Playback keeps stopping over network

[Wavy_Davy]

I’ve just changed my router for a asus mesh system with a main and 2 nodes. I have also put a hard drive onto the main node as a sort of nas system instead of sharing the files between the 2 vero+'s. I added a source into the file location in file manager. Now when I try to play a file it plays for about 1 or 2 seconds and then stops. It’s not a vero problem in that if I transfer the file to a local disc it plays ok. is there anything I have to do to the vero’s to get them to play over the network?
If it helps here are the log files.
https://paste.osmc.tv/jaroyedigu
Thanks.

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@Wavy_Davy

is there anything I have to do to the vero’s to get them to play over the network?

I assume your Vero’s are connected to the network via WIFI? If that is the case ensure that you have different SSID’s for the 2.4 and 5Ghz network and ensure a good signal at the location of the Vero.

You should check the underlying network bandwidth with iperf.

Maybe something changed in the network, we suggest to check your network with iperf3. Please read this howto

[How To] Check Network Performance with iperf3

Sometimes it is important to check the network performance between your OSMC Device and the device providing your media (NAS, Server, PC). Especially when you are connected via wireless the throughput variations can harm you viewing experience. This short How To should give you the required information how to install iperf3 and how to run the respective tests. When doing these tests it is suggested to have a simple setup (single switch between Sender and Receiver and avoid other traffic on the …

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I assume your Vero’s are connected to the network via WIFI? If that is the case ensure that you have different SSID’s for the 2.4 and 5Ghz network and ensure a good signal at the location of the Vero.

Just saw in your logs that you use ethernet, so I think iperf test makes sense to check your Mesh is not the issue

[Wavy_Davy]

I’m sort of connected by wireless. The vero’s are connected to their respective nodes by ethernet, the nodes are connected together by wireless. Yes the 2.4 and 5 ghz have separate ssid’s and the communication between them is on a separate 5ghz backhaul band. All nodes report good wifi connection.
Will check iperf3 now.

[Wavy_Davy]

here’s the iperf3 results

Reverse mode, remote host 192.168.50.9 is sending
[ 5] local 192.168.50.17 port 44075 connected to 192.168.50.9 port 5201
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate
[ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 9.25 MBytes 77.6 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 11.3 MBytes 94.8 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 2.00-3.00 sec 9.54 MBytes 80.0 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 3.00-4.00 sec 6.26 MBytes 52.5 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 4.00-5.00 sec 5.24 MBytes 44.0 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 5.00-6.00 sec 3.52 MBytes 29.5 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 6.00-7.00 sec 2.42 MBytes 20.3 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 7.00-8.00 sec 2.73 MBytes 22.9 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 8.00-9.00 sec 3.26 MBytes 27.4 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 9.00-10.00 sec 2.60 MBytes 21.8 Mbits/sec

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[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr
[ 5] 0.00-10.01 sec 56.7 MBytes 47.5 Mbits/sec 14 sender
[ 5] 0.00-10.00 sec 56.1 MBytes 47.1 Mbits/sec receiver

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@Wavy_Davy

[ 5] 5.00-6.00 sec 3.52 MBytes 29.5 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 6.00-7.00 sec 2.42 MBytes 20.3 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 7.00-8.00 sec 2.73 MBytes 22.9 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 8.00-9.00 sec 3.26 MBytes 27.4 Mbits/sec
[ 5] 9.00-10.00 sec 2.60 MBytes 21.8 Mbits/sec

Depending of the bandwidth of the movies you are trying to play this will not work.
Seems you need to improve the mesh backhaul

[Wavy_Davy]

the file I did try was a 500mb file, so not very large. Also just tried a 5.5gb movie and that played ok. Strange… Is there a better way to share media between the two vero’s?

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@Wavy_Davy

the file I did try was a 500mb file, so not very large. Also just tried a 5.5gb movie and that played ok.

That is odd

@Wavy_Davy

Is there a better way to share media between the two vero’s?

If you connect the HDD to one of the Vero’s and share from there it may work better

[Wavy_Davy]

I did try that a while ago (pre mesh) but it kept sleeping and wouldn’t reconnect. Will try again. I have a skin that uses a slideshow as a background. If I put that on the hdd maybe that will keep it awake.

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@Wavy_Davy

but it kept sleeping and wouldn’t reconnect

You could use autofs to mount it on the other Vero that should over come that issue

Mounting network shares with autofs (alternative to fstab)

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[Wavy_Davy]

Thanks will try that.

[Wavy_Davy]

Would it be better to use nfs or smb? also I’m a bit confused as to server and shares. I assume server 1 is vero 1 (Which will have the hdd connected to it ) and server 2 is vero 2. But share 1 and share 2 are what?

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@Wavy_Davy

Would it be better to use nfs or smb?

NFS would be more performant while SMB would work without your need to install anything

@Wavy_Davy

I assume server 1 is vero 1 (Which will have the hdd connected to it ) and server 2 is vero 2. But share 1 and share 2 are what?

Server 1/2 are just possible examples if you have multiple servers. If you just have the disk connected to one Vero you only have Server 1 and/or can ignore that subset at all.

@Wavy_Davy

But share 1 and share 2 are what?

Share 1/2/… are again examples if you have more than one share/disk on the server