[mythtv-users] myth on separate subnet

Mark fairlane at springcom.com
Thu Jan 14 11:07:36 UTC 2010


Simon Hobson wrote:
>
> But as others have said, for a home network I think this is probably 
> overkill. Does the Cisco switch have at least one gigabit port ? If 
> so, then you'll have gigabit between backend and switch - and at 
> between 2mbit/s and 20mbit/s for a streaming TV program, that's a LOT 
> of frontends in use at once before you fill the link ! And the traffic 
> won't be seen by other devices thanks to the switch.
>
The switch has two gigabit ports, both using fiber modules,  but my only 
fiber converters are only 100mbit.  I was trying to avoid buying new 
modules, but it looks as if that'll be easier.


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