2013-05-28, 21:41
Hi,
I'm aware this subject is not related to XBMC but people in here might just know how to help me out. So please let me try to ask this question.
I've setup a linux file server with SMB shares for video files (720P mkv mostly). In the living room I've got a small Windows 8 PC wich is running XBMC 12.2. The connection from the living room to the file server has alway been a Wifi connection. This setup has ran fine for a good year but I've always wanted to have a better (faster) network between the two computers. That's why I've started to use a Poweline HomePlug network. (This is ethernet over the electrical powerlines in your house).
The network connection is better than Wifi (I got twice the speed when transfering files) but this is also the reason for my video playback trouble I want to ask about:
I can watch a video, like before with the Wifi, but after 5-15 minutes playback will just stop.
I've enabled XBMC's logging where I found messages like these:
(Complete log can be posted on request)
This points in the direction of the stream being gone or interrupted? right? My first thought is that the powerline network is not performing as well as I would like... To confirm my suspicion I tried to play the same file over the same network with VLC Media Player. It too has trouble! after about 14 minutes it gives me an error:
I've never used the ethernet port on the livingroom PC before so that could be faulty as well,
Does anyone have any idea how to diagnose this problem further? I don't want to give up on the powerline homeplug thing just yet.
UPDATE: When using a normal cat5 ethernet cable all is OK, that rules out a faulty ethenet port on the PC.
I'm aware this subject is not related to XBMC but people in here might just know how to help me out. So please let me try to ask this question.
I've setup a linux file server with SMB shares for video files (720P mkv mostly). In the living room I've got a small Windows 8 PC wich is running XBMC 12.2. The connection from the living room to the file server has alway been a Wifi connection. This setup has ran fine for a good year but I've always wanted to have a better (faster) network between the two computers. That's why I've started to use a Poweline HomePlug network. (This is ethernet over the electrical powerlines in your house).
The network connection is better than Wifi (I got twice the speed when transfering files) but this is also the reason for my video playback trouble I want to ask about:
I can watch a video, like before with the Wifi, but after 5-15 minutes playback will just stop.
I've enabled XBMC's logging where I found messages like these:
Code:
WARNING: CDVDMessageQueue(video)::Get - asked for new data packet, with nothing available
...
ERROR: ffmpeg[8CC]: [matroshka,webm] Read error
...
NOTICE: CDVDPlayer::OnExit()
This points in the direction of the stream being gone or interrupted? right? My first thought is that the powerline network is not performing as well as I would like... To confirm my suspicion I tried to play the same file over the same network with VLC Media Player. It too has trouble! after about 14 minutes it gives me an error:
Code:
Error reading from file:
VLC was unable to read from file (Bad file descriptor).
I've never used the ethernet port on the livingroom PC before so that could be faulty as well,
Does anyone have any idea how to diagnose this problem further? I don't want to give up on the powerline homeplug thing just yet.
UPDATE: When using a normal cat5 ethernet cable all is OK, that rules out a faulty ethenet port on the PC.