tjw;153863 Wrote: > Test #1: Tried to connect to the music server pc (port 3) with > encryption disabled. The squeezebox timed out. I had to do a hard > reset (hold power button down) for it to come back to life.
When the Squeezebox times out trying to connect to a router, it's because the SSID isn't set right or the encryption credentials aren't correct. Since you indicate that you had encryption disabled, there are two possibilities: 1. SSID isn't right. Are you using the same SSID your neighbor is using, perhaps? Try something unique so you can be sure it's yours. 2. You made a mistake and don't have encryption disabled. > Do I need to run the Linksys router set-up CD on the second PC and > establish a name (MusicServer) so that the network can recognize the > second PC? No. The name of your second PC can be set in Start - Settings - Control Panel - System - Computer Name tab. You don't have to change the name (SSID) of the router, it's the same when you try to connect to both computers, since it's going through the same router first. > I may have incorrectly assumed that I could just plug in my second PC > into one of the router ports, reboot the PC and have it available on my > network and reachable via a WEP key. That should work just fine. Check your firewall again on your new PC. You sure it isn't blocking SlimServer? > Lastly, while I continue to troubleshoot the wireless world, can you let > me know how I change the static IP address of the Slimserver so that I > can get me computer to recognize it in a wired world. I believe it is > under server settings but not sure where to go from there. A wireless router will automatically connect wired and wireless clients. You have to dig pretty deep to disable it, and not all router firmware will let you - it's called AP isolation. If you do find it, don't enable it. :-) To change the IP address of a PC, go to Start - Settings - Control Panel - Network Connections - Local Area Connection - Properties - [scroll down] Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) - Properties - Use the following IP address. Make sure you put your gateway in the gateway field or you will lose Internet access. The gateway is usually the IP address of your router. It sounds like you might be having problems with an IP address conflict. Changing to a static IP arrangement will certainly address this. -- Mark Lanctot ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29564 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
