Slower network in Squeeze c/w Ubuntu

[lee_alkureishi]

Hi all,
I switched to Crunchbang Statler (based on Squeeze) from ubuntu 10.04 on my desktop about a month ago, and I'm loving it. I have one small issue though:

My desktop machine (statler) acts as a file server using samba shares for my HTPC (ubuntu 10.04), with movies and music streaming over a hardwired powerline network. Before I switched to statler, the network performed flawlessly - I could stream all of my 1080p movies (mkv, ripped using handbrake's "high profile") and never saw any issues.

Since I switched to Statler for my file server, I've been having constant buffering pauses on the HTPC when playing 1080p content. 720p plays ok, but I've also noticed it takes much longer for the movies (and music) to start playing.

Networking is an area I'm pretty clueless about, but I had a working setup before. The samba shares are essentially the same, and nothing else has changed in my network. Files play ok on the desktop machine. Can anyone help me troubleshoot what might be the issue?

Thanks in advance,
Lee

[glaston]

What's a hard wired powerline network? One of those adapters that uses electrical outlets?

[lee_alkureishi]

Yes, exactly. It was working great before I changed to the debian (crunchbang) install, so I'm sure it's not a network capacity issue.

Thanks