I don't understand LAN and wireless speeds

JulyKnot

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Here is the issue. I have a laptop with failing screen so I try to view it from a pc using VNC viewer.
Documents etc load up quickly but video clips are quite slow and jumpy to view.
When I look at the connection speed between computers, at the very best it says 20 000 kbps but can fluctuate.

Viewing pc is connected via ethernet to router. Apparently pc is 10/100 rather than 10/100/1000

Faulty laptop is connected wirelessly ( and I can't connect via ethernet cable) with an N capability.

Now I don't know if internet speed is relevant but I can't get much more than 2Mbps. Is it coincidental that 20 000 kbps = 2Mbps? ( I now realize my mistake here)

I perhaps ignorantly thought that it didn't matter what internet speed was capable of for LAN connections. Am I wrong?
Is there any way I can improve speed so that viewing video has less lag?

Quiet_Spark

Nothing to do with your internet speed, it's the speed of your LAN (Local Area Network) that matters in this instance, and you will not be able to reduce the lag until the laptop is hard wired to the network.

closed

it's probably because you are using vnc, why not watch them on the pc directly, or attach laptop to the external screen

Lokolo

Why don't you copy the files over before viewing them?

esuhl

JulyKnot wrote: »

Here is the issue. I have a laptop with failing screen so I try to view it from a pc using VNC viewer.
Documents etc load up quickly but video clips are quite slow and jumpy to view.

Using VNC will generate a fair bit of unnecessary traffic. Also, the video overlay features (used by video cards to produce "good" quality graphics) can't be utilised remotely, IIRC resulting in poor performance at best and a blank window at worst...

So... why not just use the main PC to access the files on the laptop? No need to use VNC software if you just want to access files... And for better performance, copy (or move) the files you need to the desktop first.

JulyKnot wrote: »

Is it coincidental that 20 000 kbps = 2Mbps?

20,000kbps is 20Mbps, not 2...

Mobeer

JulyKnot wrote: »

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Now I don't know if internet speed is relevant but I can't get much more than 2Mbps. Is it coincidental that 20 000 kbps = 2Mbps?

2 Mbps = 2000 kbps

So 20,000 kbps and 2 Mbps is a coincidence!

JulyKnot

The set up is an attempt at cheap cctv with old failing laptop I had hanging around and I am viewing software showing temporary footage so didn't want the faff of transferring files. It sounds as though this is the best I'll get then unless you can suggest any alternative solution that doesn't require cable/ external monitors etc as the location is fixed and not close to router.

closed

does the software have a webserver option.

if the software saves as an mpg, you could just map a drive to the location

JulyKnot

Now I'm not understanding the terminology. What does map a drive to the location mean please? I don't know what webserver is either. Sorry.

Quiet_Spark

JulyKnot wrote: »

The set up is an attempt at cheap cctv with old failing laptop I had hanging around and I am viewing software showing temporary footage so didn't want the faff of transferring files. It sounds as though this is the best I'll get then unless you can suggest any alternative solution that doesn't require cable/ external monitors etc as the location is fixed and not close to router.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&tbo=d&site=&source=hp&q=wireless+ip+camera&oq=wireless+ip+&gs_l=hp.1.0.0l10.1030.4326.0.6662.12.9.0.3.3.0.126.757.8j1.9.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.6EZh-kiNSWM

closed

a lot of cctv software (presumably using a webcam), has the ability to stream the video, much the same as iplayer etc, to a web browser, you would just put in the local ip address followed by a port number eg 192.168.1.2:8080

map a drive means to setup a pointer say h: to your laptops c: drive, so you can go into explorer and pickup or play the files in your media player.