So a while back I got a blu-ray player with streaming capability. I assumed a wired connection would be faster and, since I already had an ethernet cable running to that room for my dish receiver, I hooked up a switch at that point to split it and wired it. It works great a lot of the time, but lately I've been getting some error messages (network is down, unable to connect to network etc.) and "reloading" in the middle of watching videos.
Yesterday wii got a Wii (see what I did there) and I enabled Netflix streaming on it. Although the quality isn't as good (Wii doesn't have HD capability and connects via RCA jacks) I seem to get a smoother, more reliable connection, even though that particular connection is wireless.
Is my wired connection split too many times and, therefore, being slowed down? I've got 3-4 devices wired to the router, including two sharing one router spot via switch from one room (sat box and blu ray).
Or is this all just a damn coincidence? Any opinions?
Yesterday wii got a Wii (see what I did there) and I enabled Netflix streaming on it. Although the quality isn't as good (Wii doesn't have HD capability and connects via RCA jacks) I seem to get a smoother, more reliable connection, even though that particular connection is wireless.
Is my wired connection split too many times and, therefore, being slowed down? I've got 3-4 devices wired to the router, including two sharing one router spot via switch from one room (sat box and blu ray).
Or is this all just a damn coincidence? Any opinions?