Re: [slim] Wireless bridge? Does it work?
Siduhe;261365 Wrote: If people think it's helpful, they could always amend up the wiki too: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?NetworkDesign Done, but newbies don't seem to like or use the wiki. :-( -- Mark Lanctot Sean Adams: So you mean, aside from the fact that Squeezebox does not do 96KHz, why doesn't it do 96KHz? Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42534 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wireless bridge? Does it work?
seanadams wrote: bulletmark;261287 Wrote: Rather than fix the manual, why not fix the software so that it asks the question whether the wired ethernet is active or not? Because setup is far too long already, and most newbies won't have a clue what bridging means. It may help to pop up the option is ethernet is plugged in post-setup, but prompting every single user about a feature they probably won't recognize, much less want, would not be good. Still, I've seen people confused about how to enable bridging in here lots of times. I think I had trouble myself the first time. What problems could it cause if bridging was enabled by default? Are there conceivable network configurations where an SB is connected via both wired and wireless and bridging would not be desired? Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wireless bridge? Does it work?
It is in the FAQ (see 'here' (http://slimdevices.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/slimdevices.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=5997p_created=1168549341p_sid=f8t7YnWip_accessibility=0p_redirect=p_lva=p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MSwxJnBfcHJvZHM9MCZwX2NhdHM9JnBfcHY9JnBfY3Y9JnBfcGFnZT0xJnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9YnJpZGdpbmc*p_li=p_topview=1)). If people think it's helpful, they could always amend up the wiki too: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?NetworkDesign -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42534 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wireless bridge? Does it work?
It's also on page 20 of the manual. It doesn't explicitly say that the cable must be connected to see the option, but if you follow the steps in the instructions exactly it will work :) -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42534 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wireless bridge? Does it work?
Peter;261359 Wrote: Are there conceivable network configurations where an SB is connected via both wired and wireless and bridging would not be desired? Bridging a network segment to itself can indeed cause some problems. Folks who have had their network setup by the ISP, and who opt for wireless have everything on one segment - and at least some of the firewall/routers supplied by the ISPs don't detect bad bridging. So it'd be problems for the folks least able to just whip out a sniffer and figure out what's gone wrong (and detecting improper bridging can be hard even with a sniffer). IMHO, best to do what they did - but doc it, and maybe add a are you REALLY sure? additional right-arrow needed in the setup. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42534 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wireless bridge? Does it work?
seanadams;261337 Wrote: Because setup is far too long already, and most newbies won't have a clue what bridging means. It may help to pop up the option is ethernet is plugged in post-setup, but prompting every single user about a feature they probably won't recognize, much less want, would not be good. Having to go turn it back on every time I use it is also painful though (I don't leave it permanently as a bridge) -- thing-fish ' Most Recent Tracks' (http://www.last.fm/user/thing-fish/?chartstyle=basicrt10) thing-fish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5288 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42534 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wireless bridge? Does it work?
It works great, I use it a lot. You need to make sure of a few things: Use a crossover cable (unless the NIC on the server is auto-sensing) Make sure bridging is enabled - go back through network setup with the server connected via ethernet and you will see the option to enable it. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42534 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wireless bridge? Does it work?
Thanks. Works as it should. Had not noticed the bridge option in the setup menu before. -- Espen Espen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15057 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42534 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wireless bridge? Does it work?
Espen;261108 Wrote: Thanks. Works as it should. Had not noticed the bridge option in the setup menu before. The option is only offered if you choose wireless setup AND an ethernet link is detected. -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42534 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wireless bridge? Does it work?
seanadams;261109 Wrote: The option is only offered if you choose wireless setup AND an ethernet link is detected. Aha, that's the trick. From a newbie here, this should be in the manual. -- bulletmark bulletmark's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15014 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42534 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wireless bridge? Does it work?
Actually, thinking about it, scratch that suggestion of mine above. Rather than fix the manual, why not fix the software so that it asks the question whether the wired ethernet is active or not? Surely that is simpler for all? Then you won't have newbies like me wondering why the hell the question was not presented and spending ages looking for it around the menus and then finally finding the answer in the depths of these forums. After all, most aren't like me ... they don't actually read the manual at all. -- bulletmark bulletmark's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15014 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42534 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wireless bridge? Does it work?
One possible reason not to always ask it is because I'm guessing that most people do not use this feature, and it may even confuse some people who do not know what it means. SD may figure that anyone who understands the feature will be sufficiently motivated to research how to set it up. That said, if it's not in the manual, it would be nice to have it in there. I've never read my manual, so I'm not sure what's in there. :) On Jan 21, 2008 5:54 PM, bulletmark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually, thinking about it, scratch that suggestion of mine above. Rather than fix the manual, why not fix the software so that it asks the question whether the wired ethernet is active or not? Surely that is simpler for all? Then you won't have newbies like me wondering why the hell the question was not presented and spending ages looking for it around the menus and then finally finding the answer in the depths of these forums. After all, most aren't like me ... they don't actually read the manual at all. -- bulletmark bulletmark's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15014 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42534 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wireless bridge? Does it work?
Mitch Harding;261302 Wrote: One possible reason not to always ask it is because I'm guessing that most people do not use this feature, and it may even confuse some people who do not know what it means. SD may figure that anyone who understands the feature will be sufficiently motivated to research how to set it up. C'mon, with all the other complicated network questions in there, is one more really going to make much difference? Also, to somebody sufficiently unmotivated to understand what that last question means, then is it really going to matter which way he answers it anyhow? And yes, certainly at the end of the day, somebody like me shouldn't have to scratch his head and go to the forums to find the simple answer. -- bulletmark bulletmark's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15014 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42534 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wireless bridge? Does it work?
bulletmark;261287 Wrote: Rather than fix the manual, why not fix the software so that it asks the question whether the wired ethernet is active or not? Because setup is far too long already, and most newbies won't have a clue what bridging means. It may help to pop up the option is ethernet is plugged in post-setup, but prompting every single user about a feature they probably won't recognize, much less want, would not be good. -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42534 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
