[mythtv-users] mythtv: diskless frontends/home networking

White Joe joe.white at consultant.volvo.com
Tue Mar 14 18:59:35 UTC 2006


 

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> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Jesse Guardiani
> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 1:46 PM
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> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] mythtv: diskless frontends/home networking
> 
> James C. Dastrup wrote:
> >> The LCD backlight on my 1.2ghz thinkpad died a few days ago,
> >> so I'm going to make it into a lightweight frontend. It has an ATI
> >> chipset and I'm pretty sure the video out works under linux, so
> >> the only frontend hardware I really need to buy is an IR or RF
> >> remote.
> >>
> >> I'm trying to decide between diskless CF or keeping the laptop
> >> disk. I like the CF for heat/reliability/cost benefits, but doesn't
> >> LiveTV require a local spool of disk space? Or is that done
> >> on the backend?
> >>
> >>     
> >
> > I have a diskless frontend that works just fine. Not even CF - it
> > boots with PXE. Myth doesn't require a local spool of disk
> > space. It was running 100 mbit at first, and it got much much faster
> > after moving to gigabit.
> 
> 
> :) I'm sure it did. Gig-e is like having a network attached 
> hard disk. 
> But gig-e isn't an option.
> Are you saying that with gig-e you don't need a local spool? 
> Or just in 
> general?
> 
> 
> >  Things like the EPG, videos starting, booting
> > up, menus, etc. all became more responsive. I wouldn't recommend 
> > diskless over wireless, but maybe out there has experience with it.
> >
> >   
> >> The other issue is networking. I doubt wifi is a good idea as I
> >> already have one machine hogging wifi bandwidth and I'd like
> >> to be able to add 2 or 3 more diskless frontends in the future
> >> if necessary. I can't run Ethernet cable as it's an apartment and
> >> I can't go drilling holes in things. What does that leave me?
> >>
> >> Powerline networking? Does anyone have any experience with
> >> that sort of thing? Could it support more than 1 remote frontend?
> >> What's a good brand available in the USA?
> >>
> >> I only have SD right now, but I just bought an HD card and I'll
> >> be upgrading the backend this week, so I need to think about
> >> HD too. So... in general, how much bandwidth does SD/HD
> >> consume per frontend?
> >>
> >>     
> >
> > HD can use up to 20 Mbit/sec. 802.11b won't work at all,
> > but maybe 802.11a or g will with a very good signal and nothing
> > else using the wireless 'shared' bandwidth. There's been lot of
> > posts in the past about wireless use - search the archives.
> >   
> 
> I found this:
>   http://www.hdbeat.com/2005/12/21/hdtv-over-wifi-80211a/
> I have to wonder if the xbox 360 is using a more efficient network 
> protocol than NFS though.
> 
> So far, it looks like 802.11a or bust.
> 
> -- 
> Jesse Guardiani
> Programmer/Sys Admin
> jesse at wingnet.net
> 
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Has anyone tried running Myth over a pre-N network?  Though now that
802.11N has been approved-but, I guess its semi-N.


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