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Re: Direct TV DVR question
michael_d #324695 10/04/10 05:00 PM
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DHCP is a protocol that automatically assigns network information to devices on the network. It sounds like the DVR is either not looking for or not finding the router that supplies that information. I'm guessing the IP is probably in the 169.254 range, rather than the more typical 192.168.x.x range. Given that your other devices work fine on that port, I'm thinking the problem is definitely on the DVR side of things rather than the router side of things. Go ahead and look in the advanced network setup option, just don't change anything.. the Cancel button is your friend.


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Ken.C #324699 10/04/10 05:31 PM
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Well, at least the thing hasn't caught fire, yet.


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tomtuttle #324702 10/04/10 05:38 PM
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Tom, before Michael has to say it..... go to your room!

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Re: Direct TV DVR question
tomtuttle #324705 10/04/10 05:47 PM
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Tom - I'm not done yet!! And ya, like Mark said.....

Ken -

Advanced menu has all the boxes that I can enter numbers into manually. The boxes already populated with numbers and boxes whithout any numbers are:

IP Address: 169 - 254 - 8 - 193
Subnet Mask: 255 - 255 - 0 - 0
Default fateway: - - - -
DNS: - - - -
Mac Address: 00:16:6B:49:AA:DD

Re: Direct TV DVR question
michael_d #324709 10/04/10 05:58 PM
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Try this:

Turn off your PC(s).
Turn off, and unplug the satellite receiver.
Reboot the router (probably by power cycling).
Plug the satellite back in, and see if it gets an Internet connection.
Then you can turn your PC back on.

The 169.254 is the range that Windows XP and later uses (and sometimes mistakenly hands out to the network) when it can't find a DHCP server. Take the PC out of the picture to make sure the router can do its job.


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Re: Direct TV DVR question
MarkSJohnson #324710 10/04/10 06:08 PM
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I have just upgraded my DTV to the same thing . I already had the correct DVR but needed to update the my 2 other receivers. The Direct TV people installed all of this for me and did the setup. It works flawlessly.

I of course followed them around to see what they were doing. You did not mention if you installed a wall wart powered white box labeled "Connected Home Adapter" DECA1MR0-01. This has a Mac address and your router connects this to your Sat Dish.

What they did on mine was to run a cable from the adapter though a new cable wall connector to the outside and to the Sat dish.
Also when they were doing the setup they could not get it to work through one of the new receivers no matter what they tried but went to a second new receiver and were able to do the setup there. And like I said everything has functioned as it should since the install. Hope some of this helps you.


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radtek2 #324711 10/04/10 06:16 PM
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It's definitely a DHCP issue. BTW, Chris, that's the range that ANY network device uses when it can't find an address--not just Windows.

That does, however, point to hte server being the problem, now that I think of it. Maybe his router has a very, very small DHCP range?


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Re: Direct TV DVR question
Ken.C #324713 10/04/10 06:24 PM
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That range actually belongs to Microsoft (it's classified as routable by ARIN), they made it the default no-DHCP range with Windows XP. Others may have followed suit now.

I was wondering about the router running out of IPs, but unless someone specifically configured it that way, or he already has 100 devices on the network, I don't know of any router that is so limited out of the box.


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ClubNeon #324715 10/04/10 06:39 PM
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I knew I shouldn't have tried to correct you... damn, I hate being wrong about that stuff...

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Re: Direct TV DVR question
ClubNeon #324717 10/04/10 06:52 PM
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Before I went with the Whole Home Connection My DVR was able to get the On Demand and the like with a simple connection to my network using a Sling Powerline connected to my router a Linksys E3000. With the new setup like I said they had to install a connection between my router and my Sat Dish. The setup goes, Comcast Cable Modem> Router> DTV Connect Home Adapter> Sat dish. I don't know exactly what this adapter does but it seems to be a necessary part of the equipment chain. Michael do you have this adapter in line?


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