With a network with several players . The server ( the machine that runs your local LMS ) simply must be ethernet wired to the router or expect constant random failures imho .
Get an even better router that can run two wi-fi networks one 5ghz ac and one 2.4 ghz you can dedicate to legacy stuff . Or maybe dedicated access pionts a mest network or whatnot . What about router placement ( read up on that google is your friend ) worst case its in one corner of the house meaning that 3/4 of its coverage is outside. If one lives in a house with a whole family not an apartment as i do . One should not expect a singla consumer router to do the jobb . To offroad the wi-fi further to let it do what it should imho provide portable stuff with network : Ethernet wire everything thats in fixed position use some switches if you need , thats it ,done . You cant have WiFi issues if you dont use WiFi :) Do you have game consoles Apple TV and other networks stuff wire it . If the router has DHCP problems . Or as a failsfe as my server and PC and ethernet wired players comunicate via unmanaged swithes where the router is at one of the switches local ethernet traffic is not stoppad by me rebooting the router or anything like that . Use static network setup on your much of your stuff . Make exceptions in the routers adress pool so that it does not assign DHCP to these used adressens . Retire the old player that can only do b network . Slimp3 and squeezebox 1 also has another issue the small buffers and lack of format support makes syncing terrible and LMS may have to transcode to PCM which uses even more wifi bandwith. Get some raspi based players to replace these. 50% signal stregth as indicated by LMS or the player is terrible , it should be close to 100% this indikator is not that good but if you get anything but 100% you should investigate . Seems that you had constant network issues over the years :/ Take your time to investigate how to do a good network for your need and circumstances . Just plonk in one simple wi-fi router and hope for the best clearly has not helped . -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad (spares Touch, SB3, reciever ,controller ) server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108745
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