Re: XBOX Media Extender Doesn't Play music files with DRM

From: CJSnet (usenet_at_TEETHthe-simpson.tv)
Date: 12/24/04 

Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 15:48:45 -0000

It's an apartment and they're solid brick or breezeblock, not
plaster/timber. However nothing changes the fax that the signal strength at
the location of the Xbox (as seen in Xbox Dashboard Network Settings) is
'Excellent' and 54Mbps. 

-- 
Thanks.
CJSnet
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"Nigel Barker" <nigel@hp.com> wrote in message 
news:30bos05b3lccs9gjh1ne4j0aqns8eqehvv@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 14:21:32 -0000, "CJSnet" <usenet@TEETHthe-simpson.tv> 
> wrote:
>
>>Hi Nigel
>>
>>I have already accepted that I would not have these issues with a wired
>>connection -- that is not the point and you and I agree on that fact.
>>
>>What would be helpful is if you can provide any tips or tricks on getting
>>wireless to work flawlessly.  Wi-fi is a supported connection method for 
>>MCX
>>devices and they are intended to be used through walls, between floors and
>>throughout user homes.  I will move to wired when the technology is ready
>>(Homeplug 100Mbps for example) but until then MCX should really work
>>wirelessly as it is advertised too, without these niggles.
>
> You mentioned that there are two brick walls in the way. Are they 
> literally
> brick walls? Don't forget that most US houses are timber framed with
> plasterboard walls as are most modern British houses. My house has two 
> foot
> concrete walls & wireless certainly won't work through a couple of my 
> solid
> walls. I have all but given up on using wireless here unless it is line of
> sight. Half the time I find 100Mb Ethernet too slow when copying files 
> between
> machines so prefer to put up with wires running around the house. I think 
> that
> the claimed specifications for wireless are hopelessly optimistic both for
> distance, wall penetration & actual bandwidth.
>
> --
> Nigel Barker
> Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur

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