- October 8, 2007
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Hi all, let me explain the situation:
I have a (rather old/slow) PC with a DVB-C card in it. I was trying to watch a HD channel for the upcoming Euro 2008, but it was just too slow for the old AMD 64 to handle. Then, I tried streaming it to my faster laptop via Wireless-G. The playback here was much smoother, except for the hickups in sound and video that were obviously caused by a bottleneck in the wireless 54mbit connection.
I was wondering whether it is possible to set up the TV Server to stream over a private network between my HTPC Server and Laptop client, using a Crossover LAN cable. This way I dont have to use wireless. Just to clarify, neither PC will actually be connected to the normal network that's set up over a router at this point. There will only be a cable between the HTPC and Laptop.
Basically the current situation
-----------> = wired
-.-.-.-.-.-> = wireless
HTPC (server)-----100mbit------> Router -.-.-.54mbit-.-.-> Laptop (client)
And how it would be
HTPC (server)-----1gbit------> Laptop (client) -.-.-.45mbit-.-.-> Router (for internet access)
The reason I am asking this is because all the LAN slots on the router are occupied and I will only be receiving the HD channel for a month or so, which doesn't really justify buying a hub.
I hope I explained it clearly enough, and thanks in advance for the help!
I have a (rather old/slow) PC with a DVB-C card in it. I was trying to watch a HD channel for the upcoming Euro 2008, but it was just too slow for the old AMD 64 to handle. Then, I tried streaming it to my faster laptop via Wireless-G. The playback here was much smoother, except for the hickups in sound and video that were obviously caused by a bottleneck in the wireless 54mbit connection.
I was wondering whether it is possible to set up the TV Server to stream over a private network between my HTPC Server and Laptop client, using a Crossover LAN cable. This way I dont have to use wireless. Just to clarify, neither PC will actually be connected to the normal network that's set up over a router at this point. There will only be a cable between the HTPC and Laptop.
Basically the current situation
-----------> = wired
-.-.-.-.-.-> = wireless
HTPC (server)-----100mbit------> Router -.-.-.54mbit-.-.-> Laptop (client)
And how it would be
HTPC (server)-----1gbit------> Laptop (client) -.-.-.45mbit-.-.-> Router (for internet access)
The reason I am asking this is because all the LAN slots on the router are occupied and I will only be receiving the HD channel for a month or so, which doesn't really justify buying a hub.
I hope I explained it clearly enough, and thanks in advance for the help!