Greg Erskine wrote: 
> Interesting. In my setup, wifi interference usually just causes hiccups
> in the music stream, rarely stopping the music altogether. So you might
> be on the right track regarding WPA/WPA2. I have had the same wireless
> router for a long time so my experience may differ from normal.
> 
> If you are comfortable with Linux this will show the connections to your
> LMS.
> 
> > 
Code:
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  >   > $netstat -nt
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> > 
> 
> The wifi AP listing is just sorted by quality, so in theory the best
> one should be at the top. My neighbour's wifi strength is often
> greater than mine. It doesn't reflect which one piCorePlayer is using.
> You can even get that AP listing without a network connection. This
> command will give you all the AP information.
> 
> > 
Code:
--------------------
  >   > $iwlist scanning
--------------------
> > 
> 
> If decide to do this, note that this listing is not static, the number
> of access points, strength and quality will change.
> 
> regards
> Greg

The Linux stuff is probably beyond me. I did try the netstat -nt in
Terminal on my Mac, and got a long list that doesn't make much sense to
me. Did you mean that I should enter the command on the Rasberry Pi
itself?

Regardless, I've been using the CanaKit WiFi dongle (which uses the
Ralink 5370 chipset) and still experiencing the occasional dropouts. The
audio just stops playing and when I go to the LMS screen on my Mac, the
music shows it still playing. And the audio never resumes by itself. I
have to restart the song or the album.

But here's a couple of interesting observations. It seems pretty
consistent that the audio dropout occurs soon after a song begins. AND I
have observed that every time it has happened so far, it has been with
albums that include artwork. I typically use XLD to encode my CDs these
days, and it usually includes the artwork. But a huge part of my music
collection was imported using iTunes, which did not automatically
include the album artwork.

Is it possible that LMS is getting hung up while importing the artwork?
It seems strange, but maybe true at this point in my testing. The
problem is intermittent enough that I can't say for sure. Still testing
. . .


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