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Once you have telnet up and running you can go through and check dial prefix, ifconfig and route etc.
These steps are all listed in the Configuration_and_Diagnostics link I posted earlier.
Also if your close to Darren, he may be able to test the Terbonet card outside of your TiVo to confirm it works.
Peter.
Ok. Will do.
Problem at the moment is that I am getting no joy with PPP.
I used the article that you wrote and I cannot seem to get the incoming connection to show its alive. I have tried hyperterminal but nothing there.
The only thing I have found is that the log in the modem I created shows the following info when I reboot the tivo:
04-02-2006 23:25:07.343 - 57600,8,N,1, ctsfl=0, rtsctl=1
04-02-2006 23:25:07.343 - Initializing modem.
04-02-2006 23:25:07.343 - Waiting for a call.
04-02-2006 23:25:57.031 - Recv: <00><00><e0><e0><00><e0><e0><00>
04-02-2006 23:25:57.031 - Unknown Response
04-02-2006 23:25:57.031 - Recv: <e0>
04-02-2006 23:25:57.031 - Unknown Response
04-02-2006 23:25:57.031 - Recv: <00><e0><e0><00><e0><00><00>
04-02-2006 23:25:57.031 - Unknown Response
04-02-2006 23:25:57.031 - Recv: <00>
04-02-2006 23:25:57.031 - Unknown Response
04-02-2006 23:25:57.031 - Recv: <00><e0><e0><e0><e0><e0><00>
04-02-2006 23:25:57.031 - Unknown Response
04-02-2006 23:25:57.046 - Recv: <00>
There is more but I don't know if it is helpful to post. I wonder what setting this means I have stuffed up.
Just confirming you did modify or load the premodified mdmhayes.inf file. If not it will not respond to incomming connections.
Peter.
Yes, I downloaded the modified file and saved over the existing. Just looked at the file and it is shown as having the modified lines.
As a further note:
- tried this on two PCs (so I could be doing the same error on both in my setup I guess)
- tried different com ports but unsure as to which I should chose
- have the speed at 57600 since i believe my image from 2005
- my PC's are on fixed IPs on my network but I assume this doesn't impact the setting of IPs on this new connection as I ensured it had the same IP root but not the same last digits.
- re-setup the modem and incoming connection maybe 5 times without success and the hyperterminal possibly 3 times.
So, now totally open to suggestions
Ok,
Lets forget about ppp over serial for the moment and just try the basic telnet.
Delete or disable the incomming connections you created.
Open up hyperterminal, Start a new session, under "connect using" in the pull down select your com port. A window will come up.
Port settings window, Bits per second: 9600, Data bits: 8, Parity: None, Stop bits: 1, Flow control:None
Click [OK] then click [File] then [Properties]
On the tab setting up top click [Settings]
On the Emulation pull down change from "AutoDetect" to "VT100"
On the same screen click [ASCII Setup] click the box "Echo typed characters locally"
Then start up your TiVo.
After the initial boot screen comes up, you should see some Garbage, then the Tivo: prompt.
See if this works for you.
If not also try without the turbonet installed, as it may be faulty causing some of these issues.
Peter.
Thanks Pete.
Tonight when I get home I will attempt the setup you mention
worked straight up!
Finally something works ! :D
Ok, if you now go though some of the steps in post #11 and see what the results are.
Peter.
Ok.
So my IP setup was all over the place and I changed it back to what it should be. I also checked the dial prefix to #401
Funny how everything in hyperterminal was double whatever I typed - little disconcerting really.
Anyway, I then did the route check which was fine.
I then logged out that way and attempted to reconnect through the ethernet and the IP address and it worked.
I have now rigged it up with the wireless bridge and its doing the first download as I type. Thanks for all the help. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing.
Just curious, why do the PPP by serial when it seems to be easier the last way?
Also, do you have any idea why a setup like mine could all of a sudden go a bit strange like this? I mean, when it didn't connect, initially I did take out the drive and run the OzTivo disk and it showed the nic_config as being setup correctly. Could it have been me connecting by TivoWeb?
Thanks again for the help