2011-07-30, 16:43
Well, I gave it a shot but it didn't seem to work out for me. I installed the NFS server (note: if following that English guide linked to above, I believe you also need to add a user/group for "mobile" (501)). At first XBMC still couldn't connect, but then I rebooted my Revo and it saw the NFS server fine. Started up my movie and it played fine for a minute or so, then paused (just like SMB). It started back up again and seemed to play fine for a while. I thought, "great, maybe it'll play fine for the rest of the movie," but then a few minutes later it paused again. Then a couple of minutes later, it paused again. Then 40 seconds later, it paused again. So, it didn't seem to be any better than SMB for me. I'm on a recent nightly build (within the last two weeks), in case I hadn't mentioned it previously.
Has anyone seen dramatic improvements using NFS running under Windows XP?
Also, a possible noob question: I've got my XP server and ATV2 connected to the same switch (the XP server connection lighting green for gigabit), but this switch is connected to another switch, which is then connected directly to my Apple AirPort Extreme. Is the ATV2 connecting directly to the XP server, or does it have to travel up the line through to the AirPort Extreme, and then back down to the XP server? Just wondering if it might be better for me to connect my XP server directly to the AirPort Extreme. That should be a fairly painless test, so I'll give that a shot later.
Has anyone seen dramatic improvements using NFS running under Windows XP?
Also, a possible noob question: I've got my XP server and ATV2 connected to the same switch (the XP server connection lighting green for gigabit), but this switch is connected to another switch, which is then connected directly to my Apple AirPort Extreme. Is the ATV2 connecting directly to the XP server, or does it have to travel up the line through to the AirPort Extreme, and then back down to the XP server? Just wondering if it might be better for me to connect my XP server directly to the AirPort Extreme. That should be a fairly painless test, so I'll give that a shot later.