[Atheist]

I'm looking to replace my 1st gen Apple TV with the new model that supports Netflix. To make Netflix usable I will need to use a US-based VPN. I've got a spare Linksys WRT54G lying around that I figure I can use to accomplish this but I'm not exactly sure how to set it all up. This is what I'm proposing:

Code:
                CURRENT

                 WiMAX
                   |
                   v
            Airport Extreme
                   |
    +--------------+--------------+
    |              |              |
Hackintosh     Apple TV        Mac mini


                PROPOSED

                 WiMAX
                   |
                   v
            Airport Extreme
                   |
    +--------------+--------------+
    |              |              |
Hackintosh         |           Mac mini
             Linksys WRT54G
                   |
               Apple TV

So I presume I would put DD-WRT on the Linsys router and use OpenVPN route it through the US.

What I don't quite know is how will the Apple TV see the iTunes library on the Hackintosh box? I'm concerned this will be a nightmare to get configured properly.

[mduell]

Since the Apple TV doesn't support advanced networking, you won't be able to be on both the VPN and access the Hackintosh at the same time.

[Atheist]

Hmmm.... I figured there would be some way I could set up the routing table on the Linksys to have all traffic to Netflix go through the VPN and then all other traffic through the Airport.

[mduell]

Hmm, that may be possible with one of the third party firmwares. I thought you were going to run a stock firmware but now I see the DD-WRT comment.