[mythtv-users] MythTV Success, Now help me optimize [OFF TOPIC]

Bill Bradley wbradley at bham.rr.com
Mon Nov 24 08:34:06 EST 2003


That should work....you will have to enable IP Forwarding in the linux
gateway box kernel with:

echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
or permanently by editing the /etc/sysctl.conf


On Sun, 2003-11-23 at 21:55, David Bourgoyne wrote:
> I think that's what I want to do.  I'm just a little confused on the 
> routing tables.  My Linux box has the following routing table.
> 
> Kernel IP routing table
> Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags   MSS Window  irtt 
> Iface
> 192.168.1.0     *               255.255.255.0   U          40 0          
> 0 eth0
> 127.0.0.0         *               255.0.0.0           U          40 
> 0          0 lo
> default           192.168.1.1     0.0.0.0         UG       40 0          
> 0 eth0
> 
> I'm thinking about assigning the second ethernet card ip address 
> 192.168.2.2 and the xbox 192.168.2.5.  Can I then just set a default 
> gateway on the xbox to 192.168.2.2 and everything will work (meaning the 
> xbox can get to the internet)?  This means that a packet destined for 
> the internet on the xbox goes to the default gateway 192.168.2.2 (second 
> ethernet on my Linux box), the Linux box then sends it to it's default 
> gateway 192.168.1.1.  You think this will work?
> 
> I thought maybe "bridging" would be a transparent solution and I could 
> keep everyone on 192.168.1.X, but I don't understand bridging.
> 
> Anyway I made a trip to homedepot today, got a 100' of cat5e and some 
> wall plates.  So I'll be spending the holidays wiring.
> 
> - David
> 
> 
> Bill Bradley wrote:
> 
> >You could create a another subnet and connect the xbox directly to the
> >2nd card on your mythbackend with crossover cable......
> >
> >
> >On Sat, 2003-11-22 at 19:18, David Bourgoyne wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>I know this doesn't quit belong here, hence the [OFF Topic] in the 
> >>subject.  But mythtv-users have been so helpful in the past.
> >>
> >>I have a Linux box with two ethernet cards running a mythbackend and a 
> >>mythfrontend.  I have a Xbox running a mythfrontend. 
> >>
> >>The first ethernet card is connected to a Linksys firewall as are other 
> >>computers in my house.  The Linksys routes internet traffic through a 
> >>cable modem.  Consider this my primary network.  I'd like the Xbox to 
> >>get video from the Linux box over the second ethernet, thereby not 
> >>loading down the primary network.  What is the best way to do this?
> >>
> >>Bridge, Subnet, etc. 
> >>
> >>Would a bridge even work?  Or is a bridge so transparent that you can't 
> >>have ports?
> >>
> >>Can you point me to a faq or howto?  Can you show me the output of your 
> >>netstat -r?
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>
> >>David
> >>
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