[mythtv-users] Wireless Frontend

[Raphael]

Charles H. Chapman wrote:
>  > I'm using wireless 54g just fine... for SD. I doubt 54g would do HD
>  > for you but that's just a hunch.
>
> This is a myth (so to speak) that I've been trying to dispel without 
> much luck.  802.11G has more than enough bandwidth to do HD -- I use it 
> in my house without so much as a hickup.  The key is to set up the 
> access point for a little less than the maximum speed of 54 MB/s.  Force 
> it to use something less, like 48 MB/s or 36 MB/s, so that retries will 
> not be necessary.  The other key to using wireless it to not use 
> encryption for controlling access -- that adds overhead (and thus 
> decreases bandwidth).  Use MAC address filtering instead.  I think the 
> people on this list who complain about wireless not working have not 
> tried these methods.
>
> Chuck
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Nice information. Yeah I never even bothered to check or even do a 
simple calculation. Good to know this works, if I end up getting HD at 
some point I probably won't have to upgrade the router.
So basically for the OP, wireless is robust enough for mythtv.
Raphael