Postby markfm » 07 Aug 2004 01:42
Well, you can't have it both ways -- a large buffer to handle network outages, yet responsive if you jump outside of the buffer.
If increasing the buffer you still get dropouts, that sounds like you might have some serious (significant) WLAN issues -- either your signal is on the edge (many packet errors as it fluctuates) or you are trying to stream at too high a rate, right on the edge of what your WLAN can handle.
What does your laptop's WLAN adapter say it is connecting at? Depending on the model, and other things, this may be 1, 2, 5.5, 11, or even 55 Mbps. If your signal quality is marginal, the WLAN connection may also be auto-adapting, switching from 11 to 5.5 or even 2 Mbps. At my home I actually see signal quality and speed fluctuations fairly frequently, based on local weather.
You might try serving the movie at a lower bit rate -- use Transcoding options, try video at, say, 1 Mbps.