[mythtv-users] diagnosing HDHome Run Prime zero byte recordings

[Raymond Wagner]

On 10/17/2013 11:38 AM, Jay Ashworth wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gary Buhrmaster" <gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com>
>> If you have a more advanced switch(*), you could set up a
>> port on your switch to mirror the traffic on your HDHR,
>> and see if there are anomalous issues occurring.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> (*) Where advanced, in this case, usually means a
>> switch targeted to enterprises and manageable.
> I *strongly* recommend the HP 2626 - J4900B (or C, not the A); they're
> managed 100BT with 2 GB Copper/GBIC ports, and you can get them on eBay
> every day of the year for under $100.  Usually well under.

I'd recommend *not* buying anything that's only 100Mbps.  MythTV runs 
noticeably better over gigabit, and an HDHR Prime has the ability to 
saturate a 100Mbps link.