Re: [slim] Re: SB2 Bridge + Tivo

2005-05-19 Thread Aaron Zinck
> I think the huge bulge of electrical tape in the middle of the cord > should be fairly obvious =) I'm surprised this works for you. Don't be surprised if the connection flakes out or is slower than spec. High-speed data transfer through twisted-pair cabling relies on the pairs being nicely tw

[slim] Re: SB2 Bridge + Tivo

2005-05-19 Thread street_samurai
I think the huge bulge of electrical tape in the middle of the cord should be fairly obvious =) ss. -- street_samurai ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Re: SB2 Bridge + Tivo

2005-05-18 Thread Pat Farrell
On Wed, 2005-05-18 at 19:06 -0700, street_samurai wrote: > Hand made a crossover cable from information at this link: > http://www.makeitsimple.com/how-to/dyi_crossover.htm > (although I just cut and reconnected the wires) Make sure, and I mean _sure_ that you label the crossover cable with lots

[slim] Re: SB2 Bridge + Tivo

2005-05-18 Thread street_samurai
You guys rock. Hand made a crossover cable from information at this link: http://www.makeitsimple.com/how-to/dyi_crossover.htm (although I just cut and reconnected the wires) And my Tivo is now happily connected to my LAN. Thank You! (especially for responding so quickly) ss. -- street_s

[slim] Re: SB2 Bridge + Tivo

2005-05-18 Thread street_samurai
Wow. That was a blindingly fast response. Thank you! I'm not using a crossover cable. I'll wire one up tonight and see if it works. I would imagine that the Tivo's connection is always on since its basically just a unix box. I'll report back if I get it working! ss. -- street_samurai __

[slim] Re: SB2 Bridge + Tivo

2005-05-18 Thread Maditude
> Is it possible that I need a crossover cable for this to work? If crossover was the problem... wouldn't I at least see something on the NIC LEDs? You need a crossover cable. -- Maditude ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://