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nottanner nottanner
 
M$5 March 14, 2009 07:13 PM

I think I'm missing something relatively simple when I'm attempting to use my gigabit switch, I need some help. Info in details section.

I should mention now before I go into this that I have Popcorn Hour A-110, a set top box that I have used successfully for a month or so.

I bought a D-Link DGX 2208 gigabit switch and a linksys wrt54g2 wireless router via the suggestion of a highly network savvy friend to get the benefit of wireless as well as a true gigabit intranet connection for streaming hi definition media from my pc to my tv via Popcorn Hour.

I began with my linksys and plugged it into the modem and then my pc and ran a line over to my popcorn hour setup. Everything worked fine. Streaming and internet and wireless all worked very well, but of course some of the high bitrate HD movies don't run amazingly well on the wireless intranet so today I attempted to set up my switch, and here is where I am. This is where I think pretty easily you can tell me what I'm doing wrong.

I have come from the modem straight into my switch. I ran a line to my PC which is able to access the internet no problem. I then ran a line to popcorn hour from the switch and popcorn hour cannot access the internet nor does it see my PC as it did when I used my wireless router.

What am I doing wrong? Is there something I am not realizing? My ISP is comcast btw.
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March 14, 2009 09:16 PM
"I began with my linksys and plugged it into the modem and then my pc and ran a line over to my popcorn hour setup."
Ran a line... from the PC? The Linksys? The modem? What?

Also, is the cable that you're using from the switch to the Popcorn Hour the same cable you were using with the linksys?
Is everything plugged into the correct port?
Try adjusting the configuration settings on the Popcorn Hour...

Also, it might be helpful if you drew a diagram.

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darth cont... darth cont...
 
March 14, 2009 10:10 PM
I'm not familiar with the Popcorn Hour device, but it sounds like it may not be set up for DHCP to grab an IP on your network when connected. If it has a web-based configuration interface similar to your routers, see if you can plug an ethernet cable directly in from your PC and configure it so that it either uses DHCP, or so that its IP address is on the same subnet (e.g. if your PC uses 192.168.1.123, you could give it an unused IP on that same range, like 192.168.1.124; DHCP would take care of this for you).

One side note about D-Link and Linksys, in my opinion these brands aren't the greatest unless you replace their onboard OS with something like Tomato or DD-WRT. It's been a while since I've had to shop for a router, but if they're out of litigation and back on the market I'd highly recommend a brand like Buffalo. Just my $0.02.
 
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andyseuber... andyseuber...
 
March 14, 2009 11:22 PM
the popcorn hour is notoriously short on documentation.
Here is their wiki for more help
http://www.networkedmediatank.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

Try this:
go to the network part of your popcorn hour setup screen and make sure that you disable the wireless network and enable the wired (LAN) network.
Sometimes devices can get confused if they have two interfaces connected to the same network.

If all else fails, you should reset your popcorn hour to factory default and reconfigure it to use only the LAN (wired) network
Here is a link to their instructions for that
http://support.popcornhour.com/article.aspx?id=1036
Source(s):
http://www.networkedmediatank.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
http://mythingonthe.net


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