[mythtv-users] Wireless G USB Dongles

[Ciaran]

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 20:45:26 -0500, Hank VanZile <mythtv at hankvanzile.com> wrote:
> I have my Myth box hooked up using a Netgear MA111 802.11b USB dongle.
> It does work, using the linux-wlan drivers (http://www.linux-wlan.org/).
> 
> The only problems I've had with it to date are that I had to hook it up
> to a USB hub and everytime the box is restarted (which is fairly often,
> since I still get some hard crashes with Myth), I have to unplug the hub
> and plug it back in for the USB port to refresh properly.
> 
> The last one is the really annoying part, but I've just read about a
> modules.conf addition that may solve it.  I'm hoping it works, since it
> is stopping me from moving my Myth box (a rather ugly beige mini-tower)
> to behind my entertainment center.
> 
> Ciaran wrote:
> 
> >Has anyone gotten a 802.11g USB dongle working on their Myth box yet.
> >I want to put a new frontend into my [wireless] network and as it is a
> >pundit I have no card space [2 tuners], and the pcmcia slot would look
> >quite ugly if filled at the front ?
> >
> >As much as I can grasp from googling is that USB + 802.11g + Linux is
> >a painful experience, but if someone has some hardware that they know
> >works, I can at least get this kit safe in the knowledge that its
> >possible, I can get it up and running once I'm sure in something <g>
> >
> >
> >
> 
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Hi, does 802.11b have enough bandwidth to stream live tv ?
Thanks,
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