Bennett, Gavin (LDN Int) Wrote:
Windows has some major bad points but if done carefuly can very
succesful.
My next project is too add Exchange Server, Outlook Web Access and a
HTTPS
web site to the slimp3 server - it has plenty of capacity to run these
as
well.
I've got an Athlon
timmorris Wrote:
Having said that if I try running any of the nightlies with the latest
firmware all 3 stop playing at seemingly random points.
Can you please try firmware 43 available in the latest nightly. This
includes a fix for this problem.
Richard
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I use a Belkin router (F5D7231UK4) and PCI LAN card (F5D7000UK)in a
brick built Victorian house and since I changed to a non-default
channel (6 rather than 11) and stopped letting XP manage my wireless
network (using the Belkin software) it's been amazingly reliable.
It registers 97-100% signal
ceejay Wrote:
We've had lots of discussions on the maturity or otherwise of wireless
networking generally: and one of the comments that is often made by
people who are struggling to get their SBs working wirelessly is but
my laptops / PDA / whatever have always worked first time (implication
ceejay Wrote:
We've had lots of discussions on the maturity or otherwise of wireless
networking generally...
I had sight, recently, of customer satisfaction data from a major PC
manufacturer (best to remain nameless!) and in particular there was a
table of reasons for dissatisfaction ...
keithleng Wrote:
The truth of the matter is that the squeezebox software is, and always
has been, very flakey. It is largely written by enthusiastic amateurs,
and it shows.
On and off I tend to agree that slimserver is still an evolving
interface whose robustness is not yet where it should
Well, I've got a cheap Belkin wireless router (F5D7230uk4) and it works
fine with 2 xSB2s. I have a Belkin Access Point to boost the signal
upstairs. I had an initial problem with dropouts when using 128 Bit WEP
encryption which was solved when I switched to 64 bit.
I also have this model
Not quite sure why this thread has re-opened, but as I have something to
add to its latest twist, here goes...
We've had lots of discussions on the maturity or otherwise of wireless
networking generally: and one of the comments that is often made by
people who are struggling to get their SBs
On Sat, 15 Apr 2006 00:06:19 -0700, ceejay
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Not quite sure why this thread has re-opened, but as I have something to
add to its latest twist, here goes...
We've had lots of discussions on the maturity or otherwise of wireless
networking generally: and one of the
From my early days as a Radio Amateur some 44 years ago 2.4Ghz radio was
highly experimental and strictly line of site. Today it is regarded as
everyday but it still doesn't travel well. There are some materials
that it will not penetrate well including some brick and breeze block.
I have very
I moved to the Slimdevices from a Netgear MP101 and do not even want to
consider going back. Not sure what other options are out there - I
stopped after getting the SB.
If anyone has a problem with wireless then homeplug ethernet over mains
is an option worth looking at. Not too bad these days
MrStan Wrote:
As far as I can tell the Squeezebox is no more reliable or unreliable in
my setup as my laptop, in fact I cannot see how it is fair to expect it
to magically work, there may be some compatibitiy issues with some
other devices but it appears to me that Slim Devices is bending
Music Machine Wrote:
Also if you ordered a d-link just smash it when you get it. Don't wait
to go crazy first and then smash it.
Regards,
Music Machine
ROFLMAO, thank you so much for making me laugh out loud, couldn't have
said it better. I thought I was the only one that considers
Well, I've got a cheap Belkin wireless router (F5D7230uk4) and it works
fine with 2 xSB2s. I have a Belkin Access Point to boost the signal
upstairs. I had an initial problem with dropouts when using 128 Bit
WEP encryption which was solved when I switched to 64 bit.
I'm completely non-techie,
okay. My last comment on the enthusiastic amateur remark. I'm sure
there are some very talented people working on the SB. People who are,
or could easily become, professionals if they so desired. I also feel
that there will be people who are contributing/have contributed to the
project who do not
keithleng wrote:
okay. My last comment on the enthusiastic amateur remark. I'm sure
there are some very talented people working on the SB. People who are,
or could easily become, professionals if they so desired. I also feel
that there will be people who are contributing/have contributed to the
Just a quickie.
