aubuti wrote: > Some more info would be helpful. Are you listening to a local LMS or > mysqueezebox.com? If LMS, is your server wired to the router, or is it > also on wifi? Is it cutting out on local music files, streaming > services, or both? Is there a possibility of wifi interference, be it > from other wifi networks on the same or nearby channels, or cordless > phones or microwave ovens? What kind of signal strength are you getting? > > Two other things to try: > 1) as a test, try wiring your SB to the router and see if the dropouts > continue. Wiring the SB may not be a practical long term solution, but > it's worth a try to see if it's wifi or something else. > > 2) If the test confirms that it's wifi (ie, plays fine when wired but > not on wireless) use a tool such as NetStumbler or Inssider to check for > competing wifi networks. Pick a channel that is on a non-overlapping > channel from any strong signals that you find. Good picks are 1, 6, or > 11, because they don't overlap with each other. So, for example, if you > have a neighbor with a strong signal on channel 3, choose channel 8 or > higher to avoid it. And there's no reason to avoid channel 11 -- it's > perfectly fine.
all good ideas. And typically using auto channel is not a good idea. Set channel to 1, 6, or 11 (if none of these is too busy with nearby networks). As noted, something like inSSIDer program will help you see local networks and the channels they are using. *Location 1:* VortexBox 4TB (2.2) > LMS 7.8 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Location 2:* VBA 3TB (2.2) > LMS 7.7.2 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win7(64) > LMS 7.8 > SqueezePlay *Spares:* VBA 4TB, SB3, Touch (3), Radio (3), CONTROLLER *Controllers:* iPhone4S (iPeng), iPad2 (iPengHD & SqueezePad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win7(64) laptop Ripping (FLAC) - dbpoweramp, Tagging - mp3tag, Spotify ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100575 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
