issues streaming audio to xbox360

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  I've been having the worst experience streaming audio to my XBOX360 wirelessly (sorry if this is the totally wrong forum) from my HP WHS.

  A bit of background:

  - Running Linksys WRT54G

  - Installed Linksys range expander to improve signal to XBOX360

  - Using WEP encryption

  - Using ORB for media serving from WHS

  - Shut down pvConnect and Media Connect completely

  
  

  I have never been able to keep a consistent connection for streaming audio.  The signal strength is very strong at my XBOX360.  I don't see any log files on WHS that would explain why the stream is dropped.  

  
  

  I've had the same issues with pvConnect and Media Connect.

  
  

  I've tried suspending search indexing, turning off virus protection etc in order to free up disk cycles and system resources but really seems to have no affect.

  
  

  I've even added QOS for my range expander so those packets are handled first.  Firewall is wide open, and some ports have been opened for NAT reasons.

  
  

  All of this to no avail.

  
  

  Any help is incredibly appreciated.  It sucks doing a workout jamming out to music then it just drops off.

  
  

  Thanks much.

  What format is the music?  Have you tried streaming other media types (videos, for example)?

  Wednesday, November 4, 2009 1:26 AM

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  All music is in MP3 format.  All in folders according to artist/album.  I had them all in a big long list and realized that wasn't too bright.

  I don't have videos to stream because I can't stream raw DVD files and I don't see a point in compressed formats with a theater setup.

  I see some delay in jpeg photos but they're 10 megapixel photos so you would expect a bit of a delay.

  Wednesday, November 4, 2009 1:28 AM
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  My suspicion is that your wireless connection is less reliable than you would like. I would suggest you try a wired connection for your xbox.

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  Wednesday, November 4, 2009 3:44 PM

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  Thanks Ken.  I'd considered that but it's quite a long run through the attic and down an outside wall from my network center the the xbox.  My suspicion is that if it's a networking issue I need to move this somewhere else as I don't want to go too far off topic.  Just curious if others had experienced anything similar and found a fix.

  thanks.

  Wednesday, November 4, 2009 4:49 PM
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  Can you try Moca ? you can do this cheaply with an adapter to the router, and then one to the xbox.
  

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  Wednesday, November 4, 2009 6:38 PM
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  actually I had your exact issue. sorta...
  
  I don’t own a Xbox 360
  i have a standard Xbox running xbmc
  and several other wireless clients in my home.
  I run a belkin 54g access point.
  the entire network is a 100mbit backbone with a few switches running inline to extend its reach to some odd spots.
  
  
  my first server always had a hard time streaming anything wireless in the house, and even wired would be an issue at times. I then began to have other issues. long story short the motherboard I had in my custom built box was failing in various areas. when I replaced the board with the full atx version of the board (so i didn’t even have to redo drivers... it pays to buy all in same family if you can) the issues simply vanished. I use my server for a lot of media backup and streaming now a days. wired it’s a dream. I just tried some .mkv files I have on a wireless connection with a win 7 media center. played like a dream.
  
  being an old school wireless tech from the lucent/Avaya/proxim days, my first guess would be the same as Ken's. G runs on 2.4G, same band the many cordless phones run on, and the band your microwave uses to cook your food. wireless is a LoS (line of sight) tech and it has some amazing penetration, which is why it’s used for wireless networking. however, if some signal source is transmitting in the LoS between your AP and the 360 your going to get signal issues. also if something is stepping on the channel that your AP is using it will be an issue too.
  
  way off topic for this forum, but my first bet would be your wireless, however yes I have had issues like you describe streaming and in my case it was a failing motherboard

  Wednesday, November 4, 2009 6:51 PM
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  You also get signal issues if you have several walls between your WAP and your wireless client, or if you have a roving wireless free zone that sometimes gets between your WAP and your wireless client (because they're mostly water, and water absorbs 2.4GHz extremely well), etc.

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  Thursday, November 5, 2009 5:03 PM

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  Thanks all for replies.  Like I said I have an extender which is within LOS of my 360 and signal shows good on 360 console.  One thing I neglected to mention, which I will test later, is the fact that I also have a Wii connected to the network and I am wondering if there is a correlation between the Wii remotes and/or the Wii being online with the 360 and the interference I'm experiencing.  I'm not sure what part of the spectrum the Wii controllers work on but I will check.

  Thursday, November 5, 2009 6:19 PM
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  Thanks all for replies.  Like I said I have an extender which is within LOS of my 360 and signal shows good on 360 console.  One thing I neglected to mention, which I will test later, is the fact that I also have a Wii connected to the network and I am wondering if there is a correlation between the Wii remotes and/or the Wii being online with the 360 and the interference I'm experiencing.  I'm not sure what part of the spectrum the Wii controllers work on but I will check.

  It could be the Wiimotes.  They use Bluetooth technology (which is also 2.4 GHz).

  Friday, November 6, 2009 1:51 AM

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  Well slight improvement but Xbox controllers use bluetooth as well right? So wouldn't the Xbox controllers cause potential interference as well?

  FWIW I've relocated my range extender and changed my wireless channel to 10 so it's made a slight improvement but still get drops every now and then

  Monday, November 9, 2009 5:49 PM
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  Well slight improvement but Xbox controllers use bluetooth as well right?
  
  

  No, they use infrared (just like a standard TV remote).  However, if you have a PS3, those also use bluetooth.
  
  

  So wouldn't the Xbox controllers cause potential interference as well?

  
  

  No.
  
  

  FWIW I've relocated my range extender and changed my wireless channel to 10 so it's made a slight improvement but still get drops every now and then

  
  

  Thursday, November 12, 2009 2:27 AM

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