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| Author: | kmkittre [ Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Mythtv + Hamachi = Slingo? |
I heard about hamachi (http://www.hamachi.cc/) from the Security Now! podcast (http://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm) and I've been thinking about its possible implications for MythTV. Essentially the way it works is that it "tricks" computers into thinking they are in a lan when they are just both connected to the internet. It's a secured, VPN connection. What I am thinking is that you can use this to have a mobile frontend that just requires a highspeed internet connection to connect to your backend at home. I'm thinking of running some tests over at my mother-in-law's house, but thought I'd post here first in case either someone's tried it before or knows it won't work. So, what are your thoughts? |
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| Author: | afrosheen [ Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:59 am ] |
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If you're going to try something like this, I strongly suggest you get the paid version. It allows you to disable the encryption to speed up data transfers. I use Hamachi on a handful of pc's and a few linux servers and I love it. The main issue here is bandwidth. I'm no developer, but I imagine the frontend is pulling huge data chunks from the backend server when watching shows. Some people have reported problems with wireless due to distance and bandwidth issues also. Now, mythstreamtv..there's a different story. You can tell it to recompress the video, resize it, etc. to allow a low bandwidth 'frontend' to watch videos. http://mythstreamtv.sourceforge.net/ has the scoop on it's capabilities. I've used it a few times and it's awesome. Having it on hamachi helps because I don't have to guess the IP or fight my firewall here. |
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| Author: | khrusher [ Wed Mar 15, 2006 7:39 am ] |
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afrosheen wrote: I don't have to guess the IP
dyndns.com is your friend http://www.dyndns.com/services/dns/dyndns/ |
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| Author: | afrosheen [ Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:56 am ] |
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No it's not. With dyndns, if my mythbox reboots and gets a different IP, my router won't update dyndns with it's new IP. I'm sure I could futz with my router and assign a static IP, setup the static port forwarding and all that jazz..but with hamachi there's no reason to bother. |
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