Syncing with my AppleTV is a lengthy affair. It just took 9 minutes to upload a 70mb album. I could just burn a cd! You can only imagine what happens when I want to sync a movie, it's an overnight job. Changing the source on my AppleTV is also frustrating. I tried to time how long the "Loading..." bit took but I gave up after 15 minutes. I did a full factory reset the other day. No luck. My wireless network is all 802.11g and working perfectly normal. What is wrong?
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No no no, I understand that 802.11g is slower than n BUT 70MB in 9 minutes? That's 120k a second which is ***** and not normal, I think you'll agree.
Do you have a laptop you can sit in the same spot as the ATV is? If so try copying files over the network to it and see how fast it is.
120/k a second? Sounds pretty damn fast to me, for an 11/g network. I have an Airport Extreme network set to g only and these are the type of speeds I typically get.
It's crappy, don't get me wrong.
I have a 802.11g network and it is slow syncing with the appleTV. i only sync a few podcasts. i mostly stream. streaming is fine, even movies. the only time i have a little hiccup is when i try to fastforward or skip a large chunk of the movie, then it basically starts the stream at whatever new point i selected and that takes 30 seconds or so.
120K/sec on a Wireless-B network, from one end of an apartment to the other, and through a couple walls, would be barely normal.
As others have mentioned, there are a number of reasons performance on a wireless network is less than optimal -- interference, range are just a couple.
What has helped for me is to hardwire my MBP when syncing with my Apple TV. That way, packets are not competing with one another (retransmitting due to collisions) when syncing large amounts of data, such as movies or TV shows.
What has helped for me is to hardwire my MBP when syncing with my Apple TV. That way, packets are not competing with one another (retransmitting due to collisions) when syncing large amounts of data, such as movies or TV shows.
Wasn't there a bug with aTVs and syncing where it would take forever and a half to sync a library? I think the solution was to delete the stuff on the aTV and start over and then the sync speed would increase 10x or so.
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your signal strength? you transferring from your computer or an external drive through your computer? and if external, on USB 2.0 or 1.1? 70 megs in 9 minutes - something is not setup correctly.
I had the same problem with my ATV and my router. I needed the whole night for 4 GB music.
The solution was the "Wi-Fi channel number" setting in my router. I changed them to "auto" and it runs with max. speed.
The problem was that another W-Lan in my area used the same channelnumber. So they collided.
I hope this will help!
The solution was the "Wi-Fi channel number" setting in my router. I changed them to "auto" and it runs with max. speed.
The problem was that another W-Lan in my area used the same channelnumber. So they collided.
I hope this will help!
just syncing my library takes forever. To long to even cosider using it. my Apple TV has been sitting in the box for a few months now, just don't want to waste the time getting it running.
How do I know if I'm running 802.11n?
I just bought an AirPort Extreme router and I have an Alum 12" PowerBook G4 1.5g. It has an Airport Extreme Card.
How can I be sure I'm syncing with my
tv through 802.11n?
I just bought an AirPort Extreme router and I have an Alum 12" PowerBook G4 1.5g. It has an Airport Extreme Card.
How can I be sure I'm syncing with my
tv through 802.11n?Uh...
Um, you're not.
Unless you connect your powerbook to your airport extreme via ethernet, you'll be syncing at g speeds.
If you want n speeds through out, use ethernet or buy a n compatible device.
I just bought an AirPort Extreme router and I have an Alum 12" PowerBook G4 1.5g. It has an Airport Extreme Card.
How can I be sure I'm syncing with my
Um, you're not.
Unless you connect your powerbook to your airport extreme via ethernet, you'll be syncing at g speeds.
If you want n speeds through out, use ethernet or buy a n compatible device.
My PowerBook has an AirPort Extreme card though. Isn't that 802.11n?
The router is N.
The appleTV is N.
The Laptop is N.
Which device isn't compatible?
No
No. Only macbooks and macbook pros have 802.11n cards in them. The reason you're confused is that Apple added n capability to these cards without changing the name.
802.11b Airport card (early iBooks and Powerbooks)
802.11g Airport Extreme Cards (late model iBooks and Powerbooks and I think early macbooks and macbook pros, but I could be mistaken)
802.11n Airport Extreme Cards (current Macbook and Macbook Pros)
I have the 1.5 ghz, 12" Powerbook you do. It's g enabled and there's no way to add n capability.
No. Only macbooks and macbook pros have 802.11n cards in them. The reason you're confused is that Apple added n capability to these cards without changing the name.
802.11b Airport card (early iBooks and Powerbooks)
802.11g Airport Extreme Cards (late model iBooks and Powerbooks and I think early macbooks and macbook pros, but I could be mistaken)
802.11n Airport Extreme Cards (current Macbook and Macbook Pros)
I have the 1.5 ghz, 12" Powerbook you do. It's g enabled and there's no way to add n capability.
When I bought the AirPort Extreme router, it specifically said I would not have to buy the Draft N upgrade on the Apple Online Store (for 1.99) because the CD included it.
So I assumed I was at least getting Draft N.
So I assumed I was at least getting Draft N.
That's IF you had the latest version of the airport extreme card, which, if you have a G4 powerbook, you most definitely do not.
Sorry man, I really don't know what else to tell ya.
The upgrade can only upgrade the software on machines that have the hardware to support it... 802.11n needs more antennas and other new hardware decoding.