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Tiviar Alpha Plus Combo STB

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  • #692
    The high horse brigade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭The high horse brigade


    sligojoek wrote: »
    Hi Lads.
    I'm having a bit of bother tonight. I can't get into the box through the network.

    Using webif i get the message


    I'm getting a similar message from Tellymote on the phone.

    The only thing I can think of is one of the children said the internet was slow today and she plugged out the router waited 10 secs and plugged it in again. Maybe some settings got changed in the process.

    Any suggestions appreciated.

    Are you sure that's still the IP of the box, that it didn't get a new lease using a different IP. Can you ping the IP from your laptop?


  • #693
    sligojoek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    Wow that was quick.

    I did a network test on the box and the IP adress came up the same: 192.168.1.109

    I'm not all that au fait with networking stuff. Maybe I should also mention the router is connected to an old router near the TV which is acting as a switch for the TA+ and a PS4

    When you say ping the IP, does that mean putting it into the address bar of the browser?


  • #694
    sligojoek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    sligojoek wrote: »
    Wow that was quick.

    I did a network test on the box and the IP adress came up the same: 192.168.1.109

    I'm not all that au fait with networking stuff. Maybe I should also mention the router is connected to an old router near the TV which is acting as a switch for the TA+ and a PS4

    When you say ping the IP, does that mean putting it into the address bar of the browser?

    I googled how to ping. I got a list of stuff where "Media disconnected" is mentioned a lot and this is at the bottom.
    '192.168.1.109' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
    operable program or batch file.


  • #695
    sligojoek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    I have it sorted.

    I went into the router interface and looked for connected devices and found this in the list.
    10 tiviaraplus 00:1E:B8:0A:CC:74 192.168.1.106 01:38:14

    Phone, webif and Filezilla all working again.
    I'm after copying a movie over from the laptop and it worked perfectly .

    I just checked the Network Setup again and it's still reading xxxxx.109. Weird.

    THanks Thhb for pointing me in the right direction.


  • #696
    The high horse brigade
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    sligojoek wrote: »
    I have it sorted.

    I went into the router interface and looked for connected devices and found this in the list.



    Phone, webif and Filezilla all working again.
    I'm after copying a movie over from the laptop and it worked perfectly .

    I just checked the Network Setup again and it's still reading xxxxx.109. Weird.

    THanks Thhb for pointing me in the right direction.

    Right, that proves (like I suspected) your router isn't remembering leases and is leasing different IPs after a reboot. It would be best to set a static on the Tiviar. Can you login to your router and look for a a section called DHCP, in there you will see a pool of addresses from which the router allocates, say 1-200 or so. We'll take note of this pool and set a static outside so as not to conflict. Post your findings and I'll advise.


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  • #697
    sligojoek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    Thanks for that. It'll be after 10 tonight before I get a chance.


  • #698
    GY A1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,249 ✭✭✭GY A1


    [QUOTE=The high horse brigade;

    Thanks high horse downloaded your image, looks very good.

    just having 1 issued,
    i scanned channels and epg,
    now all channels are there except for channel 4 and channel 4 +1 and e4,
    everythying else is sound,

    any idea why this is blank
    cheers


  • #699
    kierc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 100 ✭✭kierc


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  • #700
    Tigerandahalf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,820 ✭✭✭Tigerandahalf


    What use are folks making of this box.
    Do you have them set up in multiple rooms and viewing recordings from the main box?
    Or is just for a combined 7 day epg?


  • #701
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,961 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    GY A1 wrote: »
    [QUOTE=The high horse brigade;

    Thanks high horse downloaded your image, looks very good.

    just having 1 issued,
    i scanned channels and epg,
    now all channels are there except for channel 4 and channel 4 +1 and e4,
    everythying else is sound,

    any idea why this is blank
    cheers


    How many channels scanned in 950? channel 4 is the first on the list on all my sat boxes when scanning starts.


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  • #702
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,961 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    Tigerandahalf wrote: »
    What use are folks making of this box.
    Do you have them set up in multiple rooms and viewing recordings from the main box?
    Or is just for a combined 7 day epg?


    multiple e2 boxes can view any recordings on any box on your network.:D


  • #703
    Tigerandahalf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,820 ✭✭✭Tigerandahalf


    greasepalm wrote: »
    multiple e2 boxes can view any recordings on any box on your network.:D

    What type of boxes have you in the other rooms to view?


  • #704
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,961 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    Vu solo2,Vu zero,max digital 1000,tm nano se,xtrends 10000 and 8000.


  • #705
    FastFullBack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,478 ✭✭✭FastFullBack


    greasepalm wrote: »
    multiple e2 boxes can view any recordings on any box on your network.:D

    My LG TV can also view the recordings using DNLA. Will be handy for watching for watching Match of the Day early Sunday morning in the kitchen with my small fella


  • #706
    sligojoek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    The high horse brigade wrote: »
    Right, that proves (like I suspected) your router isn't remembering leases and is leasing different IPs after a reboot. It would be best to set a static on the Tiviar. Can you login to your router and look for a a section called DHCP, in there you will see a pool of addresses from which the router allocates, say 1-200 or so. We'll take note of this pool and set a static outside so as not to conflict. Post your findings and I'll advise.

