I don't use the stick, I use the box - it does have ethernet. I have Kodi loaded up (as an application) on it hooked up to an external hard drive, and it works really well.
On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com> wrote: > And none of the 'Stick' Devices come with a Port, Chromecast actually has > an Adapter avialabe, I don't know if the firestick does or not. > > On 2/5/2016 11:38 AM, Josh Luthman wrote: > > Difficult/harder than WiFi. You can set up the WiFi from your couch. Doing > a cable requires digging around through the back and the average person > assumes they're the same thing. > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 12:35 PM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: >> >> Yes. Sigh. >> >> But read this review which says 2 GB of RAM is limiting even for web >> browsing given the demands of modern websites: >> >> http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/01/review-hp-improves-its-200-laptop-a-lot-but-its-still-a-200-laptop/ >> >> And computers seem to be going away, people expect to do all this stuff on >> their phones. Of course most bandwidth is now used for video, and people >> are hooking up smart TVs and other dedicated video streaming devices. >> >> I really hate it that people buy a Roku or Apple TV or streaming stick and >> connect it via WiFi despite it being 2 feet from their router. I have a >> Roku 2 and it’s connected with an Ethernet cable even though the router is >> in another room. If people are spending so much time and money watching >> video over the Internet and complaining their Internet isn’t fast enough, >> why not give it the best chance and bypass WiFi with a $5 cable? >> >> >> From: Josh Luthman >> Sent: Friday, February 05, 2016 11:15 AM >> To: af@afmug.com >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 100Gbps >> >> GOING to expect? Have you not been dealing with customers' 802.11b >> Linksys routers not pulling 25 meg on their Windows 98 PC? >> >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 12:06 PM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: >>> >>> Kind of scary when you realize SATA-3.0 transfer rate is 6 Gbps, SAS-3 is >>> 12 Gbps, SATA-3.2 is 16 Gbps. And people are going to expect they can run a >>> speedtest from their iPad or Android with a low power CPU, on their dodgy >>> WiFi, and complain if they don't get the advertised Internet speed. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Nate Burke >>> Sent: Friday, February 05, 2016 10:55 AM >>> >>> To: af@afmug.com >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 100Gbps >>> >>> I have mixed feelings on it, I think that if you're pushing the >>> envelope, then you should pay for it. But as the market meets demand, >>> prices should come down. Remember back when 10/100 switches were >>> $1000? Now, you can get a 24 Port 1G switch with 10G uplinks for, what, >>> $400? In another 10 years, 100G will probably be the same. Pickup a 24 >>> Port 100G switch with 1TB uplinks for $200. >>> >>> Although at the same time, Throwing more Bandwidth at the problem just >>> makes for sloppier code. Average webpage loads are now, what 5-6mb, for >>> really no more content. Things used to be efficient, as it was the >>> programs responsibility for performance, Now it's the clients >>> responsibility if things are slow (upgrade your PC, upgrade your >>> internet) >>> >>> https://xkcd.com/1605/ >>> >>> On 2/5/2016 10:34 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: >>>> >>>> You tell them and they'll tell you how your capital expenses don't >>>> matter. >>>> In 1995 they decided that internet should be free and they'll never stop >>>> believing it. >>>> >>>> On 2/5/2016 10:04 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I cringe when people portray multi gigabit bandwidth as costing >>>>> pennies, as if the only cost is the fiber. Yeah, until you have to route >>>>> those packets, rather than just transporting a beam of light. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Faisal Imtiaz >>>>> Sent: Friday, February 05, 2016 8:57 AM >>>>> To: af@afmug.com >>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 100Gbps >>>>> >>>>> It's not un-common to do 100Gpbs as follows:- >>>>> Bonding 10x 10G circuits >>>>> Bonding a combination of 40G circuits. >>>>> >>>>> providing 100G switched transport is easy. >>>>> Having a router, to do 100G transport is not, >>>>> Expect to pay approx $100k for a router (loaded ready to go, on the >>>>> 2ndary markets) >>>>> >>>>> Regards. >>>>> >>>>> Faisal Imtiaz >>>>> Snappy Internet & Telecom >>>>> 7266 SW 48 Street >>>>> Miami, FL 33155 >>>>> Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 >>>>> >>>>> Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> >>>>>> From: "Sterling Jacobson" <sterl...@avative.net> >>>>>> To: "af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com> >>>>>> Sent: Friday, February 5, 2016 1:01:09 AM >>>>>> Subject: [AFMUG] 100Gbps >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> So... Let's just say, for a minute, that I could sell Adobe a 100Gbps >>>>>> line. >>>>>> >>>>>> What would that be priced at? >>>>>> >>>>>> I think I can do it technically with a pair of fiber I can get end to >>>>>> end. >>>>>> >>>>>> Are their LD optics at 100Gbps yet? >>>>>> >>>>>> Or are we still talking dense wave multiplexing? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >> > > >
