Actually, many (most?) DHCP servers will even step around a statically
assigned IP address, but then you have a race condition, because I
think it can happen that the server goes to hand out your address just
as you announce yourself.
Best to keep beginners clear of that can of worms where
There is now a portion about firewalls on NetworkProblemsBeginnersGuide
in the wiki.
And NetworkProblemsSecondGuide is now up, but may need some more
input.
The Beginners Guide is about getting the SB to communicate with the
SlimServer, while the Second Guide is on getting a good connection
danco Wrote:
One point that needs discussion, as we seem to disagree. One of you
writes
One simple fix in case of DHCP problems is to assign a fixed IP
address: pick one in the same range as the ones your DHCP server is
handing out, but above where it is likely to reach. For example, if
I have now set up a page called NetworkProblemsBeginnersGuide.
I had intended to call it BeginnersGuidetoNetworkProblems, to be
consistent with the other Beginners' Guides, but wiki would not take
this, possibly it was too long.
Feel free to comment and modify it. I left a few phrases in
Hi Danco
Thanks for starting this. I've popped in and made a few minor changes
(a few typos and a couple of extra suggestions). I'm sure there's room
for a lot more, though.
I looked at pulling out the stuff to do with Wireless from the
BeginnersGuideToNetworks into a separate page, as
Once you have an IP address for the SB, you should try to ping it from
your server machine if things don't work. If you can't, the SB is not
really on the network.
Sadly, the firmware is still not solid, so the SB can be on for a while
and then drop off.
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Millwood
I have several SB1s and SB3s and they all have the MAC address printed
on the bottom.
Therefore, I changed the section about MAC addresses to say all
squeezeboxen have their MAC address printed on the bottom. AFAIK this
is a true statement.
I also changed a few other words in that area.
I
Sounds like an excellent idea. I've wasted days and and days trying to
get my squeeze box to communicate flawlessly. I'm not there yet.
I found that anytime the signal strength drops below 60% or god fobid
lower that you will hear drop outs and wose still the squeeze box will
re-boot.
I
Danco,
Looks good.
May I suggest a third point along these lines:
3. Low signal strength.
3. If the signal strength is low, the data transmission speed is
adversely affected and the music may suffer dropouts or the SB will not
connect. If you think you have this problem, a simple way to test
Danco
definitely a good idea, though I think it needs some more detail...
here are a few suggestions:
(1) expanded discussion on MAC addresses - you've referred to MAC
filtering but I think its worth a little more. Should also point out
how to check that the SB's idea of its MAC address is the
I agree, this is a great idea. Is it worth including a section on
diagnosing performance issues? Some suggestions:
- Checking server load through top or task manager
- Verifiying WLAN performance through a test download on another WLAN
connected device
- Using the net test plug-in.
I'll be
Moreover, since DHCP sometimes inexplicably does not work despite the
SQB ability to join the wireless network, a guide on manual
configuration of a compatible IP address on the SBQ would make sense.
i.e. if you DHCP server serves addresses out of a certain range, how to
assign an address that
danco Wrote:
Problems with wireless connection seem common, so I reckon it's time for
a wiki entry. I haven't added anything yet, but am posting a first
attempt here for corrections and improvements.
A while back, I started a Wireless wiki entry in CeeJay's beginner's
guide - have a peek
I think we need to beware of making any one page too big and unwieldy -
although the opposite problem of fragmenting into pages with only 5
lines of content is just as bad!
My suggestion would be to
(1) split MrC's piece on Wireless Security (currently in
BeginnersGuideToNetworks) off into a
Yes, I reckon a post such as my one that started the thread does imply
willingness to start such a page.
I'll leave it a few more days for other people to make further
suggestions, and then I'll put up a version.
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danco
Sounds good!
Yes, it seems these sorts of problems come up at least 5X a day here.
If we had a single, common wiki entry to refer to it would save a lot
of time.
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