New system with periodic sound dropouts

The point is the Dell has all the music locally. The network is not being used for streaming, but there are still drop outs.

Best,

Erik

Still experiencing drop outs so I've given up. I'm listening to CD's on my computer's DVD RW drive and they sound great! Once Google is up and running I'll do more testing with the ripped FLAC files on JRiver and Signalyst HQ. If that proves a failure I might connect the computer to the bedroom modem by running an Ethernet cable down to and across the basement.

A simple way to determine if the wireless link has anything to do with the problem would be to see if dropouts still occur when the computer’s wireless adapter is disabled in Windows.

To do that right-click the start icon at the lower left of the screen and then select "Device Manager" in the menu that appears. In Device Manager expand the listings under "Network Adapters," then select (highlight in blue) the entry corresponding to the wifi adapter, and click the button at the top which says "disable" when it is pointed to. That button will look like a black downward pointing arrow at that time; when clicked it will change to an upward pointing green arrow that would allow you to re-enable wifi at a later time.

An entry will probably also appear under "Network Adapters" for the Bluetooth wireless function you are apparently using for your keyboard and mouse, as well as an entry corresponding to the wired Ethernet port (most likely referred to by some other name). Those should not be selected when you click "disable," of course.

Good luck. Regards,
--Al

Wednesday I disabled the wireless adapter and had no further dropouts. Thursday I enabled it (after Google Fiber was installed) & I've had no drop outs. Google's box transmits per coaxial and there's an ethernet connection on the rear of the box. If I experience future dropouts I will connect.