Re: Soundbridge: Wireless Ethernet Adapter Difficulties

Mike and Steve,

I punted, and telnetted in and set my address information manually. 
It's working fine now and I'm happy.

Thanks,

Sherrill

Mike Kobb wrote:
> 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.
>>
>>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.
>>
>>On Aug 11, 2004, at 4:54 PM, Sherrill Martin wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Don,
>>>
>>> I seem to remember a similar problem getting my replayTV to work on
>>>this network.  In that case, I could manually enter the gateway and
>>>DNS values.  It appears to be posible with the Soundbridge using the
>>>CF card.  Is manual entry possible for the ethernet input?
>>>
>>> Don Woodward wrote:
>>>Sherrill,
>>>
>>>You got a link-local (also known as auto-config) IP address
>>>when using your ethernet to wireless adapter.
>>>
>>>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.
>>>
>>>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.
>>>
>>>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.
>>>
>>>Here's what I would do:
>>>
>>>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.
>>>
>>>-Don
>>>
>>>
>>>-----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
>>>
>>>
>>>Anthony,
>>>
>>>Maybe here is a clue.
>>>
>>>When wired ethernet, I have a MAC and IP address and:
>>>
>>>Netmask 255.255.255.0
>>>Gateway 192.168.2.1
>>>DNS1    192.168.2.1
>>>
>>>When connected by ethernet cable to wireless adapter:
>>>
>>>MAC and IP address OK
>>>Netmask 255.255.0.0
>>>Gateway 0.0.0.0
>>>DNS1    0.0.0.0
>>>
>>>Adapter is set for DHCP.
>>>
>>>Does this shed any light?
>>>
>>>Sherrill
>>>
>>>Anthony Wood wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi Sherrill,
>>>
>>>Check out this link:
>>>
>>>http://www.rokulabs.com/support/sbaccesspoints.php
>>>
>>>Have you updated the firmware in your Access Point to the
>>>
>>>latest version?
>>>
>>>When we tested this AP we found that certain firmware
>>>
>>>versions did not work
>>>
>>>with the SoundBridge.   There are an amazing number of bugs
>>>
>>>out there in
>>>
>>>various APs.
>>>
>>>
>>>----- 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
>>>
>>>Difficulties
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Mike,
>>>
>>>Didn't help.  My system is PC with an SMC2804WBR(G) wireless router.
>>>The adapters I have tried are an SMC2670W which has been
>>>
>>>working fine
>>>
>>>with a ReplayTV and a D-Link DWL-G810 which I have been
>>>
>>>using with my
>>>
>>>HD1000.
>>>
>>>As I have said, it works fine if I plug it directly into the 2804
>>>through a cable.
>>>
>>>Any thoughts?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Sherrill
>>>
>>>Mike Kobb wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>Sherrill, have you tried rebooting the SoundBridge when you see the
>>>"connection to server failed" message?  There is a very
>>>
>>>rare case that
>>>
>>>can
>>>
>>>
>>>cause this message to appear and it can only be cleared by
>>>
>>>rebooting.
>>>
>>>Best,
>>>--Mike
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>There ARE!  If I hadn't been taking siesta when it
>>>
>>>arrived, son, I might
>>>
>>>have been the first.
>>>
>>>Works fine on ethenet connection, problems so far with wireless to
>>>ethernet adapter.  It finds iTunes, but then says
>>>
>>>connection to server
>>>
>>>failed.  To get that far I had to disable my firewalls
>>>
>>>(gulp).  Maybe
>>>
>>>I'll just have to get a compactflash wifi card.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>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
>>>
>>>soundbridge product
>>>
>>>To: Roku Tech Mail List and Discussion Group
>>> <[email protected]>
>>>Message-ID:
>>>
>>><[email protected]>
>>>
>>>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
>>>
>>>I second that.  They are very different products and I
>>>
>>>can see where
>>>
>>>those who only own one or the other would be annoyed.
>>>
>>>Just imagine when there are two of us Soundbridge owners
>>>
>>>out here ;-)
>>>
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