What are the best settings to connect to my server remotely through the internet?

[tjlmbklr 10]

I want to share a Guest account to a friend.  Their IPS is providing 10Mbsp Down I have 18Mbps Down and 1.5Mbps up (when it's working right that is).  Should I be setting my Internet streaming bitrate limit (Mbps): no higher that 1.5Mbps like 1.25?  Then On their end, the playback settings on their device needs to match?

 

Sorry, this is a little foreign to me. 

 

[ebr 16169]

With that upload speed I would limit your bandwidth for streaming to about 1Mb/s.  That will still mean that you can only provide one stream at a time under the best of conditions. The app side settings shouldn't matter because the server side should limit it.

 

I will say, though, I would not expect stellar performance with only 1.5Mb up...

[tjlmbklr 10]

With that upload speed I would limit your bandwidth for streaming to about 1Mb/s.  That will still mean that you can only provide one stream at a time under the best of conditions. The app side settings shouldn't matter because the server side should limit it.

 

I will say, though, I would not expect stellar performance with only 1.5Mb up...

Yeah, I am not expecting much.

 

Thanks.

[RanmaCanada 494]

If your upstream is that limited, I would suggest moving over to x265 files, and ensuring your friend has a device that can direct play them.  Reason is for the bandwidth saving.  A 45 minute tv show can be as small as 200 megs, though I personally prefer around 330.