I noticed this problem few months ago with an iOS version of Infuse. if i stream from a sftp server the maximum speed i reach is 5-7Mbit/s. I ended up using IKEv2 VPN instead + webdav(http). But after a recent purchase of ATV4 that doesn’t have a VPN client on it i’m back to sftp solution and again the speed limitation is there that doesn’t allow me to stream a content with a higher bitrate.
Does anybody else have the same problem?
Thank you.
P.S. I get a full speed from the same server using mbp.
Same issue - SFTP results in slow speeds/buffering (10Mbit/s) on macOS/iOS. filezilla (macOS) with the same settings maxes out my internet connection (30MByte/s). @james any status update?
EDIT: Tried the same settings on iOS with FE File Explorer and I get around 20-30MByte/s. The issue is definitely an Infuse one.
Hi, I have created this topic more than 5 soon to be 6 years ago. I gave up sftp long time ago in a favor of different solutions, today it is a wireguard + smb, or https over public internet.
@sfatula What is your hardware setup that you’ve managed to reach those speeds?
I’ve been using sftp on TVOS and IOS for as long as it’s been around. My speed is local on the LAN, so not sure what you are asking. You are speaking of WAN access? I don’t use Infuse remotely.
I don’t use smb & sftp in Infuse often, but I notice similar issue when I use.
Tested with the same 30GB movie (Infuse iOS 7.3.9 & Mac 7.3.8) to my local Unraid server.
It’s clear as day that it’s not my Network issue. And there’s something special in Infuse smb & sftp stack, While the speed is acceptable on 1Gb Lan, somehow the speed on WIFI is noticeably slower compare to Plex share in Infuse & other App. @james
I don’t see anything outside the normal range with those speeds. Remember that infuse speed test is not equivalent to a file transfer and checks the equivalent speed during playback.
I was thinking the same, “maybe the smb/sftp speedtest in infuse is actually streaming speed so playback should be fine”,
but then when I try to play a 50GB 90mins movie over sftp, there are noticeable buffer during playback while no issue over plex share in infuse