RasPi 3 w/ libreELEC WLAN questions
#1
Hey guys, I got some quick (I hope so atleast) questions regarding my setup:

I have all my files on a NAS. My Raspi3 in the next room (3m distance and one wall between router and Pi) is connected to the network via WLAN and runs libreELEC. The WLAN connection indicator in the Kodi network settings shows up as very good @80%.

I had no problems for the last 4 months, but now all movies are buffering to a point where it's unwatchable. I already made a fresh install 3 times and it didn't fix the issue. If I play the movie from a USB stick it works fine.

So I want to know if there's a way to check if my WLAN connection is strong enough to handle the amount of data. Or any other hints on what might be the issue. Thanks in advance!
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#2
To check your bandwidth you can use iperf (unofficial addon)
Your router might show the linkspeed on the connected clients as well.

You might also want to check cache tweaks that can be done in the advancedsettings.xml

Example:

Code:
<advancedsettings>
    <network>
        <buffermode>1</buffermode>
        <cachemembuffersize>157286400</cachemembuffersize>
    </network>
</advancedsettings>
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#3
It's possible a neighbour has starting using wifi on the same channel.
You could try using a wifi scanner to find the quietest channel to use.
You can get apps for this on iOS/Android.
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#4
Alright, thanks for the replies. I will give it a go tomorrow and report back.
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#5
It really seems there were too many other clients using the same wifi channel. I switched the wifi channel and it seems to work for now. Thanks again.
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