Interrupted connection when multiple speakers

Hi,
My AE is configured properly to join my existing network. It has the latest firmware running and the green light is on. I can play iTunes music to my MacBook speakers. But when I play through multiple speakers (Logitec speakers connected to AE + computer) then no sound comes out of the remote speakers (still green light) and the sound through the MacBook speakers is interrupted every few seconds or sometimes longer (like a buffer-problem?). What is this and how to fix it?

I've had the same problem and have been searching for a resolution for a while. As I'm sure you've experienced, the recommendation to allow UDP traffic in the firewall doesn't quite apply for us Windows users (at least, I don't see a simple way of enabling all UDP traffic in XP). Besides the inevitable switch to an Apple, does anyone know of any solutions for XP users? I, too, am running a Linksys router and have the same exact error in the same scenarios. All firmware is up to date and I am running the most recent version of iTunes and QT.

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