New HR10-250 with no phone line

[azrael747]

I have spent a while searching through these forums and I'm still not quite sure exactly what I will need to have my Hughes HR10-250 do the initial setup call over the internet. I have no land line and I have a cable modem internet connection.

Some posts seem to suggest that all I need is to plug a dongle in to my receiver and then connect it to my computer(and then just use the ,#401 prefix). I currently do not have a router or hub; just an ethernet cable directly from my cable modem to my computer.

Other posts suggest that I need to buy a Tivo-supported network adapter. I understand that there are other options, like connecting with PPP serial, but it sounds like connecting via ethernet is the quicker method, and I can't seem to find a detailed breakdown of exactly what I will need with my particular model.

Can I plug the receiver directly to my cable modem to make the initial setup call(to activiate Tivo)? Do I need to instead get a router and/or a supported adapter to make this work? I checked the "System Information" on my Tivo and IF I am looking in the right place then the software version is currently 3.1.5f...

Anybody willing to help a noob out?

[Sartori]

Hello

If I were you I would get a router. Having a router is the best way to protect your system. You can't beat the hardware firewall...

Then you can hook up your new HR10 too the router and forget about it....

[azrael747]

Thanks for the response. I understand and agree with what you said, but I am wondering if it is REQUIRED or if I can complete my initial setup call without it. I have read conflicting posts; some say that if my sofware version is less than 7.xxx then I NEED to use a land line to call in the first time and update, but other posts seem to imply that I can do the initial call-in over the internet even though my software version is 3.1.

Anyone know for sure?

[Scott in CO]

The HR10-250, the HD Directivo, does not support networking. You will need to use a phone line, perhaps at a friend's house, to do the initial setup. After that you don't need a phone line, but you will get a nag screen everyday after about 30 days, but it will still work just fine. You already have the most current software version for the HR10-250. The 7.x software is for standalone Tivos only.

You can add networking capability to your HR10-250 by hacking it. Do a search in the Underground forum for Zipper. I *think* though that you need to get it setup first via the phone line before you can zipper it; hopefully someone else can confirm this.

[azrael747]

Thanks for the response, that was exactly what I needed to know...you saved me countless hours of what would seem to be futile attempts to get this working(and the money I would have spent on the adapter).

Thanks again.