Thanks for the summary Walt. I've done my research on Tivo's website,
Tivocommunity.com, etc and am comfortable with networking from configuring the
router all the way down to crimping the wires. At this point I'm just pinching
pennies. I have a wired router and have been considering wireless anyway.
So if anyone knows where I can get a good price on two adapters I'd appreciate
it. Otherwise I'll Froogle, eBay, and shop at Yahoo!. I was hoping to save
some time by asking you guys.
Walt Hooker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Jeremy,
> Jeremy Sullivan
>
> Soon I'd like to enable my two series 2 Tivos (Humax brand) for
networking. Can > you guys recommend a place I could get a good deal? I
haven't made up my mind > > between wireless and wired (convenience, speed,
& cost are all factors) so advice > on either would be much appreciated.
I use both wired (Linksys USB200M) and wireless (TiVo brand). Check out
www.tivo.com/adapter for more info on USB adapters. TiVo used to have
pretty good prices and I assume they still do. Probably a month or so ago
they must have had a run on adapters since both were back ordered. Because
Linux has so few drivers, not every (read that as most) USB adapter will
work with TiVo. Although I bought one wired adapter locally, it's the same
version 1 device TiVo sells. They now sell version 2 but you will need
their 7.2.2 software. I haven't had any problems with either type. Make
sure any adapter is on the TiVo list as acceptable; some require a block of
specific serial numbers so be careful with what you buy. All my DVRs are
TiVo, but Humax should work the same way.
Give the wired adapter a try if the wiring won't show and you're handy with
stringing cable and installing wall boxes. I bought most of my materials
from www.9thtee.com; there are others you can use too. It will cost a bit
more for all the materials than simply using wireless. If you already have
a wireless router, wireless won't take up any ports on your network.
Good luck :-)
Walt
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