[The_Network_guy]

Hello.


Can I connect my replayTV directly to my computer in order to use DVarchive? Is there a special type of Cable that I would need?


Please let me know if this is possible.


Thanks fo ryour help.

 

[plyons10]

In a word... YES.


First a few questions...


Do you currently have a broadband (cable modem or DSL) connection? YOu probably don't or you wouldn't be asking this question, but I just thought I'd ask).


Does your computer have a network interface card (NIC)? The NIC input on the back of your computer will look like a phone jack, only a bit bigger (it's called an RJ45 plug).


You'll need to run a "CAT5 crossover cable" from the Replay to the PC (order it over the internet or spend twice as much at Radio Shack / CompUSA).
Here's a 25 foot one for $18, but you can get them cheaper.



From there the details get a little confusing. YOu'll probably want to run DHCP on your PC, which is a utlity that will assign your Replay an internet address, by which DVArchive will communicate with it.

Check out this thread for some more details.

 

[j.m.]

That's incorrect plyons10. He would need a crossover cable to directly connect his ReplayTV to his PC without a switch/hub/router.

 

[plyons10]

Wooops... of course you are correct...


I'm so used to the auto sensing in today's routers and hubs that I forget crossover cables still have their place.


I've edited the post.

 

[rugby]

Actually, if he's using a Mac from the last year or two he might not need a crossover cable. but more than likely he will.

 

[plyons10]

Do the newer ones have an autosensing NIC?