Re: [slim] wireless bridge function sb classic
Make sure you are using a crossover ethernet cable rather than a regular one. They look the same but the bridging won't work with the regular, non-crossover cable. -- sc53 sc53's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8690 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55390 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] wireless bridge function sb classic
or you can also use an ethernet switch with auto switching between the SB3 and your other devices. Mike -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Business Unit slimdevices.com mvalera's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11086 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55390 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] wireless bridge function sb classic
sc53;363096 Wrote: Make sure you are using a crossover ethernet cable rather than a regular one. They look the same but the bridging won't work with the regular, non-crossover cable. I am using regular cat5 cabling and it is working fine. Maybe the cable has crossover capability but I didn't think so. How can one tell the difference? -- dminches SB3 CI Audio VDA-2 Aragon Soundstage Aragon 8008X3 Vandersteen 3A Sigs dminches's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12606 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55390 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] wireless bridge function sb classic
It's not really very easy to tell by looking at it, which is why they're usually marked. As an addendum to what sc53 said, a regular patch cord will work for a direct connection if one or both of the devices supports auto switching. The SB classic doesn't, but many other devices (computers etc) do. It's possible that whatever you have it connected to is auto switching so you don't need a crossover. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55390 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] wireless bridge function sb classic
I am bridging to a DirecTV Hr20-700. If what you are saying is correct, it must support auto-switching. On a side note, does the SB3 manual discuss this cabling requirement? -- dminches SB3 CI Audio VDA-2 Aragon Soundstage Aragon 8008X3 Vandersteen 3A Sigs dminches's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12606 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55390 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] wireless bridge function sb classic
dminches wrote: I am using regular cat5 cabling and it is working fine. Maybe the cable has crossover capability but I didn't think so. How can one tell the difference? A lot of modern devices self detect. The only way I know to easily tell is to plug both ends into a ethernet tester. If you have really good eyes, you may be able to pick out the color codes on the RJ45 If both look like this picture, then its straigt http://www.pfarrell.com/misc/rj45_patch.gif Some info here: http://www.pfarrell.com/technotes/rj45wiring.html -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] wireless bridge function sb classic
dminches;363155 Wrote: I am bridging to a DirecTV Hr20-700. If what you are saying is correct, it must support auto-switching. On a side note, does the SB3 manual discuss this cabling requirement? Yes it does, briefly. Although it's not specific to the SB3, you need a crossover (or auto MDIX) whenever you directly connect two devices without a switch. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55390 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] wireless bridge function sb classic
akushnir;362381 Wrote: Could this attempt at connecting another device through the SB bridge function have crashed my router? Maybe, but it really shouldn't cause any problems. Give it another go and see what happens. You may have DHCP problems when using bridging, in which case use a static IP for either the SB, the DVR or both. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55390 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] wireless bridge function sb classic
My SB classic works great via wireless about 80ft from my router.I just got a DirectTV HDDVR with internet capability which sits next to the SB so I wanted to use the SB as a wireless bridge rather than run a cable. I turned bridging on. I followed the directions for the Direct TV box. My tv showed that indeed the network was connected, but I couldn't get a internet connection on the DirectTV box. Later, I found that my internet was down and I had to do a cable modem and router reset. I haven't tried the setup again. Could this attempt at connecting another device through the SB bridge function have crashed my router? Is there something else I need to be careful of before trying this again? Thanks for any suggestions. Alan -- akushnir akushnir's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9838 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55390 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Wireless Bridge Function
Just wanted to say that I love this function - it has made my life so much easier! ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
