Since it's your only wifi device (or at least tivo), try watching the following videos for some ideas.
Some very easy to follow WiFi troubleshooting tips from CNET.. http://cnettv.cnet.com/basic-wi-fi-troubleshooting-tips/9742-1_53-50079524.html http://cnettv.cnet.com/advanced-wi-fi-troubleshooting-tips/9742-1_53-50079523.html It could be as simple as a 2.4GHz cordless phone interfering with the signal from the adapter. Glen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Gunther" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2009 12:58 AM Subject: [TiVo Central] TiVo drops off the network > The new TiVo series 2 in my kitchen keeps on disappearing from my > network. It is an 80 minute Series 2 TiVo with a TiVo wireless adapter. > This setup worked fine for about 2 months. I could transfer files > between the kitchen TiVo and the two other TiVos on my home network. > > About two weeks ago the kitchen TiVo disappeared from the network. When > I tried to transfer a file from the kitchen to one of my other TiVos the > other TiVo told me there were no recordings on the kitchen TiVo. I was > able to get the other TiVos to see it again by powering down and then > restarting. > > Today it disappeared from the network and cycling the power did not > work. I had to redefine the network connection and it worked again. > About 3 hours after it was working the system disappeared from the > network again. > > The strange thing is that although the other TiVos cannot see the > kitchen TiVo it has no problem connecting to TiVo to receive program > updates. I have manually forced a connection to TiVo and there is no > problem connecting. I have also run the network test and it works fine. > > I know this sounds crazy but the problem seems to have started when I > went to the TiVo web site and gave my TiVos names so I call them Den, > Kitchen and Bedroom rather than using the last 4 digits of the MAC > address. > > The WiFi adapter used by the failing TiVo is a wireless adapter made by > TiVo, my network is WPA using AES encryption. All of my other TiVos are > near network jacks and are connected by Ethernet cable. > > Has anyone seen this type of behavior? What can I do to keep the > kitchen TiVo visible to my other TiVos? > > Ken G. > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
