wfaulk wrote:
> I have a Squeezebox v3 running firmware 81 that I'm using as a wireless
> bridge for my TiVo Series 3.  For normal operations, it seemed to be
> working fine: getting program listings over the internet, etc.  But
> recently TiVo enabled TiVoToGo service for the Series 3s, which allows
> me to access the TiVo via my local PCs to share media between the TiVo
> and the PC.
>
> I was trying to get it to work last night, and I found that it wasn't
> working as optimally as I thought.  First, and I already knew this and
> just hadn't bothered to figure it out, the TiVo can't get a DHCP
> address from my wired DHCP server, so I have to assign it one
> statically.  Second, and more importantly, I have horrible intermittent
> connectivity.  Most of the time, I can't get the PC to talk to the TiVo
> at all (won't even ping), and, when I can, it's flaky and seems slow,
> and I can't seem to access the Squeezebox at the same time (though I
> could be wrong about that last part).
>
> I noticed that all the devices on my network see the Squeezebox and the
> TiVo at the same MAC address.  That would certainly explain why the DHCP
> isn't working correctly, and might be a good reason why the bridge isn't
> working right (although it might just be working as a Proxy ARP).
>
> So I guess, first I'd like someone to confirm or deny that the
> Squeezebox and the computers behind its wireless bridge should appear
> to have the same MAC address, so I can either focus on that or put it
> out of my mind.
>   

My printer is behind my living room SB3, and they both have the same MAC 
address too:

sbwk (172.22.22.251) at 00:04:20:06:6B:C9 [ether] on eth0
jetdirect2 (172.22.22.6) at 00:04:20:06:6B:C9 [ether] on eth0

So that would be normal.

Regards,
Peter

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