[mythtv-users] Advice on setting up Frontend with both WiFi & Powerline Ethernet?

[Craig Huff]

Ah!  Much food for thought.  One of the adapters is indeed plugged in to a
powerstrip.  And I understand the point (and process) for just using the
powerline connection for just WOL.  I couldn't remember the term "bonding"
and had never had a reason to dig into finding out how it works or what was
involved in setting it up.  May not care, either, now that I have your
suggestions to investigate, since they may solve my issues.  Many thanks.

Craig.


On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 7:14 PM, Michael Watson <
michael at thewatsonfamily.id.au> wrote:

> On 6/12/2012 10:24 AM, Craig Huff wrote:
>
>> I have a Frontend (FE) that I can't run ethernet cable to.
>>
>> I tried WiFi and found that the throughput met my needs, but I couldn't
>> use WOL with WiFi amongst other things.
>>
>> I set it up with Powerline Ethernet using a pair of Netgear AV+ 200
>> adapters.  That solved the WOL and other problems, but now the throughput
>> is too low to watch programs.
>>
>> Now I'm wondering about whether I can combine the two to get everything
>> working.  Do I just put the WiFi adapter back in and let it run, expecting
>> the video data to get there over the shared bandwidth of the WiFi and
>> Powerline interfaces, should I set it up with a second hostname for the
>> second ethernet interface, or is there something else I haven't thought of
>> that would need to be addressed?
>>
>> I'll be using DHCP with static IP assignments by MAC address, if that
>> plays into the decision matrix.
>>
>> If I should set up a second hostname, I could really use some help with
>> how to go about doing that.
>>
>> Craig.
>>
>
> People have said that the powerline adapters give them enough bandwidth,
> do you have the adapters plugged directly into the outlet, or into a
> powerboard?  Bests results are achieved if the adapters are plugged
> directly into the outlet.
>
> If you do need to use the wireless, then simply use the powerline adapter
> for wol, but dont assign it an ipaddress or allow it to obtain an IP
> Address via dhcp.    Comment out the "auto eth0" and "iface eth0 inet
> xxxxx" in your "/etc/network/interfaces" will do that.  This way, you can
> use the ethernet adapter connected to the powerline adapter for wol, and
> wireless for your connectivity
>
> Another option is bonding the ethernet with the wireless, but I dont think
> this will guarantee you the bandwidth.
>
> Regards
> Michael
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