Network speed

by **glamdring** on Wed Dec 29, 2004 9:16 pm

I got to wondering, what is the minimum network speed needed in order to have smooth play back of a DVD off a network share? I know that it is not possible over a 802.11b network, but I hope that a 100mbs connection will do it.

by **alaricljs** on Wed Dec 29, 2004 11:17 pm

I can run 2 streams to 2 different computers from the same server over a 100mbit switched network. I haven't tried 3

by **ukbubs** on Wed Dec 29, 2004 11:51 pm

one pc can watch over an 802.11g link, two causes serious stuttering ( and whining from the kids! :roll:

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by **alaricljs** on Thu Dec 30, 2004 4:36 pm

Here's a neato I did.

I streamed a DVD to my laptop from the server (54mbps 802.11g) while copying data from the HTPC to the server (100mbps, same switch). Not a glitch. The server is running a linux software raid 5 across 4 wd2000jbs.

Weeee!

by **lar282** on Thu Dec 30, 2004 7:55 pm

what do u guys use for applications for streaming a dvd over the network?

//Lasse

by **alaricljs** on Thu Dec 30, 2004 10:38 pm

Well basically I just run Samba on the server and let the client use whatever DVD player it wants. I've been using Zoomplayer with WinDVD's codecs, but don't know if that's where I'll stay.

I guess that you can't techincally call that "streaming" the media, but oh well. Have they got a special word for it?