TiVo Net Controller for PC - Windows 7/Vista

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Fired this up and it worked 1st time (Windows 7) Nice little app, agree that there's lots of development potential. Have already been winding SWIMBO and the Kids up with it. ;o)

THANKS !!!!!

 

Does the Ethernet address (not the cable modem one) look similar to the IP address of your desktop machine?
Typically (but not necessarily) something like 192.168.1.xxx

 

The port configuration test always fails.. ignore it.

Tivo will only talk to something within its own network* - and it also appears to be hardcoded to reject an IP not starting 192.168 (which caused *major* ballache on my network) - however you'll know if this is your problem as it'll keep messaging you about disabling the network every 5 minutes..!

If you go into settings/network the IP you want is under 'Ethernet connection details'.

* To simplify, in the common case the first 3 numbers need to be identical.

 

It's currently showing 169 because it isn't connected. Once you have it successfully connected, the TiVo will change to show a 192 address.

 

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Ahh. Right. Yes. Of course Now all I have to do is find my Netgear bridge. It's here somewhere!

 

my ethernet ip on the tivo begins 169. the ip on my laptop begins 192. whenever i enter the tivo ip into the remote control app it says 'not responding' for ages, and then says it cannot connect. p***ing me off now!

 

also in the settings on tivo it mentions having to put in the media access key into each device for it to work. ive found the MAK on the tivo settings, but where do i enter that on my laptop / in the app??

 

hold on.....is tivo wifi enabled, or do i need to physically plug a cable between my laptop and the tivo box?

 

No it isn't.

 

169... implies that the device timed out on getting an address via DHCP.
As you guessed ... no WIFi on a TiVo. You need Ethernet connection to something.

 

I'm a bit confused as to why my KLG-575 KCORP Router doesn't show my TiVo In the IP Address Table and yet all otherwise works perfectly.

 

thanks for your help guys. i'm a bit embarrassed now. how stupid of me. xx

 

Thanks for continued development Andy.
The remote control side of the app works as intended and remembers IP address now.
But I get

"The website declined to show this webpage
HTTP 403
Most likely causes:
This website requires you to log in.

What you can try:
Go back to the previous page.

More information "

Once clicking on 'Go back to the previous page' seemed to work and then the next time I got a page forbidden message and the time after that just a blank page. I wonder what others are finding?

 

A ReBoot of the router seems to have sorted this out - I don't see any other way of refreshing its IP Address List at the moment - so research needed there!

 

That's right - so this time I clicked on the previous page link and then managed to login and it worked correctly. But as things stand I guess I will have to carry on doing that. Still a nice app though!

 

The remote side certainly works but the logging in and connection to the VM site actually doesn't as this time, having exited and then restarted the app all I got to the right was a blank screen. HOWEVER I suspect that this has more to do with flaky work at the VM end as this site has been a pain from the outset!!

 

You only need to login to use the Guide to set recordings on your Tivo.