[mythtv-users] MythTV Success, Now help me optimize [OFF TOPIC]

David Bourgoyne dbourgoyne at austin.rr.com
Sat Nov 22 21:28:43 EST 2003


But the Xbox does need internet (mythweather, imdb lookup, etc.)

- David

Dave Anderson wrote:

> As long as the x-box will not need the internet, easiest way is a 
> different subnet.
>
>
> At 07:18 PM 11/22/2003, you wrote:
>
>> I know this doesn't quit belong here, hence the [OFF Topic] in the 
>> subject.  But mythtv-users have been so helpful in the past.
>>
>> I have a Linux box with two ethernet cards running a mythbackend and 
>> a mythfrontend.  I have a Xbox running a mythfrontend.
>> The first ethernet card is connected to a Linksys firewall as are 
>> other computers in my house.  The Linksys routes internet traffic 
>> through a cable modem.  Consider this my primary network.  I'd like 
>> the Xbox to get video from the Linux box over the second ethernet, 
>> thereby not loading down the primary network.  What is the best way 
>> to do this?
>>
>> Bridge, Subnet, etc.
>> Would a bridge even work?  Or is a bridge so transparent that you 
>> can't have ports?
>>
>> Can you point me to a faq or howto?  Can you show me the output of 
>> your netstat -r?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> David
>>
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