Just thought I would throw this up here as I am drawing a blank with the net.
I am trying to stream DLNA from my NAS to my xbox. Works when I use cable, but wireless (exact same setup, devices everything) can't even see NAS from xbox in list of devices. Hook cat 5 up and it's visible again.
Figured panda, the doctor or some other IT wizard could help me out.

360 or One?

If it is same switch, do not worry about bridge mode. Look at the IP addresses allocated on WiFi vs Ethernet. Make sure they are on the same subnet. If not, play with dhcp settings, set WiFi to allocate above .100, Ethernet to allocate below that.

Edit: looks like a known issue http://forums.prosecure.netgear.com/showthread.php?t=5647

To stream wirelessly from my NAS to an Apple TV, without having breaks I had to get a modem capable of faster whatever it is that modems do. Streaming was only a problem for bigger files (2gbyte or more). I don't know if this would be the same for xBox.

myusernam said...
[br]Just thought I would throw this up here as I am drawing a blank with the net.
I am trying to stream DLNA from my NAS to my xbox. Works when I use cable, but wireless (exact same setup, devices everything) can't even see NAS from xbox in list of devices. Hook cat 5 up and it's visible again.
Figured panda, the doctor or some other IT wizard could help me out.

Is your QoS setup?
Have you configured WPS Service?
What state is WPS?
Have you enable WMM?
Is wireless Multicast forwarding enabled? What rate is it set at?
WDS service enabled?
Is the DLNA server broadcasting over an Australian multicast channel?
Are you using 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz channels?

Well if you have NFI copy the stupid movie on to a USB stick and plug it in the TV...

saltiest1 said...
what the hell is all this about??
gobbildy gook to me

my thoughts exactly.
and if it works with the cable, use the damn cable.
done.

Toph said...
To stream wirelessly from my NAS to an Apple TV, without having breaks I had to get a modem capable of faster whatever it is that modems do. Streaming was only a problem for bigger files (2gbyte or more). I don't know if this would be the same for xBox.

yeah, it's only a g wifi, so I daresay it might not stream high quality video well. But I want to be able to access the NAS as a general storage area, and not much of my video is super HD. The point is, it can't even make the connection. I can worry about bandwidth later. Honestly the amount of time I have spent fiddling with it I could have run some cat5 through the ceiling and eliminate any bandwidth issues.

I thought D1 had it there for a while but there is no VLAN that I can see. The NAS doesn't have provision to ping from it, and neither really does the xbox (some sort of connection test). But if there was a vlan I woudlnt be able to access the nas from the wireless connection on the computer.

Flysurfer seems to have a DLNA set up and know some of the bandwidth anacronyms, but pretty sure I need a connection first before I worry about any sort of data transfer.

FlySurfer said...

myusernam said...
[br]Just thought I would throw this up here as I am drawing a blank with the net.
I am trying to stream DLNA from my NAS to my xbox. Works when I use cable, but wireless (exact same setup, devices everything) can't even see NAS from xbox in list of devices. Hook cat 5 up and it's visible again.
Figured panda, the doctor or some other IT wizard could help me out.

Is your QoS setup?
Have you configured WPS Service?
What state is WPS?
Have you enable WMM?
Is wireless Multicast forwarding enabled? What rate is it set at?
WDS service enabled?
Is the DLNA server broadcasting over an Australian multicast channel?
Are you using 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz channels?

Well if you have NFI copy the stupid movie on to a USB stick and plug it in the TV...

gold!

myusernam said...
Flysurfer seems to have a DLNA set up and know some of the bandwidth anacronyms, but pretty sure I need a connection first before I worry about any sort of data transfer.

I do

But in all honesty I've grown out of streaming and NAS... I go for the super high quality 5-20GB stuff; so I just keep everything on my HTPC... nothings makes me more irate than freezing while watching a movie.
I've tried Ethernet over Powerline 500, which is on par with 5Ghz AC wifi... but they're both much worse than local storage.

I've got a share setup on my wifi router (Netgear R7000) for Android Apps, Music and miscellaneous files.
The R7000 has DLNA and iTunes streaming, and all you really need to do is check a box and it all works.

From your router check IP allocation for each device.
Is UPnP enabled?
Can your xbox see the internet?
Can you access your NAS from another device?

Agreed with you and flysurfer.

I was going to suggest getflix.com.au combined with Netflix but you're talking about home movies I guess. That's a different ball game.

By the way now I have both Netflix and Spotiify the world is my oyster. It's an amazing time to be alive.

Just connect the damn NAS direct. Man, the amount of effort people put into their NAS setup ...just stream it. (Home vids like this situation excepted).

Interesting to see your comments on AC flysurfer. Was hoping it might be better. I was/still will go down the fruit company Time Capsule route. **** just works *together*. DLNA drove me to tears when I was on windows. But I'm a sensitive soul when I've lined a movie up and I'm half tanked and it keeps buffering at the best bits.

Let this be a lesson for all: hard wired beats over the air every time. Good bye NBN.

Edit: sorry. Bit tanked now. Chimay. To be high level sounds like your NAS doesn't have anything running that will talk with your XBox. Like what you'd have running on the PC. What software is running on the NAS that will talk like that? If anything.

FormulaNova said...

myusernam said...

thanks fly, yep to everything. Just going to run cable. I'm over it. as you said it will work better anyway. Thought about upgrading router but I need to get in the roof anyway to put a power point or two in, move my router from our bedroom, so I figure I'll just go nuts and throw some cat 5 around. Got a cisco switch kicking around and a new printer so I might go the full nerd. thanks all

A Cisco switch? If its a normal Cisco switch it will make a heck of a lot of noise. You may as well buy a cheap TPLINK or something. They are all the same for what you are doing and the TPLINK will be a lot lot quieter.

2900 series.
or might just use my netgear router. talking wire though. cant envisage any issues

myusernam said...

FormulaNova said...
A Cisco switch? If its a normal Cisco switch it will make a heck of a lot of noise. You may as well buy a cheap TPLINK or something. They are all the same for what you are doing and the TPLINK will be a lot lot quieter.

2900 series.
or might just use my netgear router. talking wire though. cant envisage any issues

I tried using these at home at one stage and had to rewire the fans as these things are meant for datacentres and use small high speed fans. Some of them scream, which might only be noticable when its quiet, but some are really bad. I have had jobs where people have complained about having them installed in work spaces, so we have had to mount them in special racks that are able to muffle the noise.

The Netgear will be so much better and there's no need to configure anything special. Another thing to keep in mind is sometimes its easier to daisy chain a switch off another one instead of running a bunch of cables from a central switch. I have one behind my tv, because everything uses ethernet, and its not going to affect performance at all.