Hi there, I have to tell you, it was NOT easy setting up the wireless part of my SB 3. I stayed up til 4am last night and still had no success. However, today was a new day and I did some new things. I'm writing this to help anyone who has the same router as me, hopefully it will save you a lot of time.
Note that I am using the following for this Belkin router: Firmware Version - 6.00.10 Boot Version - v1.04 Hardware - 4.00.01 First, set up your router settings: 1) Under LAN Setup (Blue bar on left), click LAN Settings. Disable DHCP. Apply. 2) Under Wireless, click Channel and SSID. Enable Broadcast, disable Protect Mode. Apply. 3) Under Wireless, click Security. Use mode WPA-PSK (no server). Encryption is TKIP. Type your password. Apply. Next (I assume here that you've already installed SlimServer and completely scanned your library and that it's running), connect your SqueezeBox. Set up your connection 1) Set Up Networking. Select Wireless connection. Press right arrow. Select your country. Press right arrow. 2) Do NOT allow it to find your network name (SSID) for you. Instead, manually input it (I forget the exact term, but if you scroll down, it's another option). This will be whatever you named the wireless network when you set up your Belkin (for ex., mine is "wahrless"). Press right arrow. 3) Next it will ask you about encryption. Select WPA Personal. Right arrow. Type in the password you used for Security in the router web interface (#3 above). Right arrow. 4) At this point, SB 3 will try to connect. If it doesn't keep trying. It took me several times before it finally connected. If it doesn't, you probably have some other problem and will need to ask for help here on the forum. If you do connect, then... 5) Do NOT let SB 3 obtain an IP for you. Instead, assign it a static IP. The IP is usually 192.168.2.3, but may be different for you. You can check this to be sure in your Belkin router interface by clicking DHCP Client List under LAN Setup. Host name will be "unknown". Right arrow. 6) Subnet mask is default, just right arrow to next screen 7) DNS server. Type in 192.168.2.1 (again, you can double check this by looking in the router interface...it will be on the Home page, under Lan Settings, IP Address). Right arrow. 8) SB will now try to locate your computer. Do NOT select it when it finds your computer. Again, instead, manually input your computer's IP address on the wireless network. Right arrow. SB will now attempt to connect. If there are no other problems (for instance, I had to drill a hole in my office wall into the kitchen and thread the cables thru to get a better connection...can't wait til the wife gets home for that one LOL), it should connect after a few tries. If not, try rebooting your router and after that, I'm not sure, you'll have to ask. But it works PERFECTLY now, great sound quality, no buffering or squelching and no dropped connectionsm so hopefully this guide will help you out as well. Good luck! Sean -- seanmacb ------------------------------------------------------------------------ seanmacb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3236 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19785 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
