[mythtv-users] Mythdora 4 Frontend Database Woes / Network Lag

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Jul 21, 2008, at 5:35 PM, Jonathan Seawright wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> I'm having issues with my combined Backend/Frontend and my Frontend.  
> They are running on two separate TVs, and require the settings to be  
> different. However, It appears that the settings (such as GUI  
> Offset) are shared across the myth databases, and so I'm not sure  
> how to achieve different settings on the two Frontends.

You need to use unique identifiers for each of your frontends. This is  
one of the first options in the frontend settings.

> In addittion, is a Megabit (100/10) network enough to stream HD  
> video from my backend to my frontend? I'm using samba and although  
> the video looks gorgeous, it is rather choppy with a lag spike every  
> 3/4 seconds or so.
>
> Thanks!

Yes, 100 Megabit is fast enough for 2 video HD streams. You can adjust  
your samba settings to use larger packets or better yet - stop using  
samba. I'm not sure why you're using it. Videos will stream to the  
frontend without any such sharing of video directories.