Newbie to Tivo needs help.

[petestrash]

How were you planning connecting your TiVo to the internet for it's guide data?

Turbonet type card is the most common, but there are other methods.

There is quite a bit of information in our networking howto.

Where did you get your TiVo from? The majority of units here already have a network card of some sort in them.

Peter.

[pgde2]

I got the SONY SVR-2000 from the USA which I think only has dial-up connection at the back which I don't think can be used here.

Should I have modified the hardware first before deciding on imaging the OZTIVO software into the hard drive?

Thank god it's the long weekend...my place is full of spaghetti.

[petestrash]

If the modem still works (most on eBay seem to have been damaged by lightning), you can use that if you use a dial-up ISP that works with TiVo, there are some on this list.

If you want to use the modem you will need to change from the turbonet settings that you chose when you set it up.

You can find more info about using the modem on our website.

You might want to have a read through the pages on our website, as most things are covered there.

Peter.

[pgde2]

Thanks, Peter. I think I might just go with the turbonet network card which I still need to get. My ISP is with iprimus and I don't think this is mentioned in the knowledge base that you refer below. (But I will inquire with iprimus just in case.)

[petestrash]

No worries, anything not mentioned in the list is an unknown. People add to the list themselves, but not everyone bothers to do it.

If you are after a Turbonet type card, best bet is to contact John (skolink).

Peter.

[pgde2]

Yes I think I will go for the Turbonet option and contact Skolink. Will post when I get further developments to this. Thanks!

[pgde2]

I just found out from my ISP that my adsl modem hub has DHCP and NAT enabled, which I think means it should be easier for me to set this up. Fingers crossed!

[Darren King]

Most modems/routers generally do by default. Which means once you get your Turbonet things should work OK.

[pgde2]

OK I got my TIVO net work card now (thanks to NZ John). So how do I connect say 2 STBs to set up my TIVO? Is the picture I created below correct?

Hopefully I can get this sorted out this weekend. Thanks!

http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=PqO8L00

[Skolink]

The pictured setup looks fine. Obviously you can only record from STB2.