Blew off runs both days. Sunday couldn't get motivated between kid duty. Monday I got woke up at 2am & couldn't fall back to sleep. Watched a movie & screwed around trying to set up MediaTomb & XMBC to work with my Direct TV. Made a start but don't have all the kinks worked out yet. Mostly because DirectTV 's "mediashare" is crap & only works with a few video formats. I'm going to break down & invest in a Google TV box or Roku.
Had an early Dr's appointment Monday AM to get my yearly Thyroid checkup. Didn't think it through when I made the appointment & logistics were screwed. Instead of riding an hour over & an hour back Amber dropped me off, drove back to Mia's school & dropped her off, then came & got me. A little too much driving. Wasted miles & gas I guess.
Amber then had appointments all day so hung out with Alex. Luckily he took a long nap so I got an hour nap in. When Amber & Mia got home we had to pack up to go to Nixa to watch my niece's track meet. Jr. high track is pretty funny. Highly recommended for the comedic relief.
Ended last week with only 44 miles. A lot more fatigue than I wanted. Thus the lack of motivation on Sunday & today. I figure I'll ride to work every night this week. Try & hit some intensity running with lower miles. Going floating Sunday so not much wiggle room there for a long run.
Showing posts with label directTv internet hook up. Show all posts
Showing posts with label directTv internet hook up. Show all posts
Monday, April 23, 2012
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Connecting DirectTv to Internet with Linksys router running Tomato
This is mostly for my own reference & I'll be expanding on it. with pix etc. this is just to get me started. So don't bitch at me yet. I should add my computer is running Ubuntu 11.10 but steps should work on Windows XP-7(I think)
Decided to get around to hooking my DirectTv DVR to the internet.
1) ran Cat 6 cable from computer/Linksys Router to DVR.
2) Used my crimper tool to put ends on. This is a reference for how the wires need to go. The Ideal crimper comes with a wiring diagram too.
3) Then I checked my wiring with this cable tester. Very handy to make sure you got the wires where they need to be. I had to cut one end off & recrimp it because I had a loose connection. That would have played even more hell with my setup without the tester.
4) Now verify I have communication. Lights at the plug on the back of the DVR & a light at the corresponding plug on the router.
5)I'm using a Linksys WRT54G/GS/GL with Tomato version 1.28.1816. There are excellent guides online how to do this. I highly recommend Tomato. Super easy to set up & use.
6) Now you have to go to the settings menu in the DVR.
7) Go to advanced settings.
8) Get the Mac address for the DVR
9) Now you have to get the next static IP from your router. in my case 192.168.1.3
10) now you have to plug in some numbers into the DVR
IP Address: The next in line 192.168.1.3
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1 (found on the Overview page of the Tomato screen)
DNS: 192.168.1.1 This was the step that tripped me up
11)now click connect. should say connected.
12)now will have to reboot DVR & Router.
13)If all works should then connect to the internet.
Now for fun: with an Android phone you can control your DVR This is the app I'm using on my HTC Thunderbolt
All for now.. Updates to follow
Edit: (3/15/12) Without a Deca installed you can't use multi view DVR. This is a pain since I like to watch my DVR recordings while I ride the trainer. I have a Deca ordered & on the way, so hopefully this cures that problem.
Decided to get around to hooking my DirectTv DVR to the internet.
1) ran Cat 6 cable from computer/Linksys Router to DVR.
2) Used my crimper tool to put ends on. This is a reference for how the wires need to go. The Ideal crimper comes with a wiring diagram too.
3) Then I checked my wiring with this cable tester. Very handy to make sure you got the wires where they need to be. I had to cut one end off & recrimp it because I had a loose connection. That would have played even more hell with my setup without the tester.
4) Now verify I have communication. Lights at the plug on the back of the DVR & a light at the corresponding plug on the router.
5)I'm using a Linksys WRT54G/GS/GL with Tomato version 1.28.1816. There are excellent guides online how to do this. I highly recommend Tomato. Super easy to set up & use.
6) Now you have to go to the settings menu in the DVR.
7) Go to advanced settings.
8) Get the Mac address for the DVR
9) Now you have to get the next static IP from your router. in my case 192.168.1.3
10) now you have to plug in some numbers into the DVR
IP Address: The next in line 192.168.1.3
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1 (found on the Overview page of the Tomato screen)
DNS: 192.168.1.1 This was the step that tripped me up
11)now click connect. should say connected.
12)now will have to reboot DVR & Router.
13)If all works should then connect to the internet.
Now for fun: with an Android phone you can control your DVR This is the app I'm using on my HTC Thunderbolt
All for now.. Updates to follow
Edit: (3/15/12) Without a Deca installed you can't use multi view DVR. This is a pain since I like to watch my DVR recordings while I ride the trainer. I have a Deca ordered & on the way, so hopefully this cures that problem.
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