> Ah I was thinking wireless from router, as don't want wires everywhere... oh dear?
Here's the thing: you can run MAME over a wireless network, but, as RB said, it's not going to be the greatest experience. I've been running MAME from a NAS for around a decade now as well, and really recommend keeping to a cabled network depending on what you're interested in playing.
With early games, you probably won't notice the difference compared to a wired connection. But get into newer stuff that uses larger ROM sets and you'll see load times starting to increase; this only gets worse if the game in question has to also load supplemental files such as artwork or samples. It doesn't affect the playability of the game, true, but it's surprising how quickly you'll reach the point where this starts to become considerable.
CHDs and wireless don't mix. My MAME cabinet has run both 802.11g and 802.11n PCI wireless adapters over the years, and about the best I can say for either one is that they mostly work - passable for loading ROMs, but not great at all with CHDs, particularly with laserdisc games. Some games are admittedly more playable than others, but that's not saying very much.
Unfortunately, you may have to run some cabling if CHDs are a factor for you. There just isn't a good way around it.
|
Index 
Flat 
Re: MAME on a NAS drive?
Reply
