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quick networking question.

My main router (linksys wrt54g) has a default ip address of 192.168.1.1
I set up a static ip address for my 2 desktops that are hardwired to the router. The gateway entered for these computers was 192.168.1.1 (the ip address of my router) everytinh works fine here.

Now I am trying to assign a static ip address to my denon 3808. The denon is hardwired to a linksys wireless gamin adapter (wga54g) which receives the network signal via wireless from the router mentioned above. The default ip address of the wga54g gaming adapter is 192.168.1.250. Would this *.250 be the correct gateway for the denon 3808 since it is plugged directly into the wireless gaming adapter?

If you need more clarifaction let me know.

Thanks.

T

The gateway is the device allowing your local LAN to communicate with the external world. Assuming your gaming adapter is a LAN extension device (sounds like it), then your gateway should be 192.168.1.1.

If the device is NOT is LAN extension, than you have a conflict as you may have two touching networks with the same subnet. (but it does sound like the purpose of your wireless gamign adapter is the correct one for your needs, so 192.168.1.1).

OK thanks.. I'll give 192.168.1.1 a try for the gateway. The gaming adapter simply lets my receiver connect to my wrt54g, and then from the wrt54g it can talk to my other computers or the outside world.... so yes it is as you describe.

Ok, one more question. I am trying to setup portforward for TVersity media server. I went to http://www.portforward.com , entered my router, and then clickd on Tversity to find the list of suggested ports to forward. Port 41952 is already enabled on my windows firewall (I was instructed to do this during install), but I never set up portforwarding in my router settings.

I am following the instructions on this page:
http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Linksys/WRT54G/TVersity_Media_Server.htm

Should I enter the IP address of my router, my computer that TVersity runs on, the Wireless gaming adapter that picks up the signal, or my denon that plays it? on the example shown in the above link they just leave it blank. I similar example for xboxlive showed 2 ports to forward, and the ip address I had to enter was the one for my xbox in that case.

Thnx again

David - From Tversity's Quick Start Guide:



Based on that, I'd go with the machine TVersity is running on.

thanks for looking that up for me!

I'm hoping the slew of network changes I made will resolve my issue with a strict firewall/nat on xbox live and the Tversity/denon reset issue. I have everything on my network assigned to a static IP now and I forwarded the suggested ports for all services (xbox live, playstation network, tversity)

I wanted to get the denon on a static IP so I can set my GF's laptop up with either the command3808 or the standard web interface and not have to worry about ip addresses changing during a reset of some kind. Now she will be able control things like source seletion, radio presets, ect. from her laptop (when she opens it for Christmas) b/c she HATES the denon remote. But yeah, mostly I want to play around with it some too... Something tells me she won't appreciate all my configuration changes as much as I do

Stand aside, gentlemen! I'll handle this.




Oh, wait.


No, I won't!

Nice Mark. Is your Denon producing sound yet?

Yes. But I haven't upgraded Audyssey yet.