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Lock down the HDHomeRun - tribunal88 - 2017-01-11
I was thinking about using the HDHomeRun CONNECT hardware for its dual tuners since I couldn't find any other dual-tuner device that was as cheap and worked with the Raspberry Pi. My plan was to run a Tvheadend backed on a raspberry pi 3 with an external USB HDD for storage (I don't want to tax my NAS with PVR duties). I already have 2 Pi3/Kodi appliances in the house which would act as the front-ends.
Since I don't need the HDHomeRun to actually stream anything itself to devices, I wanted to lock it down as much as possible. Can I disable the WiFi? How about the DLNA?
Alternately if someone knows of a dual-tuner device that works with the Pi (the lists I found were unhelpful or out of date), then I could use that instead. It does seem like I'd be disabling much of the functionality for the HDHeomeRun.
RE: Lock down the HDHomeRun - rpcameron - 2017-01-11
No HDHR device has WiFi, so no worries on that front. If you truly want to lock it down, connect the HDHR to a USB Ethernet adapter on the Pi, setting the IP address in the adapter to 169.254.1.1/16. In this case, the HDHR will assign itself an IP address from 169.254.0.0/16, and in this manner it can only access from the Pi and otherwise inaccessible from the rest of the network; similarly, the HDHR cannot see anything other than the Pi. The only disadvantage in this setup is the HDHR cannot get a DeviceAuth token since it cannot talk to the internet, but this only matters if you need SiliconDust's guide.
RE: Lock down the HDHomeRun - tribunal88 - 2017-01-11
(2017-01-11, 23:27)rpcameron Wrote: No HDHR device has WiFi, so no worries on that front.
I believe you, but then why make a distinction in the product comparison of the CONNECT/PRIME using 802.11ac WiFi and the EXTEND using 802.11n?
(2017-01-11, 23:27)rpcameron Wrote: If you truly want to lock it down, connect the HDHR to a USB Ethernet adapter on the Pi, setting the IP address in the adapter to 169.254.1.1/16.
This would cost me the ability to manage the HDHR remotely, but it's a sound option.
Thanks for the input.
RE: Lock down the HDHomeRun - nickr - 2017-01-12
Then set it up with a proper ip address but a different subnet. The pi should route between networks.
RE: Lock down the HDHomeRun - rpcameron - 2017-01-12
(2017-01-11, 23:42)tribunal88 Wrote:The WiFi distinction is because the Extend transcodes, and the Connect does not. Previously the website used to say WiFi only for the Extend.(2017-01-11, 23:27)rpcameron Wrote: No HDHR device has WiFi, so no worries on that front.
I believe you, but then why make a distinction in the product comparison of the CONNECT/PRIME using 802.11ac WiFi and the EXTEND using 802.11n?
(2017-01-11, 23:27)rpcameron Wrote: If you truly want to lock it down, connect the HDHR to a USB Ethernet adapter on the Pi, setting the IP address in the adapter to 169.254.1.1/16.
This would cost me the ability to manage the HDHR remotely, but it's a sound option.
Thanks for the input.
Personally, I use Primes over WiFi to stream HD MPEG2 (~12-18Mbps) over .11n to a couple Pus in my house without problem. But, my wifi channels are set statically so I get little interference from neighbors; your mileage will definitely vary. In general, if your are recording/streaming raw HD streams, wired is always better.
RE: Lock down the HDHomeRun - mellomade - 2017-01-12
(2017-01-11, 23:42)tribunal88 Wrote:In the comparison, SD is saying that the CONNECT/PRIME requires 802.11ac to work over WiFi because it is MPEG-2 only while the EXTEND can transcode to h.264 so that stream can be done over 802.11n.(2017-01-11, 23:27)rpcameron Wrote: No HDHR device has WiFi, so no worries on that front.I believe you, but then why make a distinction in the product comparison of the CONNECT/PRIME using 802.11ac WiFi and the EXTEND using 802.11n?
MPEG-2 has a much higher bitrate and therefore would require much more bandwidth if you attempt to stream over WiFi.
They don't make that clear in their marketing AT ALL.