Well, I added a plasma 51" TV to the mix over the weekend. I am also not going to be going back for a Verizon STB. So, this means I have to get a Media Center up and running. Over the weekend, I used my Laptop to show TV on the new set. I also moved one of the Apple TVs upstairs to run on the new set. I had to redo the ethernet wire coming through the wall in order for it to work correctly. I was able to successfully get streaming to happen, including HDTV, into the set. I want to duplicate the setup on a desktop, with wireless keyboard/mouse and IR remote control.
I discovered over the weekend that I needed to move the incoming router. When I did this I ended up having to plug in the switch upstairs to the incoming router. This is not an ideal situation but it is a temporary fix until I get another ethernet wire from the managed switch through the hole in the floor to the upstairs switch. Networking is getting complicated in the house.
-- LW
This is a blog mostly about techie things, what I am doing to my apartment network on the cheap, IOT, 3D Printing, Raspberry Pis, Arduinos, ESP32, ESP8266, Home Automation, Personal Weather Stations, Things That Go Bump in the Night, and some side issues that need discussing. Remember, sometimes the journey to an end is as much fun as the goal achieved!
