Re: WMCE Wireless Communication Setup Problem

Glad you got it working, Cal.

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"calpalmer" <calpalmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:AE45A8A9-02BF-45CA-96E5-6D1B4207147A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I'm not a network wiz (obviously, hence my posts here!)... but my network
> wouldn't operate with the wireless router DHCP enabled and the clients set up
> with dynamic IP addreses. Someone told me the reason is the Sat modem is
> also serving as a DHCP router, and so both devices are providing conflicting
> private addresses.
>
> I've solved my WMCE communication problem. Basically, I:
>
> - disconnected each electrical device from power (including the wireless
> router and the Sat modem),
> - reset their two reset buttons, disabled the WRT DHCP,
> - reset each client to their consecutive static IP addresses,
> - using the WRT as the default gateway (192.168.1.1),
> - reran the Network Wizard on the two XP machines (and set up the 2000
> machine manually),
> - assured network functioning via both pinging, web access, and file
> transfers.
>
> Then, I re-ran the WMCE setup disk. The first time the MCE tried to
> communicate with the WMCE it reported it couldn't find the IP address, and
> gave me the opportunity to assign the WMCE a static IP. When I gave it a
> valid IP, the WMCE was recognized and the registration completed fine.
>
> The WMCE is displaying our family photo slide show as I type this.
>
> Whew!
>
> Thanks for your ideas and help,
>
> Cal
>
> "JW" wrote:
>
>> Your wireless router should be getting its public IP address from your modem
>> and then you should set it up as a DHCP server so that it can give private
>> IP addresses to your MCE system and to your extender. If you have given both
>> your MCE system and your Extender private addresses can you ping the
>> extender from the MCE system.
>> My Linksys wireless router is set up using PPOE to my DSL modem which gets
>> its public IP address from the DSL service and then the wireless router is
>> the DHCP server for my wired and wireless connections. I believe your router
>> have its connection type set up as Automatic -DHCP since it gets its adresse
>> from your Satellite modem.
>>
>> "calpalmer" <calpalmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:6DAB93DB-955C-4069-ADD2-BBF45A9017DC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Thank you , Doug. I had opened the first two ports previously as
>> > instructed
>> > by the WMCE setup program. I opend the other two, it still didn't work.
>> >
>> > I'm wondering if I need to go back and retool our LAN so that it works
>> > properly with dynamic IP addresses. For some reason it hasn't since we
>> > installed the Sat internet connection, something about the modem serving
>> > as a
>> > DHCP router conflicting with the LinkSys WRT54GX downstream.
>> >
>> > If you any other ideas for this WMCE setup I'm sure willing to try them.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Cal
>> >
>> > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>> >
>> >> If you're using a firewall, you need to open ports 3390 and 3776. Port
>> >> 3390 is TCP/IP and 3776 is UDP.
>> >>
>> >> The following KB article also specifies port 5555 and 7777, but doesn't
>> >> specify whether they're TCP/IP or UDP. I can't find any exceptions for
>> >> these ports on my system, but they may not be used by port, they may be
>> >> allowed by application.
>> >>
>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=883352
>> >>
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>> >> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart
>> >> Display\Security
>> >> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>> >> http://www.dougknox.com
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>> >> "calpalmer" <calpalmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:FBB7110A-D199-493A-BBAC-99199FAA58D0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >I am setting up a new WMCE54AG to communicate to the MCE computer via a
>> >> > WRT54G wireless router, and get the setup program completed.
>> >> >
>> >> > [For background, the WRT is DHCP disabled as it is connected to a
>> >> > Satellite
>> >> > modem that is serving as the DHCP router; for some reason our LAN will
>> >> > operate only with static IP addresses].
>> >> >
>> >> > The WMCE indicates it is connected to the wireless network with an
>> >> > excellent
>> >> > signal. The setup program proceeds normally until it needs to
>> >> > communicate
>> >> > with the WMCE, then reports it found the WMCE but the WMCE did not
>> >> > receive a
>> >> > DHCP response. It gives me the option to assign a static IP address,
>> >> > which I
>> >> > have done and the WMCE indicates the assignment on the TV. However,
>> >> > the
>> >> > setup program still reports an error in communicating wtih the WMCE.
>> >> >
>> >> > Any ideas you have would sure be welcomed. Thanks in advance,
>> >> >
>> >> > Cal
>> >>
>>
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