[mythtv-users] Samba or NFS?

Tony Godshall togo at of.net
Sat Apr 9 16:52:55 UTC 2005


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> On Apr 9, 2005 4:03 AM, David Morrison <themorrisons at btconnect.com> wrote:
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> > Apologies first if this has been asked before but I couldn't find it
> > in my archives.
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> > Which would be best from a performance viewpoint to stream MythVideo
> > to my remote frontend?
> > I'm currently using Samba and it's working OK over my 802.11g network,
> > but only OK. I've never used NFS before and wondered if this was the
> > prefered networking method between two Linux PCs?
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> > Obviously, I realise that I would be better off with a hardwired
> > network but that's not possible for me.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Dave
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According to Chad,
> Yes, it is the preferred networking method between multiple linux
> boxes.  Samba will work, but has some overhead that you may see a
> difference with if you were to give NFS a run.  NFS has other benefits
> as well, but my guess is you really only care about the speed and
> efficiency of getting your data to your front end, and I do think NFS
> would help there.
> 
> Cool


Perhaps cfs?  It's encrypted nfs, and security is a concern
if on wireless even more than wired because it does not
require physical access.

The fact that you pgp-sign would seem to indicate you are
security-conscious.

-- Tony Godshall 



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