Resume problem - iView only

[gxdata]

I have been using rtmpdump with a number of downloaders for iView, SBS, Plus!7 for 2 years, with a Belkin modem and ADSL2+

I'm familiar with the vagaries and problems of Hostworks and Akamai servers (used by ABC iView), and good / poor delivery from SBS and Plus!7 from time to time.

For more than a week, since taking delivery of an iiNet BoB2 device and adding VOIP to my ADSL2+ subscription, I have had extreme instability with ONLY ABC iView.

The downloaders I am using, and the rtmpdump version(s), have not changed in the period I'm reporting (4 April onwards).

My problem: it is extremely unusual for me to get an uninterrupted download of ANY iView show, without from 1 to 20 resumes or needing to delete what has been downloaded and start again.

If I unhook the Bob2 and use the Belkin, 99.5% + of the resume problems go away.

I have spent an hour or more with iiNet Support, and on advice I changed MTU / MRU and the protocol (PPPoE to PPPoA), even set a specific DNS, and lowered the modem's firewall protection to 'medium' - no improvement.

I've had now almost a week (6 days) of this condition, and I am 100% satisfied that it is the BoB2 + VOIP vs my old Belkin modem (with no VOIP).

And, it is for iView ONLY.

Any clues to help with this?

Remarkably, SBS downloaders work without the same problems - with the BoB2 modem and VOIP enabled. Similarly, Plus!7 downloads are smooth and swift.

It's pretty severe - eg, with the BoB2 combo in 10 minutes of frigging around I got 68Mb (55%) of a show that downloaded perfectly in 104 seconds with the Belkin modem.

[KSV]

have you tried in DMZ mode? it disables NAT and firewall and routes all traffic directly to your system. also turn off QoS settings and try again.

[gxdata]

Originally Posted by KSV

have you tried in DMZ mode? it disables NAT and firewall and routes all traffic directly to your system. also turn off QoS settings and try again.

I'm unfamiliar with changing these settings.
I have changed QoS from UBC to UBC+, no improvement. Have not tried turning it off.

With the DMZ, there is a default IP value on the modem, to which I can allocate an address (10.1.1.x). Must I give the same info to rtmpdump?

[KSV]

Originally Posted by gxdata

With the DMZ, there is a default IP value on the modem, to which I can allocate an address (10.1.1.x). Must I give the same info to rtmpdump?

no it should be IP of your local machine. rtmpdump doesn't need this info. you can also try lowering your mtu to 1432. if it still fails put the modem in bridge mode and create new PPPoE connection in Network settings of your pc.