Wireless G, Network Client Connection Lost(Possible Bug?)

[hybridmedia]

I am unable to connect to my Server running SageTV 2.020 on my wireless lan. I have already enabled "Sage TV Server" on the server

My network settings are as follows :
Server IP : 192.168.0.2
Laptop IP : 192.168.2.99
I have a D-Link 624+ which my laptop connects to.

I can ping my server and even telnet to port 42024 when SageTV is running.

Once I start up my client, it says "The connection to SageTV server has been lost. Attempting to restore connection..."

When i connect to my LAN using the ethernet cable, everything runs smoothly. Is there a problem with Sage connecting to networks with different subnets? Or am I doing anything wrong?

[gplasky]

I think you need to be on the same subnet. Change the 3rd octet from .2 to .0 and try it.

Gerry

[hybridmedia]

Originally posted by gplasky
I think you need to be on the same subnet. Change the 3rd octet from .2 to .0 and try it.

Gerry

The wireless router won't let me connect to the server if i did that, probably because it uses its own DHCP server.

I just don't get it, if I can ping the server, share files with it why can't i connect to SageTV with it.

[JasonJoel]

If I remember right (and I might not be), I think Jeff limited it to the SAME subnet only for security reasons. So this would be a 'by design' issue.

That would explain why it does not work, even though you can ping & telnet.

If we can verify that, you may want to submit an official support email and see if there is a workaround or to ask for a change in the functionality.

Jason Bottjen

Originally posted by hybridmedia
The wireless router won't let me connect to the server if i did that, probably because it uses its own DHCP server.

I just don't get it, if I can ping the server, share files with it why can't i connect to SageTV with it.

[jkf]

Originally posted by hybridmedia
The wireless router won't let me connect to the server if i did that, probably because it uses its own DHCP server.

I just don't get it, if I can ping the server, share files with it why can't i connect to SageTV with it.

You can probably go into the configuration of your wireless router and change the dhcp server behavior. If not, you can change the ip of your server.

[heffe2001]

I'm assuming you have a second router connected to your broadband. What you need to do is this:

Unplug your Wireless router's WAN plug, and plug that wire into the switch on the back of the wirless. You'll need to set up your wireless lan address to be on an unused IP address on your other network (I'd suggest it being high numbered, 192.168.0.254 as an example). Turn off DHCP as well.

What will happen then is your wireless clients will be connected to your main subnet, and get an IP from whatever DHCP server you are running on your main network. That's how I set up my DI-784, since it's MUCH cheaper to buy a Wireless router than a wireless AP.

As a last note, this WILL open up your main network to wireless clients, but if you're running mac filtering and WEP security on your system, you're about as protected as you are going to get. Be advised though, that WEP drops your speed a good deal on your G network (you'll get effectively around 35mb on a 54mb connection due to overhead).

[hybridmedia]

Originally posted by heffe2001
I'm assuming you have a second router connected to your broadband. What you need to do is this:

Unplug your Wireless router's WAN plug, and plug that wire into the switch on the back of the wirless. You'll need to set up your wireless lan address to be on an unused IP address on your other network (I'd suggest it being high numbered, 192.168.0.254 as an example). Turn off DHCP as well.

What will happen then is your wireless clients will be connected to your main subnet, and get an IP from whatever DHCP server you are running on your main network. That's how I set up my DI-784, since it's MUCH cheaper to buy a Wireless router than a wireless AP.

As a last note, this WILL open up your main network to wireless clients, but if you're running mac filtering and WEP security on your system, you're about as protected as you are going to get. Be advised though, that WEP drops your speed a good deal on your G network (you'll get effectively around 35mb on a 54mb connection due to overhead).

I already tried what you said on my Di-624+, no go, it wont get get the ip add from the DHCP server. I was so frustrated I went out and got myself a Linksys WRT54G. I plugged it in the the normal lan port, configured the router, within 15min I was streaming TV (1.8gig/h) to my laptop. Really good buy I must say. Apparently there are some hacked firmwares which allow you to use it as a wireless repeater as well, not to mention the ability to boost its signal strength. All for less than $100.

But thanks a lot of for your detailed help! Just a quick qns, if I don't broadcast the SSID, is there anyway anyone will know what it is?

JasonJoel : Thanks for the info. Saved me lots of time debugging my network..