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05 Oct 2016 15:33 #86945 by anparkinson
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I want to stream my satellite tv (from a Dreambox) to my laptop over the wifi but it keeps buffering and stopping. This is SD, not HD.

I have fast wifi and a fast fibre internet connection (48 down, 13 up).

Are there any changes or tweaks I can make in the 2860 to increase my streaming speed?

I am on 11n only, Channel Bandwidth 20 and Operation Mode Greenfield. Latest firmware loaded in 2860.

The strange thing is that iPlayer streams perfectly, even in HD.

Thanks

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06 Oct 2016 12:43 #86954 by aweaton
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A few questions:

1) How is your Dreambox directly connected to the 2860 - over WiFi, wired connection or via HomePlugs?
2) What WiFi channel is your 2860 running on?
3) Have you tried with the Dreambox and laptop both plugged in via a wired connection in the 2860?

iPlayer running in HD okay suggests that your WiFi isn't the issue. Do YouTube 1080p videos run okay (make sure you force 1080p).

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08 Oct 2016 12:15 #86967 by anparkinson
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The Dreambox is a direct Ethernet wired connection to the 2860.
I'm on wifi channel 11. I've run a scan and ours is the only one in the area on that channel.
I haven't tried the laptop with a direct cable connection. I will do so in a few days - away at the moment.

I'm wondering if it's a priority thing in the router and if there's some way I can give this streaming more priority. Usually it starts streaming perfectly for about a minute then starts buffering and grinding to a halt.

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10 Oct 2016 09:43 #86972 by aweaton
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anparkinson wrote: The Dreambox is a direct Ethernet wired connection to the 2860.
I'm on wifi channel 11. I've run a scan and ours is the only one in the area on that channel.
I haven't tried the laptop with a direct cable connection. I will do so in a few days - away at the moment.

I'm wondering if it's a priority thing in the router and if there's some way I can give this streaming more priority. Usually it starts streaming perfectly for about a minute then starts buffering and grinding to a halt.


Yes, test a direct cable connection with the laptop. Also test a 1080p YouTube stream to the laptop. You need to rule out the performance of the Dreambox before playing with the router priority settings.

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28 Nov 2016 21:22 #87399 by pyblack
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I find streaming iplayer and youtube HD and SD stutters on my 2860 5ghz AND 2ghz network. I have tried every combination of settings, including bandwidth IP segregation and its definitely the draytek, as soon as I sub in the plusnet homehub standard issue there are no issues. If any one finds a combination of settings in the config then I will be amazed, but these things seem completely useless at streaming HQ video.

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