I am having a hard time trying to find out what's the benchmark in my network.
I'll start by listing my hardware:
1) HP Microserver NL36 (WHS Server, upstairs) - 1Gbps ethernet
2) Acer R3700 (XBMC, downstairs directly below server) - 1Gbps ethernet, 65Mbps wireless
3) TP-Link WDR4300 (Router) - 1Gbps ethernet, 300+450Mbps wireless
The server is connected directly to the router through Lan. Initially, I connected XBMC wirelessly but playback had frequent buffering issues and will fail halfway into the movie (720p). The smb shares on the server are mapped as network drives on the xbmc pc.
I used iperf to check my connection, with the Server as the test server. It recorded the connection from XBMC to Server at ~20Mbps which is quiet disappointing as I expected at least 50Mbps. I then tried to connect through ethernet, and it recorded at only 60-80Mbps although playback is smooth now but it's through a Gbit router?
I have tried my other laptops as well, and iperf recorded the same results for the wireless/lan. I have another Gbit switch which I tried and I still cant reach Gbit. My cables are all Cat6 and network controllers can actually support 1Gbps.
Does anyone know what's wrong, or what else can I do to identify the problem? Ideally I would like to increase my wireless connection so that my other devices (ipad, pcs etc.) can stream fine too.
*ran iperf on the Server using it as both the server and client, 855Mbps
I'll start by listing my hardware:
1) HP Microserver NL36 (WHS Server, upstairs) - 1Gbps ethernet
2) Acer R3700 (XBMC, downstairs directly below server) - 1Gbps ethernet, 65Mbps wireless
3) TP-Link WDR4300 (Router) - 1Gbps ethernet, 300+450Mbps wireless
The server is connected directly to the router through Lan. Initially, I connected XBMC wirelessly but playback had frequent buffering issues and will fail halfway into the movie (720p). The smb shares on the server are mapped as network drives on the xbmc pc.
I used iperf to check my connection, with the Server as the test server. It recorded the connection from XBMC to Server at ~20Mbps which is quiet disappointing as I expected at least 50Mbps. I then tried to connect through ethernet, and it recorded at only 60-80Mbps although playback is smooth now but it's through a Gbit router?
I have tried my other laptops as well, and iperf recorded the same results for the wireless/lan. I have another Gbit switch which I tried and I still cant reach Gbit. My cables are all Cat6 and network controllers can actually support 1Gbps.
Does anyone know what's wrong, or what else can I do to identify the problem? Ideally I would like to increase my wireless connection so that my other devices (ipad, pcs etc.) can stream fine too.
*ran iperf on the Server using it as both the server and client, 855Mbps