[Flac-users] Stuttering over NFS & Samba

[benny k.]

hi Neologism,

i can play flac from my server to my workstation via nfs. i have a 100BaseT
line as well. i only get stuttering when i'm copying files at the same time
as listening. i'm using xmms.

perhaps something is not set up correctly. maybe the unit doesn't have enough
processing power to deal with the bandwidth usage (i am unfamiliar with the
unit though).

anyway just thought i'd relay my experiences. 

ben


On Sun, Feb 03, 2002 at 07:15:24PM -0800, Neologism wrote:
> I've got an Allwell set-top box
> (http://www.gctglobal.com/Products/Set_Top_Box/set_top_box_0.html)
> connected to my entertainment center (stereo + TV) running a 2.4.17
> kernel.  I'm eagerly looking forward to running Boss Ogg
> (http://bossogg.sourceforge.net/) on it to play my music collection
> encoded in FLAC.  None of my music files are on the set-top box, they're
> all on a server connected by a dedicated 100BaseT line.
> 
> My problem is when playing a song encoded with FLAC, I get stutters and
> skips.  I don't think this has anything to do with FLAC, I think it's an
> NFS (Samba too) problem.  This happens both with xmms and with flac123. 
> It seems to me that a dedicated 100Mbps line should be sufficient for
> real-time streaming of FLAC data, but I suppose the protocols I'm using
> (NFS and SMB) weren't designed for streaming.
> 
> Can anyone give me any suggestions for how to address this problem? 
> Should I use a different network file system protocol, or somehow stream
> the FLAC files using a stream protocol?  Any hints are welcome.  I feel
> like I'm so close to music server nirvana!
> 
> Neologism
> 
> 
> 
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