Re: [Fwd: Re: [AT] Help configuring AT with XP and Crossover Cable]

Yes, I'm trying to get the AT off of the router. So, I plug my NIC#1 into
the router which is connected to the Internet, then the AT plugs into
NIC#2. In order for the AT to access Turtle Radio, I have to share the
connection that is established via NIC#1, at least that's my
understanding. If there's another way to do that, then let me know.

What I'm thinking about trying is:


       AT<----->new cheap router<------->XP(NIC2)
                                            |
                                            |
                                          XP(NIC1)<---->router<-->Internet

I'll keep the "new cheap router" off of the Internet if I can and try
sharing the Internet connection established by NIC1. If I can't, then I'll
get another IP address, and run two separate systems.

Any suggestions for the "new cheap router"?

Also, as a last ditch effort on the Xover cable method, I was wondering if
it was a duplex issue? It seems that I read somewhere that the AT operates
at half duplex. I haven't checked the NIC2 card, but maybe it's set at
full and maybe that's the issue.

-Tim






On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:03:18 -0500, john <[email protected]> wrote:

>I'm confused... Why are you using the Shared Internet Connection at all?
Are you using it on the XP box as well?
>
>________________________________
>
>From: Turtle Beach Audiotron User Forum on behalf of Tim Carlson
>Sent: Mon 2/21/2005 9:17 PM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [AT] [Fwd: Re: [AT] Help configuring AT with XP and
Crossover Cable]
>
>
>
>Ok. I connected a WIN2K box to the same cable the AT uses. It used the
>Shared Internet Connection just fine. In Net Neighborhood, the Workgroup
>(MSHOME) showed up along with the shares. When I connected it to the
>shares, it prompted for User and Pass. I entered the AT's credentials, and
>the shares were accessible, and I could play the music files across the
>network.
>
>Sooooo, I plugged the cable back into the AT and booted it. It came up,
>found the Internet, but couldn't see the shares. Aaarrrggghhh!
>
>Does it have anything to do with the workgroup? Does the share name have
>to be qualified with the Workgroup name? I tried \\MSHOME\TC-XP-
>HM\E_AUDIOTRON but no workie.
>
>It might be time to punt.
>
>-Tim
>
>********************************************************************
>
>On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:27:47 -0800, Tim Hill <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>>Well, what is hard is using an XP computer as a router. It sucks.
>>Period. I always use a cheap 3rd party router box to handle this kind of
>>stuff. It's not that you *can't* get XP to work, it's just that doing so
>>requires examining the entrails of chicken at midnight under a full
>>moon. Jim Allchin should be ashamed.
>>
>>--Tim
>>
>>
>>Tim Carlson wrote:
>>
>>>Yeah, I think I'll grab a laptop tomorrow and bring it home to try it
>out.
>>>
>>>I may just break down and get another IP and router (so that I have two)
>>>and make it work that way. I thought that this would be an elegantly
>>>simple solution to my work router problem.
>>>
>>>There's been some great ideas generated. This should not be this hard,
>but
>>>oh well.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>-Tim
>>>
>>>
>>>On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 12:18:33 -0800, Brent Aliverti <[email protected]>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>I doubt this will help but I thought I would toss it in anyway.
>>>>
>>>>I recently bought a new house that had wired ethernet. The location I
>>>>
>>>>
>>>wanted
>>>
>>>
>>>>to plug in the Audiotron was not working. Audiotron would say path
>(share)
>>>>not found. I could plug my laptop into this same jack however and
>transfer
>>>>files quickly to my desktop machine in another room. So I wasn't really
>>>>
>>>>
>>>sure
>>>
>>>
>>>>if it was a jack issue or not.
>>>>
>>>>I could use a longer cable to plug the audiotron into a different
>Ethernet
>>>>jack and that did work. OK...so it seemed like it WAS a jack issue, and
>>>>
>>>>
>>>yet
>>>
>>>
>>>>I was puzzled that I could plug my laptop into this "bad" jack and
>>>>
>>>>
>>>transfer
>>>
>>>
>>>>files just fine.
>>>>
>>>>I finally just broke down and bought a Hobbes ( http://www.hobbes-
>>>>
>>>>
>>>usa.com/ )
>>>
>>>
>>>>Lantest-E cable test from TriangleCables.com and tested the jack. Sure
>>>>enough...it was miswired. I called the original wiring contractor to
>come
>>>>out and fix it. I've actually found the $40 cable tester to be quite
>handy
>>>>to have around as it lets me quickly determine a bad cable or jack from
>>>>
>>>>
>>>some
>>>
>>>
>>>>other more esoteric network problem.
>>>>
>>>>Not sure it that helps you at all, but there it is.
>>>>
>>>>Cheers!
>>>>Brent
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>