Dear community,
First, boy am I happy this forum is here. I am, however, in despair over my pending setup of Tivo.
I read a lot of the "ultimate wireless network" thread, but I am not sure what to do. I have a Netgear WGT625 wireless router with WPA enabled. It works great on our one desktop and two laptops. I did think it would work with Tivo, but now I'm not so sure. I'd rather not disable WPA.
I bought a 40-hour Tivo box and Netgear USB wifi adapter from Tivo for my husband for Christmas. (I read about needing specific wifi adapters, so I bought the adapter from Tivo to avoid problems.) He doesn't seem interested in it at all, so I can surmise that the setup is all mine (oh boy). The first Tivo box was DOA, so I'm now waiting for a replacement.
The "ultimate wireless network" thread is 20 pages long now, and the first post is from 2003! Any summary? Do I need to pore over the whole thing? I've been looking at wireless bridges, but I'm not sure if that's the latest scoop, nor do I really understand what they are. I *could* install a CAT5 cable to the TV, but I'd like to avoid that (and the crawl space) if I can. Maybe I should just suck it up and go for the CAT5 connection... sigh.
Thank you for any assistance,
Nora
hopeful new Tivo convert
First, boy am I happy this forum is here. I am, however, in despair over my pending setup of Tivo.
I read a lot of the "ultimate wireless network" thread, but I am not sure what to do. I have a Netgear WGT625 wireless router with WPA enabled. It works great on our one desktop and two laptops. I did think it would work with Tivo, but now I'm not so sure. I'd rather not disable WPA.
I bought a 40-hour Tivo box and Netgear USB wifi adapter from Tivo for my husband for Christmas. (I read about needing specific wifi adapters, so I bought the adapter from Tivo to avoid problems.) He doesn't seem interested in it at all, so I can surmise that the setup is all mine (oh boy). The first Tivo box was DOA, so I'm now waiting for a replacement.
The "ultimate wireless network" thread is 20 pages long now, and the first post is from 2003! Any summary? Do I need to pore over the whole thing? I've been looking at wireless bridges, but I'm not sure if that's the latest scoop, nor do I really understand what they are. I *could* install a CAT5 cable to the TV, but I'd like to avoid that (and the crawl space) if I can. Maybe I should just suck it up and go for the CAT5 connection... sigh.
Thank you for any assistance,
Nora
hopeful new Tivo convert