Network Dropouts

[simoncn]

(19-07-2014 16:40)Mike48 Wrote:  I'm experiencing highly intermittent dropouts in streaming audio. Setup is Windows i7 PC with MinimServer, wired Ethernet, Simaudio MiND, Auralic Vega DAC. This usually works great up to 192/24, but every few days, there are episodes of brief dropouts (heard as clicks) in playback. This happens at any data rate, even though I've switched the Clock setting on the Vega to "Auto".

Also complicating troubleshooting is that the system is in a new room and the Vega is a new acquisition. Seems to me it could be (1) a defective DAC or MiND, (2) bad network cabling or switch, or (3) increased network latency because the PC is downloading updates or doing some other thing I don't want it to do.

How long does it last when it's happening? Does it last long enough for you to go into Windows Resource Monitor to see whether some resource-intensive activity is happening on the PC at the time? For example, an antivirus scan or update might cause this.