I have a AirPort Time Capsule 802.11ac, updated firmware, with 10mb/sec broadband service. Testing via OOKLA shows full 10mb download speed. This AirPort Time Capsule connects to my MacBook Pro mid 2013 w/ retina display on the wireless network, which has 2.4Ghz, 5Ghz, and Guest Networks. This connection (Time Capsule to MacBook) is on the 2.4Ghz band, and has a Data Rate rated as "Average" to "Good" in the AirPort Utility showing 6Mb/s to 15Mb/s to 25Mb/s speeds. I have an Apple TV 2 attached to the Time Capsule by Ethernet cable, and an Apple TV 3 wireless on the network. I also have a Base Station AirPort Extreme downstairs, set up to match the Time capsule, that extends my 2.4Ghz, 5Ghz, and guest networks (attached wirelessly). I have about 10 things attached to the network, 3 iPads, 3 iPhones, wireless printer (Samsung), iPod, and whatever else might be in the house with friends and guests.
Network seems to perform pretty well, but if I try to use iTunes to watch something from my Library on the MacBook it takes tens of minutest to start playing, buffers very slowly, and often it is just easier to re-stream the movie over the internet vice trying to use my Library. Also, 90 percent of the time if I try to view Movies or TV shows with an iPad and my Library I get a "This Content is not Authorized" error message. Again, I just end up streaming these normally because it is faster. Firmware on everything is to date, software on Apple TVs is up to date, and Time Capsule is set up to do IPs and DNS automatically. iTunes is also the latest version.
Looking at the network on Fing, I have seen the Time Capsule grab two IPs, sometimes the IP of one of the Apple TVs. Restarting the Time Capsule seems to fix this.
I can't for the life of me figure out how it is better to stream video off the the internet instead of being able to watch it off the MacBook attached to my network. Using Fing again, when I ping devices I find very erratic performance with not insignificant lost packets (13 to 18 percent...or zero), and I can't ping my MacBook from my iPad (maybe this is normal?). The MacBook shows two services from Fing, ipp and rendezvous.
Netflix works on the network perfectly, and I can have all three streams going at once on devices without any problems. I can then try and watch something from the Library and get the forever spinning symbol. Watching a movie directly on the MacBook is flawless and fast (as you might expect).
Any thoughts on why I am having so much trouble using iTunes? Think I need to assign IPs for items in the house to prevent the Time Capsule from grabbing more than one? I am pulling out my hair on this, and welcome folks thoughts and suggestions.
EDIT: I just switched the connection between the Time Capsule and RMBP to the 5Ghz network and data rates are now 50-80Mb/s showing 802.11a/n as the type of connection.
SECOND EDIT: I seem to have solved my own problems. Converting over to the 5Ghz channel seems to have fixed all the speed problems and buffering. RMBP now connects to the Time Capsule at either 40 or 81Mb/S, and other devices are seeing double to triple data rates. Playback error on the iPad is from trying to view HD content on an iPad 2, SD content plays fine. I have been struggling with these problems for months, but it took the focused effort of getting the problem down for a post to clarify the problem and find the solutions.
Network seems to perform pretty well, but if I try to use iTunes to watch something from my Library on the MacBook it takes tens of minutest to start playing, buffers very slowly, and often it is just easier to re-stream the movie over the internet vice trying to use my Library. Also, 90 percent of the time if I try to view Movies or TV shows with an iPad and my Library I get a "This Content is not Authorized" error message. Again, I just end up streaming these normally because it is faster. Firmware on everything is to date, software on Apple TVs is up to date, and Time Capsule is set up to do IPs and DNS automatically. iTunes is also the latest version.
Looking at the network on Fing, I have seen the Time Capsule grab two IPs, sometimes the IP of one of the Apple TVs. Restarting the Time Capsule seems to fix this.
I can't for the life of me figure out how it is better to stream video off the the internet instead of being able to watch it off the MacBook attached to my network. Using Fing again, when I ping devices I find very erratic performance with not insignificant lost packets (13 to 18 percent...or zero), and I can't ping my MacBook from my iPad (maybe this is normal?). The MacBook shows two services from Fing, ipp and rendezvous.
Netflix works on the network perfectly, and I can have all three streams going at once on devices without any problems. I can then try and watch something from the Library and get the forever spinning symbol. Watching a movie directly on the MacBook is flawless and fast (as you might expect).
Any thoughts on why I am having so much trouble using iTunes? Think I need to assign IPs for items in the house to prevent the Time Capsule from grabbing more than one? I am pulling out my hair on this, and welcome folks thoughts and suggestions.
EDIT: I just switched the connection between the Time Capsule and RMBP to the 5Ghz network and data rates are now 50-80Mb/s showing 802.11a/n as the type of connection.
SECOND EDIT: I seem to have solved my own problems. Converting over to the 5Ghz channel seems to have fixed all the speed problems and buffering. RMBP now connects to the Time Capsule at either 40 or 81Mb/S, and other devices are seeing double to triple data rates. Playback error on the iPad is from trying to view HD content on an iPad 2, SD content plays fine. I have been struggling with these problems for months, but it took the focused effort of getting the problem down for a post to clarify the problem and find the solutions.
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