One other thing, since it sounds like Nate is maybe suspecting the Mikrotik RB951. I’ve had problems with Mikrotik 2.4 GHz and AUTO frequency selection, with devices not registering or not staying registered. I’m trying to remember if that’s on the 951G we used to deploy or the hAP ac and hAP ac lite we use now, or maybe both. We seem to have better luck manually selecting 2412 MHz. Obviously that’s non optimum from the standpoint of avoiding interference, but I’ve always been a bit dubious how well auto frequency selection works anyway. Many routers seem to perversely select the worst channel.
From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Chuck McCown Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 8:50 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Mikrotik and Netflix Burst will confuse Netflix. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 19, 2019, at 7:06 AM, Bill Prince <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: I've run tests with Netflix (and Prime, and a couple others). Netflix is about the best at judging the speed of the connection, and adjusting the codec to accommodate the speed capability. At the lowest quality codec, Netflix will work all the way down to just under 700 Kbps. No kidding. I think sometimes the burst speed (if you use it) will confuse it selecting the appropriate codec. I have not tested that though. IIRC, I can get Prime to run at under 3 Mbps, but if left unchecked, it will want ~~ 10 Mbps. -- bp part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 6:24 PM Nate Burke <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: I'm only posting because I've had 2 reports, one on my network, and one on another network (In-laws out of state) within the last 2 weeks. Mikrotik RB951 routers doing NAT and WIFI. Everything looks good, but both people say that netflix/streaming keeps buffering/stopping. Running current firmware and have been installed for years. Speedtest apps show no problems. WIFI signals look good. Haven't heard any reports from other parts of the network. Now both of these people are using the Apps built into their TV, I don't know what brands. I'm not even sure where to start troubleshooting something like this. I'm visiting the customer on my network tomorrow to see if changing the wifi equipment helps. My customer regularly sits at 5mb/s for multiple hours so It appears that streaming should be working fine. -- AF mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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