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.
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sc53
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or you can also use an ethernet switch with auto switching between the
SB3 and your other devices.
Mike
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mvalera
Michael Valera
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Logitech Streaming Media Business Unit
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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
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)
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?
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dminches
SB3 CI Audio VDA-2 Aragon Soundstage Aragon 8008X3 Vandersteen 3A
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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
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
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
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
