[mythtv-users] setting up a AirTV Anywhere tuner with MythTV

[Greg Oliver]

On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 5:16 AM James Abernathy <jfabernathy at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 1:52 AM Gary Buhrmaster <gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> On Fri, Jun 24, 2022 at 9:03 PM Greg Oliver <oliver.greg at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Yeah - you need a switch that can port mirror traffic and/or use an
>> ethernet hub (not switch) to get in the middle of the transactions.  Either
>> way, you would need ethernet on your laptop if they are not on wireless.
>>
>> If one connects the AirTV via wireless, one *may*
>> be able to have the wifi router capture the traffic
>> (if one can run traffic capture on their router, which
>> may, or may not, be easy, depending on the vendor
>> and available access and tools).
>>
>> And depending on the client devices, one may
>> be able to run traffic capture on them while one
>> runs the AirTV app.
>>
>> I seem to recall someone saying the device has
>> an open ssh port, but I do not know if anyone
>> ever figured out what the password(s) were.
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> Thanks for all the suggestions.  But I can see that this is going to
> require buying some networking stuff I'd only need for this project and
> relearning things I forgot a long time ago.
>
> I'll just save my money and if needed just buy another HDHR.
>
> Or I could just buy a good bottle of bourbon...
>
> Jim A
>

Sorry - sometimes I assume everyone who runs MythTV have ethernet switches,
which is obviously not the case.  Most managed switches allow for port
mirroring.  Enjoy the bourbon!
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