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Problems Streaming Media Files from NAS
At present I can access my NAS from my media player and play media files without any fuss. Unfortunately the movies will all freeze at some random time usually between 2-15 minutes. Once frozen, th...
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet is recommended in between them to begin with depending upon building materials.
What channels are you using? Auto? Try setting manual channel 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and any unused channel on 5Ghz.
Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many?
Try disabling the following and see:
MIMO, Daisy Chain, Fast Roaming, IPv6 and Set 20/40Mhz Coexistence to 40Mhz only. Save settings and reboot the router and satellite(s).
Change MTU back to 1500 if your on a cable connection. MTU only effects WAN side connections.
What is the ISP mfr and model#?
Does the stream work if you connect it and the NAS directly to the back of the base router?
- Sorry, I should have added that the satellite and router are also connected via Ethernet cable.