Re: Soundbridge: Wireless Ethernet Adapter Difficulties

The thing is, none of this should be necessary if the bridge is set up and
working correctly.  Rather than steering down the path of telnetting into
the box and configuring the address manually (which is not really something
we support or encourage), we should figure out why the bridge isn't working
right.




> I've done that (to set up a static IP address).  Look in the manual and
> you'll see that you can telnet into the Soundbridge using port 4444.
> Once in there is an option to set up the ethernet configuration
> manually which should let you do what you want.
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> I used the built in command line telnet utility on the Mac, you may
> need to download a  telnet utility for your Windows machine if Windows
> doesn't come with one.
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> On Aug 11, 2004, at 4:54 PM, Sherrill Martin wrote:
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>>  Don,
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>>  I seem to remember a similar problem getting my replayTV to work on
>> this network.=A0 In that case, I could manually enter the gateway and
>> DNS values.=A0 It appears to be posible with the Soundbridge using the
>> CF card.=A0 Is manual entry possible for the ethernet input?
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>>  Don Woodward wrote:
>> Sherrill,
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>> You got a link-local (also known as auto-config) IP address
>> when using your ethernet to wireless adapter.
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>> I was able to determine this by noticing your netmask
>> was 255.255.0.0.  You'll also note that your IP address
>> would have started with 169.254.
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>> This is what happens when SoundBridge does not get a DHCP
>> address.  It is part of zero-configuration networking
>> ( www.zeroconf.org ) which allows computers to work in the
>> absence of a DHCP server.
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>> In your case, you wanted to get a DHCP address but did not.
>> The most likely cause is that your adapter is not configured
>> properly and is not connecting to your wireless network as you
>> expect.
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>> Here's what I would do:
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>> Connect the adapter to your computer and verify that it works
>> there, configuring if necessary.  When it is working properly
>> when connected to your computer, connect it to your
>> SoundBridge and try again.
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>> -Don
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected]
>> [ mailto:[email protected] ] On Behalf Of
>> Sherrill Martin
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 9:13 AM
>> To: Roku Tech Mail List and Discussion Group
>> Subject: Re: [Roku-tech] Soundbridge: Wireless Ethernet
>> Adapter Difficulties
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>> Anthony,
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>> Maybe here is a clue.
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>> When wired ethernet, I have a MAC and IP address and:
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>> Netmask 255.255.255.0
>> Gateway 192.168.2.1
>> DNS1    192.168.2.1
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>> When connected by ethernet cable to wireless adapter:
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>> MAC and IP address OK
>> Netmask 255.255.0.0
>> Gateway 0.0.0.0
>> DNS1    0.0.0.0
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>> Adapter is set for DHCP.
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>> Does this shed any light?
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>> Sherrill
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>> Anthony Wood wrote:
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>> Hi Sherrill,
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>> Check out this link:
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>> http://www.rokulabs.com/support/sbaccesspoints.php
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>> Have you updated the firmware in your Access Point to the
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>> latest version?
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>> When we tested this AP we found that certain firmware
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>> versions did not work
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>> with the SoundBridge.   There are an amazing number of bugs
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>> out there in
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>> various APs.
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Sherrill Martin" <[email protected]>
>> To: "Roku Tech Mail List and Discussion Group"
>>  <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 3:20 PM
>> Subject: [Roku-tech] Soundbridge: Wireless Ethernet Adapter
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>> Difficulties
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>> Mike,
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>> Didn't help.  My system is PC with an SMC2804WBR(G) wireless router.
>> The adapters I have tried are an SMC2670W which has been
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>> working fine
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>> with a ReplayTV and a D-Link DWL-G810 which I have been
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>> using with my
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>> HD1000.
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>> As I have said, it works fine if I plug it directly into the 2804
>> through a cable.
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>> Any thoughts?
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>> Thanks,
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>> Sherrill
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>> Mike Kobb wrote:
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>> Sherrill, have you tried rebooting the SoundBridge when you see the
>> "connection to server failed" message?  There is a very
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>> rare case that
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>> can
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>> cause this message to appear and it can only be cleared by
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>> rebooting.
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>> Best,
>> --Mike
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>> There ARE!  If I hadn't been taking siesta when it
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>> arrived, son, I might
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>> have been the first.
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>> Works fine on ethenet connection, problems so far with wireless to
>> ethernet adapter.  It finds iTunes, but then says
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>> connection to server
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>> failed.  To get that far I had to disable my firewalls
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>> (gulp).  Maybe
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>> I'll just have to get a compactflash wifi card.
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>> Message: 3
>> Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 22:19:06 -0500
>> From: Steve Martin <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: [Roku-tech] request for new list for
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>> soundbridge product
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>> To: Roku Tech Mail List and Discussion Group
>>  <[email protected]>
>> Message-ID:
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>> I second that.  They are very different products and I
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>> can see where
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>> those who only own one or the other would be annoyed.
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>> Just imagine when there are two of us Soundbridge owners
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>> out here ;-)
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