[mythtv] Muticast - Network Recorder with multiple eth devices‏

[Kevin Kuphal]

2009/3/25 Blue Guy <chunkydude69 at hotmail.com>

>  I have set up my box following the instructions here: http://www.*mythtv*
> .org/wiki/index.php/Sasktel_IPTV<http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Sasktel_IPTV>
>
>
> I have set up 2 network cards, eth0 & eth1, one for each of the STB's I
> have.  My subscriber only allows 2 streams per STB, ie: only 2 streams per
> eth device/(virtual STB).  How do I set up the Network Recorder (capture
> card) to use a specific eth device?
>
> Mythtv always uses the first device it finds. (It always picks eth0).  I
> can't seem to get it to ever use eth1, and therefore I am limited
> to recording 2 streams.  Eth0 has to be connected to the network for the box
> to work, if I unplug eth0 and only leave eth1 connected to the network I
> don't get any multicast streams.
>
> It see ms to me that if I could match a Network Recorder to a specific eth
> device my problems would be solved.  Is this even possible?  Or am I
> limited to only 1 virtual STB.
>
> Thanks for any help.  I hope I have described my problem clearly.
>

I doubt it's possible without patches.  That being said, run a VM with a
slave backend in it or use a second machine as a slave backend.  Both should
work with an IP recorder.

Kevin
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