[vdr] Re: VDR-Network-Traffic-Managment

[Gerhard Achs <gerhard.achs@gmx.at>]

The NICs are rather cheap, that's true, but have you ever seen a inexpensive
GE-switch?
If so, please let me know ;-)

gerhard

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> Axel,
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> how about upgrading to gigabit ethernet ???? imho it's not too expensiv
> e
> nowdays ....
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> stefan
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> Hi all
> 
> Here i use a small VDR-network with one "main-machine" (4 DVB-Devices) 
> and
> 8 Harddrives.
> 2 Clients with only 1 DVB-Device and mounted the Harddrives from the
> Main-Machine.
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> Everything works fine.
> 
> Now i want to expand the harddrivespace and connect a aditional Server 
> to
> this Network.
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> But now i get problems.
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> VDR allways use the /video device wich has the highes space on it. - so
>  if
> i connect
> the Server to the network (for example as /video9) all Vdrīs only rec
> ord to
> this device.
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> If i only record 1 or 2 Streams at the same time there is  no problem -
>  but
> if i
> (and my Brother) watch over the Clients (over the LAN) and the main-Mac
> hine
> want to
> record over the Network i get Problems because the netowrk ist too slow
> .
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> Is there any way to tell VDR that he only shuld use a specifyed number 
> of
> recordings over
> the network ?
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> I know this is a realy specific problem - but i donīt have a solution
>  for
> it !
> 
> CU
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> Axel
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