WLAN? (1 Viewer)

[KoktGrus]

MediaPortal Version: 0.2.2.0
MediaPortal Skin: B2
Windows Version: XPP SP2
CPU Type: AMD Athlon 64 3500+
HDD: Samsung 300 GB
Memory: 1024 MB
Motherboard: DFI RS482
Motherboard Chipset: ATI Express 200
Motherboard Bios: -
Video Card: Nvidia 7300GS 128 Mb
Video Card Driver: 93.71
Sound Card: Creative Audigy 2 ZS
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1. TV Card: FireDTV DVB-T
1. TV Card Type: DVB-T
1. TV Card Driver:
2. TV Card:
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3. TV Card:
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MPEG2 Video Codec: Nvidia Purevideo
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Satelite/CableTV Provider: Boxer
HTPC Case: Antec Fusion
Cooling:
Power Supply: Antec 430w
Remote: MCE
TV: Panasonic
TV - HTPC Connection: S-Video



Anyone more than me that uses the clients connected by wlan? I can´t get this working really, it just (sv. hackar)?? freezes frames(??)...

How much bandwidh do i need to stream one DVB-stream? With or without HDTV..
Anyone knows any good tips to get the WLAN run better? I got a Netgear something 108 Mbit router and a Netgear something 54mbit USB-dongle... the server is cable-connected.. The router and the wlan client is just about 4 meters from eachother with one thin wall between them..

 

[Taipan]

How much bandwidh do i need to stream one DVB-stream? With or without HDTV..

It depends upon your TV provider, but the DVB channels that I watch are typically in the range 6Mbps to 10Mbps.

My experience with a 54Mbps wireless link is that the best throughput you can get (with WPA security enabled) is 13Mbps ... But, typically it is closer to 10Mbps - so, I have no idea why they claim it as 54Mbps, because you will never get even 1/4 of that rate with real data.

 

[rtv]

Yeah, I've got two 108 MBit routers - one Netgear, one AVM; both deliver ~ 2MB/sec throughput. This is enough for most channel but on high-quality/bandwith channels I need to touch the antenna (for some DB gain) to get smooth playback. I've also seen another router crashing instantly when receiving many UDP packets...

 

[wishywashy]

I've also seen another router crashing instantly when receiving many UDP packets...

Must be talking about my DLINK DI-624. It is good for about 3 minutes of HDTV, then it dies. It sits there flashing all of it's lights over and over. I can however, stream analog TV with no problems.

 

[Rhys.Goodwin]

Due to previous experience with WLAN I put a cat5 from my swtich to my bedroom client before I even started with TVServer. I use WLAN for all my other laptops, for general work and browsing but I didn't even want try streaming with WLAN. Since then I've installed MP on my main laptop(Wireless) and with direct line of sight to my access point and signal of "excellent" I find that MP streams pretty well. but that's not good enough; in my opinion steaming either works or dosn't! if it stops, starts and stutters then it''s just not usable. put in a cable (if you can) then just forget about network bandwidth! It just won't be another vaiable to worry about

 

[tkortell]

I have both server and client on d-link 108Mbit wlan (server pci wlan adapter DWL G520 client usb dongle wlan adapter DWL G132 and a DI-624 wireless router... The only problem I have is that the usb dongle owerheats if I use it for werry long (2h+).

R / tk

 

[tkortell]

I replaced my client USB dongle wlan adapter (DWL G132) with a pci wlan adapter (DWL G520) yesterday and I noticed a drastic improvement of performance on the client PC. Not only the MediaPortal Client/Server setup but also internet performance improved.

My conclusion is that I do NOT recommend any USB wlan adapters. So if possible stick to PCI.

PS. I only have experience with the models mentioned so other suppliers or models might perform better.

Regards / Tomas