Squeezebox demo

mgalusha · « **Reply #40 on:** 1 Feb 2006, 05:53 pm »

Quote from: EchiDna

I'm happy to do it... but only if we get more takers first at the moment, it's a short list Mike!

Yeah, I thought someone might have a comment but not thus far.

Rashiki · « **Reply #41 on:** 1 Feb 2006, 06:47 pm »

Quote from: EchiDna

I'm happy to do it... but only if we get more takers first at the moment, it's a short list Mike!

Since my first squeezebox demo experience went well, I'd be willing to do it again. If anyone else wants a demo, send me a PM. By the way, I live in Pittsburg, California, which is about 35 miles north east of San Francisco, and within a half hour drive (or less) of Walnut Creek, Concord, Antioch and other East Bay cities. My audio rig is just an integrated tube amp (Onix SP3) and bookshelf speakers (Onix Reference 1) in a small, pooly laid out room, but I do have both a stock SB2 and a stock SB3 for comparison.

-Rob

randytsuch · « **Reply #42 on:** 1 Feb 2006, 07:43 pm »

I could probably do it if you live in LA. I am in West LA, and work has been pretty hectic lately, but I could figure something out.

Randy

Charles Calkins · « **Reply #43 on:** 2 Feb 2006, 10:39 pm »

Guess what guys!!
I bought a Linksys wireless router at Staples today. After a couple of hours trying to get it set up I gave up and called tech support.
Guess what guys!!
Their wireless routers do not work with dial up. I'd have to go DSL or broadband if I wanted to have wireless.
Without a wireless router I'd have to run a little more than 100' of cable from my computer to an SB3 that would be in the living room near my audio system.

REAL BUMMER!!!

Cheers
Charlie

kenk · « **Reply #44 on:** 2 Feb 2006, 10:46 pm »

Quote from: Charles Calkins

Their wireless routers do not work with dial up. I'd have to go DSL or broadband

Can you just connect the dial up with your PC? I used to setup the SB3 this way. PC with internet connection directly (dial up or dsl does not matter) ==> wireless connected to the routers ===> wireless connected to SB3.

Ken

Charles Calkins · « **Reply #45 on:** 2 Feb 2006, 11:09 pm »

kenk:

I don't understand what you are trying to tell me.

Cheers
Charlie

kenk · « **Reply #46 on:** 2 Feb 2006, 11:20 pm »

Hi Charles,

If I understand you correctly, you want to connect SB3 with your PC via wireless router. Your router does not need to be connected to interenet(dial up) in order for this to work.

Ken

Charles Calkins · « **Reply #47 on:** 3 Feb 2006, 12:04 am »

kenk:
Linksys says none of their wireless routers will work with dial up. Only the wired routers will work with dial up.

Cheers
Charlie

Dr. Krull · « **Reply #48 on:** 3 Feb 2006, 12:17 am »

Connecting your PC/router to the internet is a completely separate issue from setting up a wireless network (LAN).

If you want internet access to all machines that are communicating through your wireless router you'll need to configure an internet gateway through your main computer, which I presume has a modem. Setting this up is not a requirement to use a SB on your network unless you want to use the internet radio functionality. If that is the case you probably won't be happy with the results using dialup anyway.

-Krull

Rashiki · « **Reply #49 on:** 3 Feb 2006, 12:47 am »

Charlie:

Assuming that the ethernet interface in your PC is set up properly, as soon as you plug in the ethernet cable from your PC to the router, the router should assign your PC an address. Try opening a command prompt (go to Start, then Run, then type in cmd. Once the window opens, click on it and type ipconfig. It should show something like this:

C:\>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : somewhere.com
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.254.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

If you see something like that, it means your router is talking to your PC and you should be able to get the rest of it working.

-Rob

Charles Calkins · « **Reply #50 on:** 3 Feb 2006, 01:01 am »

Rob:
On the back of the router there are 5 ins for the earthenet cable. I'm thinking it should go from the computer into the one that says 'Internet" Right?

Cheers
Charlie

Charles Calkins · « **Reply #51 on:** 3 Feb 2006, 01:15 am »

rob:
I did the ipconfig and it says earthenet adapter local area connection media disconnected. The ip and default gateway are.
69.85.166.98 Subnetmask is 255.255.255.255

cheers
charlie

Rashiki · « **Reply #52 on:** 3 Feb 2006, 03:06 am »

Quote from: Charles Calkins

Rob:
On the back of the router there are 5 ins for the earthenet cable. I'm thinking it should go from the computer into the one that says 'Internet" Right?

No, the "Internet" connector would go to your cable modem or DSL modem if you had one. You want to connect your PC to one of the numbered jacks. Switch it and try ipconfig again.

-Rob

Charles Calkins · « **Reply #53 on:** 3 Feb 2006, 04:10 am »

Rob:
Nope doesn't work. I get as far as router configuration and then it quits. A window comes up asking me to enter my password. I do and then it starts all over with router configuration and justs repeats itself.

The first page of install says to disconnect the modem from the computer. That would be an earthenet cable.
The second page says to connect that cable I disconnected to the routers internet port. Can't mine is a regular phone connection and the routers is an earthenet cable.

The third page says. Your router comes with a blue network cable. Plug one end into the network port. Same port that was previously connected to the modem.

Fourth page says to connect theblue cable to one of the four ports in the back

Fifth page is hook up power supply.

I'm thinking that because I'm unable to do the instructions on the first two pages is why the router doesn't get set up.

Well anyhow!

Cheers
Charlie

P.S.
I think when I get DSL everything will work okay. I assume that DSL uses an earthenet cable and nodem. Right?

Rashiki · « **Reply #54 on:** 3 Feb 2006, 05:41 am »

Charlie:
When you switched the cable to one of the numbered ports, did you try running ipconfig again? If it shows that your address is something like 192.168.1.100, then try using the web-based setup rather than the setup wizard. I'd be really surprised if the router depended on being connected to a DSL or cable modem.

Oh, and make sure you're not dialed up to the internet when doing this. That would confuse things.

-Rob

Charles Calkins · « **Reply #55 on:** 3 Feb 2006, 06:43 am »

Rob:
I did what you said to do about the ipconfig again. Got all the numbers. I went to the Linksys web site and found the setup program. Didn't work. No broadband or DSL so I got a "Sorry Charlie". This router is not going to work with dialup. My DSL package will be here next week then everything will be okay.

Cheers
Charlie

Charles Calkins · « **Reply #56 on:** 11 Feb 2006, 04:11 pm »

Hi Guys:
Well my squeeze box is up and running. If it had not have been for the excellent help of rashiki I would have been up a creek without a paddle trying to get it running. He and his lovely wife and I went out to dinner before rashiki did his magic on my computer and wireless router. In less than an hour he had everything all set up.
Now I'm on my own. It took me about ten minutes this morning to get a CD playing. I think in maybe a week or so I'll get the hang of the thing. But so far I like what I hear. And it sure is convenient!!!!

Cheers
Charlie