Re: [slim] Re: Squeezebox 2 unfriendly with (wired) network connectivity

2005-12-18 Thread Russell Mulcahy
Er, no. I am just confused. Less so now, thanks. Thanks, Russell. Richie wrote: On 17/12/05, Russell Mulcahy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This may (not) be relevant - my firmware version is reported as 40 for the same 5.2.1 build! Am I *that* far ahead ;-) No you're not

Re: [slim] Re: Squeezebox 2 unfriendly with (wired) network connectivity

2005-12-17 Thread Russell Mulcahy
This may (not) be relevant - my firmware version is reported as 40 for the same 5.2.1 build! Am I *that* far ahead ;-) I also have a problem where my SB2 "can't find slimserver" after a power on or restart. Pressing "left" and resetting up the connection works every time. This is with a

Re: [slim] Re: Squeezebox 2 unfriendly with (wired) network connectivity

2005-12-17 Thread Richie
On 17/12/05, Russell Mulcahy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This may (not) be relevant - my firmware version is reported as 40 for the same 5.2.1 build! Am I *that* far ahead ;-) No you're not ahead, you have a SB1 if the firmware is version 40. I hope no one sold it to you pretending it was a SB2.

[slim] Re: Squeezebox 2 unfriendly with (wired) network connectivity

2005-12-16 Thread Jeff
dean Wrote: Also, what version of firmware are you running? I'm still looking at this. I'm running what ever version of firmware ships with 6.2.1 - 5194 - Linux - EN - utf8. I'm not sure how to check, but I think this answers your question. I rearranged my network infrastructure to put my

[slim] Re: Squeezebox 2 unfriendly with (wired) network connectivity

2005-12-16 Thread snarlydwarf
There is a version of Ethereal for Windows. http://www.ethereal.com/ My guess is that it's related to something in the switch that for Mysterious Reasons doesn't like seeing a DHCP packet too soon after reboot... but why it would be so upset that it would ignore further ones is curious. It

[slim] Re: Squeezebox 2 unfriendly with (wired) network connectivity

2005-12-16 Thread MrC
Jeff Wrote: I'm running what ever version of firmware ships with 6.2.1 - 5194 - Linux - EN - utf8. I'm not sure how to check, but I think this answers your question. No, that's the slimserver software version and locale. Instead, look just above that info for Player Firmware Version in

[slim] Re: Squeezebox 2 unfriendly with (wired) network connectivity

2005-12-16 Thread Jeff
MrC Wrote: No, that's the slimserver software version and locale. Instead, look just above that info for Player Firmware Version in the web or look at Settings-Information-Player Information on the SB. What's the point? Firmware versions and software versions are sync'ed; that will answer

[slim] Re: Squeezebox 2 unfriendly with (wired) network connectivity

2005-12-16 Thread MrC
Jeff Wrote: What's the point? Firmware versions and software versions are sync'ed; that will answer Dean's question. Just to satisfy others out there (since Dean should know), the firmware version shipping with SlimServer 6.2.1 is 28. I was simply offering a How To in response to your

[slim] Re: Squeezebox 2 unfriendly with (wired) network connectivity

2005-12-12 Thread Jeff
dean Wrote: On Dec 12, 2005, at 8:28 AM, Jeff wrote:[color=blue] It absolutely should and as far as I can tell, does. Can you reproduce the problem in a way that we can do it here too? Can you also provide details about your network setup (devices, configuration?) Thanks,

Re: [slim] Re: Squeezebox 2 unfriendly with (wired) network connectivity

2005-12-12 Thread dean blackketter
Hi Jeff, On Dec 12, 2005, at 12:58 PM, Jeff wrote: 1) Disconnect SlimServer machine from the network. Wait 5-10 seconds. Squeezebox display goes dark. 2) Disconnect Squeezebox from the network. Screen remains dark. 3) Wait 60 seconds or so. 4) Connect Squeezebox to the network. Wait 30

[slim] Re: Squeezebox 2 unfriendly with (wired) network connectivity

2005-12-12 Thread Jeff
Hi Dean, dean Wrote: Alas, those steps don't do it for me here. Is there some other trick I missed? . Some questions... Are your devices using DHCP or static addresses? Are the addresses changing? Do you have the ability to do a packet capture? I don't get it. This

Re: [slim] Re: Squeezebox 2 unfriendly with (wired) network connectivity

2005-12-12 Thread dean blackketter
On Dec 12, 2005, at 1:20 PM, Jeff wrote: I don't get it. This reproduces so easily for me! Frustrating... grrr... UNIX box has a static address. Squeezeboxes have dynamic addresses via DHCP. It's possible that the router isn't coming back immediately with a DHCP address, perhaps

[slim] Re: Squeezebox 2 unfriendly with (wired) network connectivity

2005-12-12 Thread Jeff
dean Wrote: The thing is that it doesn't give up. It just keeps trying. What would be useful would be to get a packet dump from the server when it's in the state of not being able to connect. Also, without rebooting the player, what happens if you go back to the main menu and try to

Re: [slim] Re: Squeezebox 2 unfriendly with (wired) network connectivity

2005-12-12 Thread dean blackketter
On Dec 12, 2005, at 1:45 PM, Jeff wrote: dean Wrote: The thing is that it doesn't give up. It just keeps trying. What would be useful would be to get a packet dump from the server when it's in the state of not being able to connect. Also, without rebooting the player, what happens if you