MrC Wrote:
(...) we love (the Belkin Pre-N) (...)I'm glad you're having no issues with
your Pre-N. Out of curiosity which
version/firmware is your model? Mine is 1001uk/1.01.03, and it was
purchased at the same time as the SB2 on Aug10,2005.
kolepard Wrote:
One thing that
CavesofTQLT, this is probably too late for you to see before you leave
and may not help anyway, but I had hellish problems a while back with
my wireless network which I blamed for ages on my decision to by a
cheap Actiontec wirless router/modem. However, the problem turned out
to be IPv6 and
On Thu, September 22, 2005 6:55 am, keithleng wrote:
okay. My last comment on the enthusiastic amateur remark. I'm sure
there are some very talented people working on the SB. People who are,
or could easily become, professionals if they so desired. I also feel
that there will be people who are
Jason Voegele wrote:
Sure, Apple has a QA department and generally produces fairly high quality
software [...]
Tell that to the poor souls who installed iTunes 5.0...:-/
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On Thu, September 22, 2005 9:40 am, Steve Baumgarten wrote:
Jason Voegele wrote:
Sure, Apple has a QA department and generally produces fairly high
quality
software [...]
Tell that to the poor souls who installed iTunes 5.0...:-/
Yeah, that's the problem with speaking generally: there
Fifer Wrote:
CavesofTQLT, this is probably too late for you to see before you leave
and may not help anyway, but I had hellish problems a while back with
my wireless network which I blamed for ages on my decision to by a
cheap Actiontec wirless router/modem. However, the problem turned out
CavesOfTQLT wrote:
...(and
some of the posts in your link seem to imply that 'certain' Belkin
Pre-N's are dropping wireless comms every now and then)
FWIW, over on one of the NetGear lists (I remain subscribed in
the vain hope that a firmware upgrade will turn my MP101
I was going to post that I have a cheapo Belkin (bought on a whim at
Walmart) that works great.
This morning, though, it was happily routing stuff around the home lan,
but for mysterious reasons lots its connection to the cable modem and
needed to be rebooted.
It did the same thing last week,
I used to own a .b belkin which worked fine until I upgraded to a
netgear .g, which also works fine (for general use, I have a wired SB1).
A nice thing about belkin products is a lifetime warranty. I sold
the .b (after some time of sitting on a shelf) to a coworker who found
that it was
Folks, please be more specific and include model numbers in your
descriptions (and maligning shots) rather than the non-existant belkin
unit or linksys router. There is no model or product called the
Belkin or the Linksys, as there is no product called The Sony.
Some of you are talking about any
I have a Belkin G (WPA) router that I got for like $9 after rebates that
has worked flawlessly for me and has been substantially more reliable
than my old Netgear 802.11b access point. I suppose each manufacturer's
product may react differently given different amounts/types of
interference. I
MrC said the following on 22/09/2005 17:56:
Please, lets get away from the Ozzie Rules/Metalica Sucks mentality here.
Yeah, they both suck. Rainbow rulez! :)
R.
--
http://robinbowes.com
If a man speaks in a forest,
and his wife's not there,
is he still wrong?
Anyone having problems with wireless and can't run ethernet might want
to try a set of powerline network adapters. They cost about $110 a
pair, use the existing electric wires in your walls, and are very
reliable. Zero configuration - plug 'em in and they work. Netgear,
Belkin, and others make
Subject: Re: [slim] Re: Okay, maybe it's time to call it a day...
On 20-Sep-05, at 5:47 PM, Music Machine wrote:
Have to agree about the Belkin curse. Also if you ordered a d-link
just
smash it when you get it. Don't wait to go crazy first and then smash
it.
Belkin Pre-N was a nightmare
Dan Goodinson Wrote:
After
setting my network to run on channel 13, I find the dropouts have all
but ceased.
Also Squeezebox2 (nudge nudge) like most 802.11g access points, lets
you choose (wink wink) your region at startup time, i.e. the hardware
isn't tied to a particular region's
@lists.slimdevices.com
Subject: [slim] Re: Okay, maybe it's time to call it a day...
