Deathdefyer2002 Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Hey, Figured since HAK5 mess's with their own video alot, They might have a solution for me. First off Here are my Specs Streaming Server Specs: Quad Core Intel CPU Gigabit Nic Running Ubuntu Server 64 bit Serving the stream using UDP vlc MovieTitle --sout='#standard{mux=ts,access=udp,dst=IP:Port}' Receiving Computer Speds: Dual Core E8400 Intel Chip Gigabit Nic Running XP 64 Bit Gigabit Switch Connecting the two. Now when I start up the stream on the server, I can receive it on the desktop computer but I noticed using TOP that the CPU is only pegging out at maybe 45% and the transfer really doesn't ever peak past 1Mbit. Now on the receiving computer, the stream does come in, but at times is blocky. Assuming a Gigabit Link, why can't I get the stream to go any faster then about 1 Mbit or 1% of my available Bandwidth? I know that the network can handle more because I started up a couple streams going together and monitored the bandwidth usage on the server using both BWM-ng and Iftop. When I had 2 HD streams going, I noticed that there was about 2-3 Mbits going out of the network card. Now one thought I had was that the Hard drive can't keep up but if that's the case, then why was I able to start up 2 different streams and push close to 3 Mbits across it on peak? Another though was that the Receiving computer couldn't decode it fast enough but taking a look at resources, when playing the streamed video, my CPU doesn't peak about 40%. Any Suggestions? I would really like to be able to stream HD video across my Gigabit Wired Network. -Deathdefyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArkNinja Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 What about your ethernet cable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathdefyer2002 Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 Made it myself. OW, O, GW, B, BW, G, WB,B Straight through. I beleive this is the B spec. I have made thousands of cables and also tested the cable with a cable tester. All came out perfect. Plus the Switch is telling me I have a Gigabit Link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redxine Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Depending on the manufacturer, there might be a QOS (Quality of Service) that allows you to give priority to a certain port. There also might be something internal with VLC. If your file is in ogv format or can be readily converted, you should try flumotion streaming server, and possibly use it to diagnose between network, software, and OS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArkNinja Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Could it be some program setting or router/switch setting or something limiting the traffic throughput allowance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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