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Buffering video when streaming from NAS
Hi All,
I recently moved to Orbi (RBK50) from an Asus RT-AC88U. The 88u was great, except I had some dead spots in the house.
The Orbi mostly works well, except for when I try to stream movie...
I think I solved it: I put my orginal Asus router back but guess what, same thing happened.
I started thinking maybe it's not the network afterall...
I use an old ReadyNAS using CIFS file sharing protocol, which is what it's always been. I enabled NFS, re-added the network share on the Apple TV (Infuse app) and it magically started playing without buffering on the Orbi.
Not sure why NFS is better than CIFS, or why it had previously worked, but it seems to be OK now. Fingers crossed....
Seems that SW 2.2.1.210 has issues with wired devices in general. I think that you would get better performance if the NAS was connected wirelessly.
Ok so did a bunch more testing.
I changed pretty much every wireless setting (WMM, MIMO, daisychain, etc). with same results.
I moved the Apple TV to about 5 feet from the router and same results.
I connected the Apple TV to router via ethernet and it streamed flawlessly.
So issue is only over wireless.
Anything else I can try? Otherwise they'll have to go back (a second time) unfortunately.
Turn down the 2.4Ghz wifi power to 25% then reconnect the ATV place about 12 feet away or so. See if the ATV will connect to the 5Ghz radio on the Router. If it does, does streaming still buffer?
Do other wifi device buffer when streaming from the NAS thru the router?
Macklemonster wrote:
Ok so did a bunch more testing.
I changed pretty much every wireless setting (WMM, MIMO, daisychain, etc). with same results.
I moved the Apple TV to about 5 feet from the router and same results.
I connected the Apple TV to router via ethernet and it streamed flawlessly.
So issue is only over wireless.
Anything else I can try? Otherwise they'll have to go back (a second time) unfortunately.
The Apple TV is hard wired to the satellite, not sure what adjusting the 2.4 band will make a difference. However, even when connecting the Apple TV via wireless it always connects to 5g band anyway.
Macklemonster wrote:
The Apple TV is hard wired to the satellite, not sure what adjusting the 2.4 band will make a difference. However, even when connecting the Apple TV via wireless it always connects to 5g band anyway.
Have you tried to change the 5 GHz channel? It can be that the channel you are using has much noise!