Dan Goodinson Wrote:
After
setting my network to run on channel 13, I find the dropouts have all
but ceased.
Also Squeezebox2 (nudge nudge) like most 802.11g access points, lets you
choose (wink wink) your region
Does any other country use more channels than the UK's 13, or use
channels outwith the frequencies used in the UK? Just checking as,
being a law-abiding and upstanding citizen, I'd hate to accidentally
find myself using an illegal channel, particularly if no-one else was
likely to be using it.
The truth of the matter is that the squeezebox software is, and always
has been, very flakey. It is largely written by enthusiastic amateurs,
and it shows.
I bought my first one a couple of years ago, ran into all sorts of
problems and stopped using it. I recently decided to give it another
try
On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, Fifer wrote:
Does any other country use more channels than the UK's 13, or use
channels outwith the frequencies used in the UK? Just checking as,
being a law-abiding and upstanding citizen, I'd hate to accidentally
find myself using an illegal channel, particularly if
.
I've never had any concerns about SS - I've never found it to be
flaky...
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Subject: [slim] Re: Okay, maybe it's time to call it a day
On Wednesday 21 September 2005 12:52, Dan Goodinson wrote:
My server is more or less dedicated, as is basically just a fileserver.
Having said that, there is one other app which is constantly running -
Folding At Home. (Kind of similar to Seti At Home or whatever). As
a result, my CPU is
The truth of the matter is that the squeezebox software is, and always
has been, very flakey. It is largely written by enthusiastic amateurs,
and it shows.
That's not been my experience at all. I've been running SlimServer for
about a year and a half, initially using a Squeezebox1 and now a
keithleng said the following on 21/09/2005 12:35:
The truth of the matter is that the squeezebox software is, and always
has been, very flakey. It is largely written by enthusiastic amateurs,
and it shows.
This is complete boll***s.
slimserver, particularly the release versions is very
On Wed, September 21, 2005 7:35 am, keithleng said:
The truth of the matter is that the squeezebox software is, and always
has been, very flakey. It is largely written by enthusiastic amateurs,
and it shows.
Well, this is one way to make those enthusiastic amateurs a lot less
enthusiastic.
The truth of the matter is that the squeezebox software is, and
always has been, very flakey.
I don't have to add my not true vote here. Others did enough.
It is largely written by enthusiastic amateurs, and it shows.
Ok, I _am_ an enthusiastic amateurs (and I am happy being it) and did
keithleng wrote:
The truth of the matter is that the squeezebox software is, and always
has been, very flakey. It is largely written by enthusiastic amateurs,
and it shows.
I bought my first one a couple of years ago, ran into all sorts of
problems and stopped using it. I recently decided to
Title: RE: [slim] Re: Okay, maybe it's time to call it a day...
I think someone should speak up for the windows platform..
Until recently I ran two Slimp3 (the original!) and 1 SoftSqueeze against an old Ahtlon 800Mhz running Windows XP and 10,000 tracks.
It ran for months at a time
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/21/05 9:40 AM
The truth of the matter is that the squeezebox software is, and
always has been, very flakey.
Been running on various machines for about 2 years. Very few
problems. None in the last 18 months that prevented music from
playing.
If you can give it a
Music Machine wrote:
Have to agree about the Belkin curse. Also if you ordered a d-link just
smash it when you get it. Don't wait to go crazy first and then smash
it.
i'm using a d-link product that has been stable and fast for many
months. granted they've had their share of problems with
On Sep 21, 2005, at 4:35 AM, keithleng wrote:
The truth of the matter is that the squeezebox software is, and always
has been, very flakey. It is largely written by enthusiastic amateurs,
and it shows.
No offense taken.
I bought my first one a couple of years ago, ran into all sorts of
On Wed, September 21, 2005 7:35 am, keithleng said:
The truth of the matter is that the squeezebox software is, and always
has been, very flakey. It is largely written by enthusiastic amateurs,
and it shows.
Well, this is one way to make those enthusiastic amateurs a lot less
enthusiastic.
