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Network issue with playing videos off a shared folder in my Home LAN
Hi,
I've ran into a very strange issue at home when playing a video off a shared folder.
Both computers are running Windows 7 Professional and are connecting to the LAN at 100Mbit/Full.
On my main desktop, I've shared a drive with videos on it and on my HTPC, I've mapped a drive to that share.
Now I can access the videos through Windows Media Center. However, that's how far everything works just fine, because when I play a video off the shared drive, it stutters like crazy.
Even my buddy could not believe that's happening and he even said that he's using wireless to do the same thing I'm trying to accomplish. That the wired connection should be faster and smoother. LOL
So I went crazy on both computers disabling services and what not to see if it made a difference, but still get the stuttering video on my HTPC.
Currently disabled on both: Firewall, AntiVirus, Remote Differential and Windows Updates. I have also changed the hub connecting everything to a switch.
This is not a codecs issue. I can see the video content during the stuttering and when copied locally, the videos play just fine in Windows Media Center.
Please help. I'm very open to suggestions, even the ones where you poke fun at me.
Thank you.