1Gbps beneficial for RDP to BI live feed?

Johnman

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Hey guys

Another quirk I noticed I might need to change hardware around
I currently have a PC running BI with 8 cameras:
1 x 6mp
1 x 8mp
6 x 4mp
all running at 15fps

Everything is hardwired from cat6 solid core cabling to a switch with 1Gbps ports

The PC running BI is also running a gigbit NIC
the laptop that is RDPing from another room to the BI PC only has a 100Mbps NIC
I noticed the feed gets pretty pixelated on and off :
Heres when it was pretty bad:

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I disconnected RDP and tested RDP from my gaming computer which has a 1Gbps Nic

Waited around 10-15 mins with the live feed running through RDP and didnt notice pixalation like this. But I could run it longer and see

anyone else think its worth switching laptops with something with 1Gbps nic? may fix this issue ?
 
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I doubt the RDP connection is getting anywhere near 100 Mbps. You could measure this easily enough by monitoring the network interface in task manager.

I figure a laptop with a 100 Mbps NIC has to be pretty old which means slow hardware and possibly an old version of Windows with less advanced RDP client capabilities.
 
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You said everything is hard wired, but I used to get something similar over poor wi-fi. So feels like @bp2008 is basically saying, you are hitting some bandwidth limit or other limit on that old laptop. An RDP stream is a straightforward, built-in (if Pro/Server) option, but depending on the version and settings you choose (like color depth), you can face some bandwidth headaches. See this report from Microsoft about RDP performance:
Also any computer with an onboard NIC could face additional challenges to performance. For example, my ZBook can barely get to 560MB/s transfer speeds with the onboard NIC.
To test my fiber connection, I have to jump on my "gaming computer", because it has an Intel NIC that I know can get over 950Mb/s when everything is working properly (cables, switches, router, fiber ONT).
 

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If you are just viewing, Maybe use UI3 web interface instead?
Yeh I would prefer that but check out this thread why I am not using it
 

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You should absolutely email BI support about the camera layout. I don't see any reason he can't support the 1,2,4-up and ratio settings for remote viewing and I don't think it would even be that hard for him.
 
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