[mythtvnz] Frontend over slow wifi link

[Graeme Woollett]

Tortise wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Graeme Woollett" <g.woollett at irl.cri.nz>
> To: "MythTV in NZ" <mythtvnz at lists.linuxnut.co.nz>
> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 5:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [mythtvnz] Frontend over slow wifi link
>
>
>   
>> Nick Rout wrote:
>>     
>>> Frankly, wireless-n aside[1], wifi is just not up to the grade for a
>>> frontend. It can do at a pinch, but IMHO its not a realistic long term
>>> foolproof always working solution.
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> Given that my sisters place is approx 2km away, 
>>     
>
> I really like that, how many had assumed it was <= 30m ????!!!!!
>
> wireless g is the only 
>   
>> affordable option I have.  I have 2 wrt54g routers connected to a 
>> retrofitted sky dish at each end. 
>>     
>
> Larger Sat dishes at each end?
>
>   
>> I used to be able to get 1.2MB/sec,but with the huge uptake in 2.4ghz 
>> devices in the last few years, not to mention trees in the path getting 
>> bigger that rate has dropped a bit.
>> If it means a bit of fiddling to save the ~$80 that sky want a month to 
>> see the odd rugby game then I'll do it :-)
>>     
>
> Does the challenge exceed the $80.00 a month saving?
>
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I also charge for my sister (and others) for internet, the equipment 
paid itself off long ago. :-)


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Graeme Woollett
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