Xbox Live and SHOUTcast (lagging)

theattitude · 2nd December 2004, 19:26

Hey,

It seems when I am streaming my online radio station, my brother's xbox live is lagging... I have a Linksys router, so if anyone could help me it would be great. Whenever I am broadcasting and his xbox live status turns red, I have to end my broadcast for the evening (or for a short period)

djSpinnerCee · 2nd December 2004, 19:46

Lagging=latency -- whenever there is more than one active connection transferring data on your network, the connections take turns in a way -- what this does is increase the latency of each connection -- bad for games and streams that are timing sensitive. Gaming and A/V streams do not play well together.

There's really not much you can do -- games expect full access to your connection, as does a SHOUTcast [they're both continuous data streams] -- this is different from browsing, where the timing is not really important.

Lowering the bitrate of the SHOUTcast may help, but increasing bandwidth [especially on the outbound side] is really what the doctor ordered.

theattitude · 2nd December 2004, 19:56

How do I increase bandwidth? (on the outbound side)

EazMan · 2nd December 2004, 20:02

see what opyions your isp and isp's in your area have for higher bandwidth

theattitude · 2nd December 2004, 20:25

So, Comcast is my ISP... and I should call them?

2nd December 2004, 19:26	#1
theattitude Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 48	Xbox Live and SHOUTcast (lagging) Hey, It seems when I am streaming my online radio station, my brother's xbox live is lagging... I have a Linksys router, so if anyone could help me it would be great. Whenever I am broadcasting and his xbox live status turns red, I have to end my broadcast for the evening (or for a short period)

2nd December 2004, 19:46	#2
djSpinnerCee Forum King Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hollis, Queens/The Bronx, NYC Posts: 3,555	Lagging=latency -- whenever there is more than one active connection transferring data on your network, the connections take turns in a way -- what this does is increase the latency of each connection -- bad for games and streams that are timing sensitive. Gaming and A/V streams do not play well together. There's really not much you can do -- games expect full access to your connection, as does a SHOUTcast [they're both continuous data streams] -- this is different from browsing, where the timing is not really important. Lowering the bitrate of the SHOUTcast may help, but increasing bandwidth [especially on the outbound side] is really what the doctor ordered. /* v2 HTML5 / Player test pages DigitalMixNYC, DigitalMixNYCbx \| DNAS Status: Now Playing js codes (scaststatus_X.php) \| PortForward.com \| Upload/Download Speed Test \| No-IP.com: Free Dynamic DNS \| In the YP \| dnasDir */

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2nd December 2004, 19:56	#3
theattitude Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 48	How do I increase bandwidth? (on the outbound side)

2nd December 2004, 20:02	#4
EazMan Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada! Posts: 324	see what opyions your isp and isp's in your area have for higher bandwidth

2nd December 2004, 20:25	#5
theattitude Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 48	So, Comcast is my ISP... and I should call them?