Apple TV Sharing

My first post on Apple! Feels good being amongst all these apple users!
OK,
Hello,
I'm having trouble with my Apple TV during sharing. I already have one MacBook Pro synced with the Apple TV and my MBP is using the "sharing" feature. However, during sharing while i'm watching a tv show it stops suddenly to "reload" i guess or "buffer" and it's annoying. Can't watch a show without being interupted several times during the show.
Is it my internet connection (mine is wireless WEP based), or is it my MBP or the Apple TV?
Thanks!

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It may well be the network, you can test for this by starting your movie and pausing it for a few minutes before starting it again. If the problem goes away or doesn't re-occur until much further into the movie it would suggest your streaming is too slow.

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