[mythtv-users] Wireless Frontend

[Charles H. Chapman]

 > I'm using wireless 54g just fine... for SD. I doubt 54g would do HD
 > for you but that's just a hunch.

This is a myth (so to speak) that I've been trying to dispel without 
much luck.  802.11G has more than enough bandwidth to do HD -- I use it 
in my house without so much as a hickup.  The key is to set up the 
access point for a little less than the maximum speed of 54 MB/s.  Force 
it to use something less, like 48 MB/s or 36 MB/s, so that retries will 
not be necessary.  The other key to using wireless it to not use 
encryption for controlling access -- that adds overhead (and thus 
decreases bandwidth).  Use MAC address filtering instead.  I think the 
people on this list who complain about wireless not working have not 
tried these methods.

Chuck