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to: Robert Comer
from: Glenn Meadows
date: 2006-05-27 20:16:32
subject: Re: Microsoft `metered` PC - Wave of the future?

From: "Glenn Meadows" 

Tivo brand wireless G.  The router is about 12 feet away in through a wall
in the apartment.  My laptop is 30 feet away, and has excellent signal
strength.

--

Glenn M.
"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
news:4477557e$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Now if I could only get my TiVo to talk to my wireless router, I'd be
>> happy.
>
> I have a wireless router that I use for my laptop, but my tivo is close
> enough to use wired...
>
> What brand of wireless adapter for the tivo?  It sounds like either a
> brand problem or a signal strength/interference one.
>
> --
> Bob Comer
>
>
> "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
> news:44774f51$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Now if I could only get my TiVo to talk to my wireless router, I'd be
>> happy.
>>
>> For some reason, no way, no how, will it talk.  It sees the LAN, but
>> can't/won't pull an IP.
>>
>> When I assign a static, it says it still can't talk. I've set the D-Link
>> for simple, basic stuff, no 108mb mode, just straight G mode.  I've
>> entered the MAC address into the allowed filter page.  The D-Link SAYS
>> the TiVo is connected, but TiVo says no.
>>
>> So, for now, I'm riding on some open linksys in the apartment complex.
>> No idea where, or who, but it talks on that one.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Glenn M.
>> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
>> news:44774d93{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> Pretty old, but it does do 3Mb down supposedly.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bob Comer
>>>
>>>
>>> "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
>>> news:44773691$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>> How old is your modem?  Some of the older ones are not
upgradeable to
>>>> the higher/newer speeds I've heard.
>>>>
>>>> Just a thought.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Glenn M.
>>>> "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
>>>> news:4476361f$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>>>> 350Kb is the very fastest I've ever seen. :(
>>>>>
>>>>> They're getting worse and worse too, several outages
in a day and
>>>>> slower...
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Bob Comer
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
>>>>> news:2h9c729f7dailb20n4l5htjhn4q4b9ss84{at}4ax.com...
>>>>>> On Thu, 25 May 2006 08:16:05 -0400, "Robert Comer"
>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  Just dl-ed Vista Beta 2 ( 3.3 gig ) in
somewhat over an hour.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I've been downloading the combo 64/32 bit
versions together for two
>>>>>>>days
>>>>>>>now -- crappy comcast cable......   (Still says
I have 8 hours to go
>>>>>>>and
>>>>>>>it'll probably bomb out a few times)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Comcast is not my favorite of customers, however,
I routinely get
>>>>>> 780kBytes/sec on downloads over their service.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> /m
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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