David McGown wrote:
Grover,
It is on my to-do list. I have to work on getting a reliable network infrastructure to support streaming. Just setup up a range extender as a wireless bridge/access point in my listening room. I have ethernet from the wireless bridge to the DigiOne. I want to setup a repeater (probably later this afternoon) and then add a NAS off the same repeater as the DigiOne so I have ethernet instead of wireless between the two.
I have a problem where the wireless network seems to just shutdown and I lose connectivity. Probably a channel issue I am running into, there is so much 2.8 GHz wireless clutter in my neighborhood. I see my neighbor's access points almost as strong as mine. I have 5 GHz running on a clear channel, but range issues can cause occasional drops. I am trying to get to a place where data is running through ethernet, and wireless control is running off the local access point (i.e. on the same range extender as the repeater is plugged into). If I continue to have problems, it is time to start running wire (a pain to do).
David
Dave, one thing you might want to try is what I've done with Jim. Get a pair of AC ethernet adapters, one near your main router and one in the listening room. This gives you a solid wired connection. Then in the listening room, add a little Netgear GS105 or something similar so all the connections are locally handled by the switch and not going through the AC wiring. The Netgear is a good-sounding little switch (no comments necessary, please). You can connect the NAS and Allo to the switch. The only trick with the powerline adapters is that they need to go directly into a wall plug, and they have to be on the same circuit in the house. You'll know right away if they don't sync.
I use a few in my house for my daughter's computer and Apple TV and she never has a glitch.
https://www.amazon.com/Comtrend-Powerli ... 04&sr=8-10https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Ethernet ... 568&sr=8-2Of course Tidal or other streaming service will come through the wall connection, but the Netgear will give you some isolation.