I would appreciate some information on TIVO wireless

renkablue · 12-11-2007, 04:51 PM

TiVo AG0100 Wireless G USB Network Adapter for TiVo Series2 -
I recently upgraded to LCD HD TV and purchased the TIVO HD. My old system Series 2 and the JVC tv has been moved to another room. QUESTION!

The HD is hard wired from my router. I want to purchase the wireless adapter to set up for the Series 2 so it can connect to the TIVO network to get the downloads. I don't know how to do this and what equipment I will need. Can this be done? In September I had some great members give me accurate information to set the Series 2 up. Thanks for all your help then and now

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20TIL6 · 12-11-2007, 05:03 PM

Sure,

Does your current router include wireless networking? You can have your TiVo HD talking to the router via a wired connection, and you can have your S2 talking to the router wirelessly via the wireless adapter. Both TiVos will be able to connect for updates, as well as see each other on the home network. Is this what you are wanting?

I use a Linksys WRT54G. A basic Internet router with a handful of wired ports, plus wireless capabilities.

cluemeister · 12-11-2007, 07:50 PM

Buy the wireless router.

Connect the broadband modem to the wireless router.

Run hardwire from one of the four open ports on the back of the wireless router to HD Tivo.

Plug usb wireless adapter into S2. Set up wireless connection on tivo network screen on S2.

Make sure MRV is set up on your account. I did this on tivo.com.

A few caveats -

SD shows broadcast and recorded on HD channels will not transfer to the S2.

HD shows will not transfer to S2.

Multi room viewing is great. Since tivo introduced 2 tuners and HD capability, this has been the biggest improvement.

greg_burns · 12-11-2007, 08:07 PM

I'll just add that the only wireless adapter TivoHD supports is Tivo's own.

renkablue · 12-12-2007, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 20TIL6

Sure,

Does your current router include wireless networking? You can have your TiVo HD talking to the router via a wired connection, and you can have your S2 talking to the router wirelessly via the wireless adapter. Both TiVos will be able to connect for updates, as well as see each other on the home network. Is this what you are wanting?

I use a Linksys WRT54G. A basic Internet router with a handful of wired ports, plus wireless capabilities.

It's a Linksys router...sorry, I am at work and don't know the model. Looks like most of the ports are used and I could possibly look into purchasing a newer router with more ports. Seeing each TIVO on the network would be great because I want to learn how to get the programs recorded on Series 2 to play on my HD TV in the living area. I know they aren't recorded in HD, but they are the ones I had before I purchased the TIVO HD. That's another story in of itself to learn how to do this...but I take my projects one day at a time (as they say).

fredct · 12-12-2007, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by renkablue

It's a Linksys router...sorry, I am at work and don't know the model. Looks like most of the ports are used and I could possibly look into purchasing a newer router with more ports.

Does it have antennas? That should tell you if it has wireless capability or not. If you don't know, let us know when you get home.

That's also the nice thing about wireless, you don't need to worry about running out of ports or stringing cable around. If you need a new router anyway, a wireless one would probably make sense.

classicsat · 12-12-2007, 11:16 AM

To add more ports, if they are full up, you don't need another routher, just add an ethernet switch to the mix. If you have just a wired router, you need to upgrade to a wireless router anyways, and can reconfigure the old router to be a switch.

renkablue · 12-12-2007, 12:59 PM

QUOTE=classicsat;5781201]To add more ports, if they are full up, you don't need another routher, just add an ethernet switch to the mix. If you have just a wired router, you need to upgrade to a wireless router anyways, and can reconfigure the old router to be a switch.[/quote]

hmmm let me see. Does this mean that buying a wireless router (which I do apparantly need), I will be able to use the old router as a SWITCH...what is the purpose of a switch...I am clueless

All y'all posters have a great one

20TIL6 · 12-12-2007, 02:52 PM

A switch is just a box with a number of ethernet ports, and all computers/devices connected to that switch can see each other. You can have your computers/TiVos connected via ethernet to the switch, then connect the switch (using the port labeled 'uplink') to one of the ports on your router. With that done, all your devices can see each other, plus they can 'hop' over to the router and get out onto the Internet.

My setup is like that. I have a Linksys WRT54G wireless Internet router with 4 ethernet ports. One of those ethernet ports is connected to my Linksys EZXS16W 10/100 switch. All my devices (computers, TiVos, xbox, etc) connect into that. It has 16 ports. You can get a switch with a lower number of ports, like 8 or 5, just what fits your needs. I need that many because I am just a HUGE geek.

Anyway, all my stuff is wired via ethernet. But the router has wireless capabilities, and I use it for my laptop when I'm on the couch, and the PSP uses the wireless network as well.

So just a WRT54G would work fine if you have no more than 4 devices that you want connected to it via ethernet. You mentioned one TiVo wired, one TiVo wireless. So unless you have more than three other devices that you want with a wired connection to the router, you won't need a switch.

More than that, you need to add a switch. The good news is that they are not very expensive. I'd add a switch now, with a few more ports than you need right now, just so you won't have to revisit it at some point later.

Hope this helps.

BTW, I am using Linksys products as a reference here. Just because I've had good experiences with them. They are easy, seem to be reliable, and affordable. But that does not mean that other, similar products from D-Link, or Belkin, or any of the other makers are not just as good. I think pretty much all the networking products in this home category are pretty good.

enthalpy · 12-12-2007, 05:57 PM

And, renkablue, you may not need to use the old (wired-only) router as a switch. When you buy your wireless router, it will have, probably, 4 wired ports to use for your existing connections. And you can have up to hundreds of wireless devices like your new Tivo-USB-thingy. In the future, you can just buy wireless devices instead of wired ethernet devices.

renkablue · 12-12-2007, 08:55 PM

At home now and the current router is 4 ports Linksys (not wireless). I am using a Linksys modem for VOIP, and the broadband connection modem. The ethernet wire is going to the Tivo HD. I am going to get the Wireless router and will get the TIVO wireless connection for the Series 2 connection. Thanks for the excellent information to get me started in the wireless world. I will soon have it set up.