[mythtv-users] what is the best way to connect to the backend from a Mac OS X frontend

[Wade Maxfield]

>I got mythfrontend working on a mac, and live tv works great but I 
>was wondering. what is the best method to connect to the 
>/storage/recordings folder on the mythtv backend from the mac.  I 
>have samba working and can connect to it that with with both a 
>windows machine and the mac.
>
>I browsed to it with the samba network connector and then created a 
>symlink to put the share where i wanted it on the mac - but won't 
>that break if it goes to sleep or I reboot.
>
>I read somewhere I should use a nfs share but that it is hard to 
>setup and insecure.  My home network is nated behind a linksys 
>firewall and my isp blocks common ports so I'm not terribly worried 
>about security on this machine.
>

I've used NFSManager on my OS X machines to set up the NFS mounts. 
Normally takes 2-3 seconds to re-establish a connection when waking 
from sleep.  However for best responsiveness while watching 
recordings (or editing), using no NFS/Samba mount and just having 
mythbackend stream the video is the best on my network.

  - Wade