[mythtv-users] HDHR fails

[Joseph Fry]

>
> I put mine on its own bit of cable and its own NIC on my myth server to
> prevent this, as my myth server also works as a file server for the
> network.  It also means that if I need to reboot my switch/inet router, I
> don't impact any recording.  With a managed switch, you could add a NIC and
> LACP it to avoid flooding, but the switch is still an unnecessary point of
> failure.  If you're running myth, there's probably little reason to have
> the HDHR on the main network as myth should be controlling it. Plus, the
> HDHR is 100mb/s not gig/e, so pretty much any old nic will do.  I think I
> have an ancient 3c905.
>

Been running mine that way for just about as long as I have it.  Rock solid.

I did move my ATSC HDHR to the switch, simple because I can use the HDHR
android app and position the antenna from up on the roof... that rocked, so
much easier than lugging my laptop up there!
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