Cant make first phone home...

**Darren King** · 08-08-2007, 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by sparker

I am in Australia, Victoria to be exact.

Please update your profile so this can be seen in the banner of your posts. It actually makes it a lot easier for those trying to help

**sparker** · 08-08-2007, 11:30 PM

have added info in signature - is this suitable? Regards,
Sam

**Darren King** · 09-08-2007, 07:26 AM

That is. A better and permanent way is also the option in your control panel to put your location in the top banner (look at mine above, right hand side).

**sparker** · 09-08-2007, 08:08 AM

ok - have done. Darren, can you shed any light on what the problem may be? Regards,
Sam

**Darren King** · 09-08-2007, 08:19 AM

Looks good.

Sorry I cannot help. Software is not what I do.

**sparker** · 09-08-2007, 10:27 AM

No worries mate - thanks anyway!
Sam

**EDIT** If I can't get this to work, is connecting the tivo up to my pc's network card (which works fine communicating to the outside workd via its wireless connection to the router) a viable solution? Or will it face the same problem? Ultimately I just want to get my new toy working!!!

**Darren King** · 09-08-2007, 11:45 AM

Doubtful. If anything the wired connection from the TiVo to the router would be the simplest of the lot to get working. Personally (and I've had countless TiVo's through my hands in for repairs and/or modifications) I've never had a connection problem with the direct TiVo to router method so I can't see why it would not be working for you too.

**sparker** · 09-08-2007, 11:52 AM

yeah that's what I was thinking. Just wish I knew what the problem with this was, starting to get real annoying!
Please - if anyone has any idea's, please let me know. Im happy to try them, no harm in trying!!!
Sam

**Wibble** · 09-08-2007, 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by sparker

Please - if anyone has any idea's, please let me know. Im happy to try them, no harm in trying!!!
Sam

Have a read thru this thread http://forums.oztivo.net/showthread.php?t=1485

**sparker** · 09-08-2007, 09:38 PM

Hmm,
interesting (and long!) read. So you think it may be my ISP that is blocking minnie? I take it that was the end result from that thread? Or was it a combination of that and all the other things they did? My ISP is exetel - anyone else running through them? If I call them up, what should I ask? Thanks guys, really appreciate it.
Sam