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Heyo,
I've had my RTV 5040 for a couple of weeks now. I don't have a home network, but I'd like to download recorded programs to my PC. I've dealt with networks before (and I actually work with them) so in that respect I'm fairly knowledgeable.
Here's what I tried to do:
Set computer NIC to 10.10.1.1 / 255.255.255.0 / Default GW 10.10.1.1
Set RTV5040 to 10.10.1.2 / 255.255.255.0 / Default GW 10.10.1.1
Since I don't have a home network, and the RTV and PC are on opposite sides of the room, I had to unplug the RTV and carry it over to the PC. Plugged in RTV power. Attached crossover cable between ethernet port on RTC5040 and PC NIC, but PC doesn't see anything connected and doesn't ping the RTV IP address. Physical connection light is on on RTV, but no lights lit on PC NIC even though WindowsXP shows NIC is functioning correctly.
Questions: Did unplugging the power on the RTV cause it to "lose" its IP settings? Do I absolutely have to use a switch between devices, even though RTV's Website claims you can use a crossover cable between PC and RTV? Is it just a bad crossover cable?
TIA!
CC
I've had my RTV 5040 for a couple of weeks now. I don't have a home network, but I'd like to download recorded programs to my PC. I've dealt with networks before (and I actually work with them) so in that respect I'm fairly knowledgeable.
Here's what I tried to do:
Set computer NIC to 10.10.1.1 / 255.255.255.0 / Default GW 10.10.1.1
Set RTV5040 to 10.10.1.2 / 255.255.255.0 / Default GW 10.10.1.1
Since I don't have a home network, and the RTV and PC are on opposite sides of the room, I had to unplug the RTV and carry it over to the PC. Plugged in RTV power. Attached crossover cable between ethernet port on RTC5040 and PC NIC, but PC doesn't see anything connected and doesn't ping the RTV IP address. Physical connection light is on on RTV, but no lights lit on PC NIC even though WindowsXP shows NIC is functioning correctly.
Questions: Did unplugging the power on the RTV cause it to "lose" its IP settings? Do I absolutely have to use a switch between devices, even though RTV's Website claims you can use a crossover cable between PC and RTV? Is it just a bad crossover cable?
TIA!
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