    In the router now.
    DHCP server: Enabled
    Start IP address 192.168.1.100
    End IP address 192.168.1.199


  • #707
    The high horse brigade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭The high horse brigade


    sligojoek wrote: »
    In the router now.
    DHCP server: Enabled
    Start IP address 192.168.1.100
    End IP address 192.168.1.199

    Give the Tiviar the static IP 192.168.1.99, subnet 255.255.255.0 with the gateway and DNS the ip of the router. Don't bother with the second DNS


  • #708
    sligojoek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    Tigerandahalf wrote: »
    What use are folks making of this box.
    Do you have them set up in multiple rooms and viewing recordings from the main box?
    Or is just for a combined 7 day epg?

    AS they say in McDonalds, "I'm lovin' it".

    I use it mainly as the sitting room box. After a week the whole family got familiar with the controls. I can watch live TV or a recording on the laptop with headphones while someone else is watching the main TV . My OH can go to bed and catch up on what she wants to watch on an iPad. I've a load of mp3s tunes, on the HDD which can be played through th e sound system.


  • #709
    sligojoek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    The high horse brigade wrote: »
    Give the Tiviar the static IP 192.168.1.99, subnet 255.255.255.0 with the gateway and DNS the ip of the router. Don't bother with the second DNS

    Nice one. I'll do that when it's free. A true story american murder is on at the moment I'll have to wait until that's solved.

    Edit. Or do I do it through the router?


  • #710
    The high horse brigade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭The high horse brigade


    sligojoek wrote: »
    Nice one. I'll do that when it's free. A true story american murder is on at the moment I'll have to wait until that's solved.

    Edit. Or do I do it through the router?

    Do it on the Tiviar


  • #711
    sligojoek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    The high horse brigade wrote: »
    Do it on the Tiviar

    Sound. I was just going through the DHCP settings on the router and there's a section called "DHCP Address Reservation". I thought that's what you meant.

    The TV will be free after 12 , I'll have a go then.


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  • #712
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,961 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    Not seen 192.168.1.99 as most of the time it would have been 192.168.0 11,might that be to do with vm router.
    I also need to change my wandering ips on a reboot.


  • #713
    The high horse brigade
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    greasepalm wrote: »
    Not seen 192.168.1.99 as most of the time it would have been 192.168.0 11,might that be to do with vm router.
    I also need to change my wandering ips on a reboot.

    The setting is unique to his setup, don't copy it or you'll be in trouble. Different brands of router use different subnet ranges. Check your router to see what pool it's using and then use an IP outside the pool


  • #714
    sligojoek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    I'm in network setup. Where do I go now?


  • #715
    The high horse brigade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭The high horse brigade


    sligojoek wrote: »
    I'm in network setup. Where do I go now?

    Look for DHCP server settings


  • #716
    sligojoek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,420 ✭✭✭✭sligojoek


    The high horse brigade wrote: »
    Look for DHCP server settings

    Have to hit the sack. Hadfn't a chance to get back to it. I'll try again tomorrow evrning.
    Thanks for taking the time to help.


  • #717
    cork_south
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 713 ✭✭✭cork_south


    After using AA2 for the last 4 years I set my new Tiviar up last night with OpenATV 6.1.

    Looks fantastic so far, very responsive!


  • #718
    illdoit2morrow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 754 ✭✭✭illdoit2morrow


    peking97 wrote: »
    Just a question for some of you knowledgeable guys in here. Are these two boxes very similar or is there any particular reason to prefer one over the other? TIA.

    I go the OS Mega when it came out, it was much improved from the AA2 i had.

    Lately though it isn't working too good. The box gets very hot and then crashes, it has to be left off for a while to bring it back to life. I've recently flashed a newer image to see if that changes things.

    Its a good box, hopefully it was an image problem that i was having.


  • #719
    GSRNBP
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84 ✭✭GSRNBP


    Seems to be on sale now at WoS for anyone looking to buy: https://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk/tiviar-alpha-plus


  • #720
    The high horse brigade
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    GSRNBP wrote: »
    Seems to be on sale now at WoS for anyone looking to buy: https://www.world-of-satellite.co.uk/tiviar-alpha-plus

    That's been the price for ages


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  • #721
    TheBunk1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 796 ✭✭✭TheBunk1


    Got this box this week - have it all set up, runs like a dream, very smooth.

    Only issue I have is when I record something and want to watch it back file is not displayed. I press Playlist, but there is nothing there. I can find the files by pressing Green>Media Player>Parent Directory> HDD, but is there an easier way to access, where it shows file size etc?

    I assume there is a 1 button access, that I haven't found yet.


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