pc to shield question

[Evo_Shift]

When they say you need a gtx600 or above and a wifi setup and that the streaming is local I assume we can run the pc through our router right? The connection doesn't have to be directly from the pc to the shield does it? I'd rather not have to buy a wireless card for my desktop.

 

[kieso]

Thats how I took it. They never mentioned needing a wifi card on your pc.

 

[glitchhawk]

in general streaming uses specific paths within windows/pc and your router to get to other devices. normally just about anything network based is either/or. however it gets a lot more complicated when you are trying to share between more then one router. im pretty sure it will be both. but if one was to be restricted, i think it would be wired only, and wireless wouldn't work.

 

[agrabren]

Thats how I took it. They never mentioned needing a wifi card on your pc.

Only need to share a router. So unless you have some really crazy home network setup, it'll work.

Oh, and I believe the requirement is GTX 650 or above, not 600.

 

[aDigitalPhantom]

Guess I have some crazy LAN setup then, because I don't have a router.

 

[agrabren]

Guess I have some crazy LAN setup then, because I don't have a router.

If you're directly connecting all your machines straight to the internet with no NAT, that is a crazy (and fairly unsafe) network setup. These days, most internet providers have a built in router and often Wi-Fi access point in the device they provide you.

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[aDigitalPhantom]

If you're directly connecting all your machines straight to the internet with no NAT, that is a crazy (and fairly unsafe) network setup. These days, most internet providers have a built in router and often Wi-Fi access point in the device they provide you.

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My DSL modem (one port) has NAT, a firewall, and dhcp. After that I have 2 switches, a wifi ap and computers.

 

[agrabren]

My DSL modem (one port) has NAT, a firewall, and dhcp. After that I have 2 switches, a wifi ap and computers.

The DSL model is acting as a router (with NAT support), albeit a 2-port one (one on the DSL side, one on your network side). This is similar to my work setup.