mkosma Wrote: > I understand what you're saying, but I think most of those variables are > not in play. > > 1. sync is OFF for all devices. I have not used sync since I started > trying to debug these problems. I only offered that as a good reason > why I'd like softsqueeze to work, as opposed to abandoning it for > winamp or some such on the local pc.Ok, good.
mkosma Wrote: > 2. network problems seem unlikely. The problems occurring at the office > seem identical to the problems occuring when softsqueeze is running on > the same PC as slimserver. However ...Oh, really? 352334 [SlimTCP-1] ERROR player - strm IO error java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect mkosma Wrote: > 3. I admit, that there could be different things going on, and the logs > I generated today in the office. I will try to generate a similar set > of logs on the home PC, now that I know how to do it. That should rule > out network problems altogether, I would think.> > > > > I think you also have a different version of Java as well. Too many > > variables. > > > > > > mkosma Wrote: > > > 4. how do I check packet loss? could that be an issue even in the > > > situation under #2 above?> > > > Abolutely! I malfunction cable, > > > ethernet jabber, excessive > > retransmits all will affect your playback. On Windows, netstat -se > > in a command window will give you ethernet stats. > > > > > > mkosma Wrote: > > > 5. the logs I attached for Angry Chair, which is shown in the squeezebox > > > web interface as a 178kbps VBR MP3 file. It's not high enough to be > > > bitrate limited (now set at 320kbps). > > > > > > 6. I'm not sure if this is the best way to test the bandwidth, but I > > > used filezilla over sftp to download a few files. Download speed from > > > home->work seems fine -- e.g., I can download a FLAC file of size > > > 34,882,445 bytes in 14:42 minutes (about 40 KB/sec).> > > > > > Your 40KB/sec is 320kbps. That would be an average over 14 > > minutes. You are likely not getting 320kbps sustained, but rather > > are bursting higher at times, and getting starved at others. There > > are likely to be stalls where you get far less than your stated > > average. And timeouts with ftp are much less significant than with > > streaming, high-priority data for audio or video. > > > > But again, we're bringing in too many variables. Bottom line is > > that you have trouble with connections early on in your home > > network. Try simplifying everything. Configure just your server > > PC and your SB2 wired, without anything in the mix including ssh. > > If that all works fine, then start adding items one by one. -- MrC _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
