try disconnecting belkin. plug htpc into sky via cable. make sure you can ping by hostname in both directions.. 2. Borrow another (better, non-sky) wifi router/bridge/AP. It could be a normal wifi adsl router, or a broadband (ntl) wifi router. plug htpc into that and connect to the new test WLAN with laptop. you won't have the internet, but you don't need it for this test. 3. Plug laptop into belkin via wire, does it work? Plug laptop into sky via wire, does it work? 4. Maybe the network is configured correctly, but you get packet loss on wifi, causing vlc to trip out. try command prompt on laptop: ping -t -l 10000 router for an hour, and tell us what the packet loss is (ctrl+c to exit). [/QUOTE]

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