[mythtv-users] Limit on frontends?

[Josh Burks]

On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 16:15:52 -0600, Matt Mencel <mr-mencel at wiu.edu> wrote:
> How many frontends would I reasonably be able to connect to a AthlonXP 1500
> with 512MB RAM?
> 
> I'm running a MythTV demo on Wednesday and will be attempting to run
> frontend/backend on my FC3 server with the above specs, a Mac Mini frontend,
> and an Xbox frontend.
> 
> Am I going to get any stuttering or other video problems if I have all three
> playing different recordings at the same time?
> 
> Just curious what kind of overhead a frontend has on a backend server.
> 

I would assume that since you are doing a demo, you're not going to
wait UNTIL the demo to test your setup. Set it all up and see if it's
going to work. That's the best way to tell if your server can handle
it.

Your setup seems like it will work fine, just be sure to use switches, not hubs.

Josh