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

Eric Sharkey eric at lisaneric.org
Thu Oct 17 16:28:11 UTC 2013


On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 12:09 PM, Joseph Fry <joe at thefrys.com> wrote:
>>>> 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.
>
> I highly recommend running the prime off of it's own separate ethernet
> adapter (100Mbps is fine).

I highly recommend using a switch that costs no more than $19.99, is
unmanaged, and "just works".

It's just TV.  There's no need for overkill on this.

Eric


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