: [slim] Re: Okay, maybe it's time to call it a day...
I think someone should speak up for the windows platform..
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Ask for help or go away. Whining is a waste. Follow CavesOfTQLT
example if you want to improve your situation.
Slimserver works quite well for me on a lowly PIII 800mhz with W2K.
Maybe because I only have ~4000 tracks so far. Wired network :)
Of course there are software issues. I have
Music Machine Wrote:
I have worked in software development for more than 25 years
...
Pearl sure gets you down the road in a hurry, but after a while you
wish you had better debugging tools to use. For that reason (as a
development manager) I would cringe when I saw pearl in a critical
MrC Wrote:
I cringe even more when someone with 25 years the software biz doesn't
know the difference between a pearl and Perl! :-)
:o Oops. Anyway I came to believe it was the garbage collection that
made it so difficult to duplicate some of the bugs we had. SS
obviously has some talented
Somebody took my reference to enthusiastic amateurs as an insult. It
wasn't intended as that. I've asked for help here before and received
it. It seems to me to be a friendly community of people who enjoy
working with the SB. I disagree with the people who claim that amateurs
are the cream of the
keithleng Wrote:
Somebody took my reference to enthusiastic amateurs as an insult.
keithleng Wrote:
... very flakey. It is largely written by enthusiastic amateurs, and it
shows.
Your choice of assessing the software as very flakey and linking that
assessment with enthusiastic amateurs
keithleng Wrote:
Somebody took my reference to enthusiastic amateurs as an insult. It
wasn't intended as that.
No kidding - you could have fooled me and most of this forum.
keithleng Wrote:
I disagree with the people who claim that amateurs are the cream of the
crop and are likely to
I disagree with the people who claim that amateurs are the cream of the
crop and are likely to produce better software than professionals.
I think the point was well made that many of the enthusiastic amateurs
working on open source projects are respected professionals giving for
free in their
keithleng wrote:
Somebody took my reference to enthusiastic amateurs as an insult. It
wasn't intended as that. I've asked for help here before and received
it. It seems to me to be a friendly community of people who enjoy
working with the SB. I disagree with the people who claim that amateurs
seanadams Wrote:
Kevin says he emailed you on 9/8, the same day you contacted us. Please
double check your mail.
I've checked and there definately is no e-mail, either in the inbox or
the junk trash folders, so what Kevin said in his message will remain
unknown to me.
As an update I again
CavesOfTQLT, I will reiterate here again that I've been using the Belkin
Pre-N router since it came out, and have no trouble at all. We use it
for several hours a day with SB2, and with our wireless cards (belkin,
intel, linksys) and have no trouble. In fact, we love it.
Remember, the airgo
Now it's either the wireless section in my SB2
that's faulty, or it's the Belkin router
Well, the Belkin's sure are trashed thoroughly on
broadbandreports.com (says a guy who bought one based on a
recommendation here but hasn't installed it yet, oh well).
One thing that would be cheaper
Sorry for the trouble. I help out here when I can but I am not the
company's front-line tech support, nor am I frankly as knowledgeable on
the entire scope of issues with which our support team has experience.
If you didn't hear back from [EMAIL PROTECTED], please check your
spam filter as we
Kevin says he emailed you on 9/8, the same day you contacted us. Please
double check your mail.
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I don't know what the cause is, but as soon as you mentioned you had a
Belkin I stopped reading... from personal experience (and the shared
experience of others) Belkin are utter pants unless you have a 100%
Belkin wireless network.
There may be a problem with your SB, but chances are it's the
as soon as you mentioned you had a Belkin I stopped reading...Belkin
are utter pants unless you have a 100% Belkin wireless network.
Interesting. As I recall, Dean posted that he solved his coverage
problems by upgrading his router to a Belkin Pre-N. I've never been
to his house, but I'm
On Tue, 20 Sep 2005, Milhouse wrote:
} Try a Linksys WRT54GS or something from Netgear - I would recommend
} either brand. But avoid Belkin like the plague.
I can second that. But don't just confine your avoidance of Belkin to
their wifi stuff; avoid *all* Belkin products. I personally stopped
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