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hi,

im using xp (on server and laptop), streaming divx over wlan and in short, its stucks from time 2 time.

is there a way, to configure vlc to downloading a lot more than its needs 2 playback on time?

thx!

Settings -- Preferences.

Click the Advanced options checkbox.

On the left of the windows, open Modules -- access.

Pick the method you're using (probably access_udp, if you're doing UDP streaming), and increase the cache value.

Don't forget to Save the change.

thx, did that already ...

the problem still remains and now, if i jump in the movie, its takes much longer till its resume

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.

I'm about four feet from my 802.11g WAP and get great throughput, but no matter how high I set the buffer I see no difference at all. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but it's obvious that no buffering is happening.

The effect on jumping is pretty much unavoidable. An option to start playback immediately, without buffering, would be nice though. If the throughput is higher than necessary on average, you can just fill up the buffer more slowly.