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krmanning
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I recently set up a wireless network after we moved into a new house that's not friendly for running wires. I'm using a D-link 614+ access point / router, D-Link 520 + pci card in my son's computer, and D-link 810+ for my Audiotron. Everything set up pretty easily, and I have good signal strengths at each site. I'm set up with 64 bit WEP, with the same key on each piece of hardware.
Now my question. I keep all my mp3 files on my computer, and everyone accesses them over the network. (one day I'll get a dedicated server, but that's for later). The audiotron works great, and I'd recommend it to anyone. Plays files like a charm, and never stutters. But trying to play the files from my son's computer (with Win media player 8) is a nightmare. Even with no other network use, and my host computer idle, the files stutter, stall and time out. My son's computer has a good connection, and internet access and file sharing seem to work fine.
My computer:
P4 2.26, 512 MB DDR (1 stick)
Gigabyte GI8-EXP
Gforce 4 4200 128MB
onboard sound, lan
WinXP Home sp1
Son's computer:
Athlon 2000 (1.67) 256 MB DDR (1 stick)
Soyo Dragon KT400
Geforce 4 4200 64MB
onboard sound, lan
WinXP home sp1
Any suggestions on how to smooth up / improve network play of mp3 files short of running cat5?
Thanks in advance
Now my question. I keep all my mp3 files on my computer, and everyone accesses them over the network. (one day I'll get a dedicated server, but that's for later). The audiotron works great, and I'd recommend it to anyone. Plays files like a charm, and never stutters. But trying to play the files from my son's computer (with Win media player 8) is a nightmare. Even with no other network use, and my host computer idle, the files stutter, stall and time out. My son's computer has a good connection, and internet access and file sharing seem to work fine.
My computer:
P4 2.26, 512 MB DDR (1 stick)
Gigabyte GI8-EXP
Gforce 4 4200 128MB
onboard sound, lan
WinXP Home sp1
Son's computer:
Athlon 2000 (1.67) 256 MB DDR (1 stick)
Soyo Dragon KT400
Geforce 4 4200 64MB
onboard sound, lan
WinXP home sp1
Any suggestions on how to smooth up / improve network play of mp3 files short of running cat5?
Thanks in advance