[mythtv-users] Network speed.

[Rob Bongiovi]

All -

I have another, related, network question. I am
planning to have 3 myth boxes - one with a backend
recording HDTV and a frontend hooked to a computer
monitor, a second with a backend recording SD and a
front end hooked to an HDTV, and a third with no
backend, but hosting the video files for mythvideo. It
also has an HDTV frontend. So, worst case network load
seems to be two mythboxes pulling HDTV from the 3rd
while the 3rd is pulling a video from one of the
others. Will a 100Mb network do the job? Or, should I
spend a few extra $$$ and get a 1000Mg network?

Thanks,
Rob
--- Mark Knecht <markknecht at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/29/05, Mathew Mrosko <mythtv at matmrosko.com>
> wrote:
> > On Sunday 29 May 2005 09:06 pm, Mark Knecht wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > >    I just bought a cheap Netgear 5 port 100Mb
> switch for <$20 @ Frys.
> > > Why bother with the old stuff? You don't need a
> 24-port switch for 3-4
> > > frontends. You need the little guy I bought.
> > 
> > A) Because I already have it, why buy new, and
> just throw yet another thing
> > that could be useful away?  I'm no "tree-hugger"
> but I hate to throw
> > something away that will just take up more space
> in a land-fill somewhere,
> > especially when it could be useful still.
> > 
> > B) Because already having it is still cheaper than
> <$20 @ Frys.
> > 
> > C) Because it takes me over 1 1/2 hours to get to
> the neartest Frys.
> > 
> > :)
> > 
> > (Sorry, I didn't mean to be a dick, the whole
> reason I posted to the mailing
> > list wasn't to get "hey, just buy something new"
> messages...  I could have
> > easily done that, I was just wondering if it would
> work with something I
> > already have.)
> > 
> > -Mat
> 
> OK, I wasn't taking your response as 'being a dick'.
> The online places
> have a boat-load of these things for <$25, and
> probably under $20  if
> you look around. They are more reliable and cost
> less over time.
> 
> I've worked around networking hardware for a long
> time. In all
> likelyhood, in my experience, it will work but not
> work very well. It
> has enough bandwidth on paper but depending on the
> specific switch you
> may find that it really doesn't do 10Mb/S on each
> port.  It certainly
> won't cost you much to find out. Try it. Nothing's
> lost, except time,
> and probably $1/month in electricty. (Should you
> find yourself
> slipping slightly closer to that tree...) ;-)
> 
> Sorry for not giving you this sort of answer to
> start. I wasn't being
> smart. I value my time pretty highly.
> 
> Cheers,
> Mark
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