Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.replaytv (More info?)
Quite a while ago I had posted about a network problem I was having with my
RTV 4500. I got a lot of suggestions. Unforunately, none of them worked.
I decided to just let it go, losing much of the functionality that I had an
RTV for. But at least I was still able to time shift TV. Good enough for
the time being. Unfortunately, the network stuff has now failed
completely.
Short summary: My RTV would find the network when it first booted. I could
get current program information. A few minutes later, it would lose the
network. Cold or warm boot, it would always do teh same thing. It worked
for a few minutes, then nothing. For months now, I've just made a habit of
rebooting and forcing a net connect every week or so.
I know about the DHCP bug. This isn't it. It worked for a long time with
exactly the same equipment on my network. But, I went through the exercise
of making sure there is no DHCP server connected. I disconnected
everything on my home network so there can't be any other interference. I
plugged it into the cable modem directly once and plugged it into a
different router by itself once just to see if there was a difference
between using the modem and using the fixed IP address supplied by a
router. (Cold reboots with time turned off in between each attempt.)
Nothing works. Now when I reboot, I see it on the network for about 30
seconds before it disappears. That's not enough time to get connected. It
has a new drive in it with a fresh install of the OS, so it shouldn't be a
software thing right now either.
In the hopes that the ethernet cable inside the box got pinched, I plugged
straight into the board as well. So, I'm fairly certain it's the ethernet
board in there that's bad. Is this a standard board? What kind of slot is
in there? Is there another card I can just pop in that slot? If it's not
a standard card, is there anywhere I can go to get RTV parts (short of
getting a junk machine from ebay)? I've been searching for info on RTV
repairs, but all I find is info on upgrading drives (which I've already
done).
Thanks.
--
Larry Moss, http
/www.airigami.com
PO Box 23523, Rochester, NY 14692, (585) 359-8695
Airigami: The art of folding air in specially prepared latex containers.
Quite a while ago I had posted about a network problem I was having with my
RTV 4500. I got a lot of suggestions. Unforunately, none of them worked.
I decided to just let it go, losing much of the functionality that I had an
RTV for. But at least I was still able to time shift TV. Good enough for
the time being. Unfortunately, the network stuff has now failed
completely.
Short summary: My RTV would find the network when it first booted. I could
get current program information. A few minutes later, it would lose the
network. Cold or warm boot, it would always do teh same thing. It worked
for a few minutes, then nothing. For months now, I've just made a habit of
rebooting and forcing a net connect every week or so.
I know about the DHCP bug. This isn't it. It worked for a long time with
exactly the same equipment on my network. But, I went through the exercise
of making sure there is no DHCP server connected. I disconnected
everything on my home network so there can't be any other interference. I
plugged it into the cable modem directly once and plugged it into a
different router by itself once just to see if there was a difference
between using the modem and using the fixed IP address supplied by a
router. (Cold reboots with time turned off in between each attempt.)
Nothing works. Now when I reboot, I see it on the network for about 30
seconds before it disappears. That's not enough time to get connected. It
has a new drive in it with a fresh install of the OS, so it shouldn't be a
software thing right now either.
In the hopes that the ethernet cable inside the box got pinched, I plugged
straight into the board as well. So, I'm fairly certain it's the ethernet
board in there that's bad. Is this a standard board? What kind of slot is
in there? Is there another card I can just pop in that slot? If it's not
a standard card, is there anywhere I can go to get RTV parts (short of
getting a junk machine from ebay)? I've been searching for info on RTV
repairs, but all I find is info on upgrading drives (which I've already
done).
Thanks.
--
Larry Moss, http
/www.airigami.comPO Box 23523, Rochester, NY 14692, (585) 359-8695
Airigami: The art of folding air in specially prepared latex containers.
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