Reposted due to chuck/linc debate

[tirespeed]

First, I'd like to say that I've listened to the show for quite awhile. Not from the beginning, but I have an hour drive each way to work, so I did go back and listen to the shows I missed.

I think you guys have an excellent show. Unlike some I LIKE the banter including the beer and cigar conversations! I've jumped in the IRC channel (as dean) to ask a few questions about the show hardware/software setup because the only criticism that I believe has any merit is the sound quality issue.

Over the years the sound has gotten better, the mics help, and the compressor helps knock down Dann yelling when he gets excited.

The large issue for me would be the long pauses in the interviews only because I think that can be avoided.

Pinging thelinuxlink.net results in about 57ms avg.

While the show is going on, does anyone check the latency to any common internet sites before and during the streaming and asterisk call?

The asterisk connection to a guest should not be more than ~80kb/s each way assuming ulaw as a codec. However, if any of the other members of the show are not at Dann's house, that would add another ~80kb/s for each connection. How much bandwidth do you have each way?

Just curious, how many simultaneous streams do you guys get each week?

Dean

[Linc]

First, I'd like to say that I've listened to the show for quite awhile. Not from the beginning, but I have an hour drive each way to work, so I did go back and listen to the shows I missed.

I think you guys have an excellent show. Unlike some I LIKE the banter including the beer and cigar conversations! I've jumped in the IRC channel (as dean) to ask a few questions about the show hardware/software setup because the only criticism that I believe has any merit is the sound quality issue.

Over the years the sound has gotten better, the mics help, and the compressor helps knock down Dann yelling when he gets excited.

The large issue for me would be the long pauses in the interviews only because I think that can be avoided.

Pinging thelinuxlink.net results in about 57ms avg.

While the show is going on, does anyone check the latency to any common internet sites before and during the streaming and asterisk call?

The asterisk connection to a guest should not be more than ~80kb/s each way assuming ulaw as a codec. However, if any of the other members of the show are not at Dann's house, that would add another ~80kb/s for each connection. How much bandwidth do you have each way?

Just curious, how many simultaneous streams do you guys get each week?

Dean

The jist of the bandwidth issue we experience is this:
We have a 768 k up pipe. With that, we carry at least 1 voip conversation, sometimes 3 or 4. We also have all the irc traffic, 2 icecast connections, sometimes 5 people browsing the web. You can easilly see the problem here. We are working on getting more bandwidth, but this is an expensive process and we currently do this show out of our own pockets.