2011-09-20, 14:05
When I select a file to play, there's a second or two of pause (with spinner indicatior) before the file starts. All the media is stored on a NAS (QNAP 410) connected to a Mac via gigabit ethernet.
The library is configured to sourrce it's media using SMB paths, I'm wondering if I may get slightly better performance if I used a source of /Volumes/Video instead and mounted the network share there. And if so, would SMB or AFP be better?
Windows translation: Is better to map a network drive and point sources towards (for example) z:\video rather than using SMB paths.
I tried a test by making a new source and putting a file in it, and it did 'seem' faster but it's not a great test because it wasnt using the library.
Or, is there a better protocol than SMB? XBMC and the NAS support many options.
The library is configured to sourrce it's media using SMB paths, I'm wondering if I may get slightly better performance if I used a source of /Volumes/Video instead and mounted the network share there. And if so, would SMB or AFP be better?
Windows translation: Is better to map a network drive and point sources towards (for example) z:\video rather than using SMB paths.
I tried a test by making a new source and putting a file in it, and it did 'seem' faster but it's not a great test because it wasnt using the library.
Or, is there a better protocol than SMB? XBMC and the NAS support many options.