Hooking up T-Box (Boxee~sorta)

frailer · October 16, 2011, 02:37:05 AM

I just want to know why, though the problem's been solved. Finally got around to hooking up the new 'box' for internet TV, via the Airport, as we've finally become flatlanders, and have got a 40" LED HD TV. Got the ISP's one (internet TV box), as we can rent downloaded movies for zero download penalty, just rental cost.
Here's the question... why is it that I could not see the IPv4 address required for the T-Box anywhere on the 'house Mini's' Network Settings (ethernet cable connected), but only by looking on the wife's laptop PC (Airport connected), where we found it was 10.0.1.3?

Setup is: some stuff on ethernet cable (through the Airport), but laptops/TV connectable wirelessly via the Airport.

Joe · October 16, 2011, 09:33:11 AM

What is the wife's IP address? If on a Windows pc, open a command prompt and type in "ipconfig" (without the quotes). What are the Mac's IP addresses?

frailer · October 16, 2011, 12:34:36 PM

Shall have a look later Joe. 0520 Monday here :sleepwalking: BTW, after sussing that out... (memories of renewing DHCP under Windows), what's the safe Exit from command prompt, if there's one needed at all?

gnubler · October 18, 2011, 11:52:00 PM

We don't say sussing in Amerkin but I know what it means.

Joe · October 19, 2011, 12:37:44 AM

Quote from: frailer on October 16, 2011, 12:34:36 PMShall have a look later Joe. 0520 Monday here :sleepwalking: BTW, after sussing that out... (memories of renewing DHCP under Windows), what's the safe Exit from command prompt, if there's one needed at all?

Oddly enough it is "exit". :laugh: Really.

frailer · October 19, 2011, 01:15:29 AM

Quote from: Joe on October 19, 2011, 12:37:44 AM
Quote from: frailer on October 16, 2011, 12:34:36 PMShall have a look later Joe. 0520 Monday here :sleepwalking: BTW, after sussing that out... (memories of renewing DHCP under Windows), what's the safe Exit from command prompt, if there's one needed at all?

Oddly enough it is "exit". :laugh: Really.

The fcukwit alarm just went off. Now I remember. :rolleyes:

Anyways... on re-visiting her work HP lappie, keyed 'ipconfig' into Run command prompt, but no window coming up. It being a work one of hers, I stopped fooling around at that stage and we think we found the IP elsewhere as 10.0.1.12. But it may not be what you're suggesting I try and find in ipconfig.
Mini is ethernet cabled to the Airport, but is showing a wireless address as well. (screenshots).

gnubler · October 19, 2011, 01:32:59 AM

I love how Aussies can make any word sound fun & whimsical. Like Boxee, lappie, cuppa (cup of coffee), etc.

There's a town south of Sydney called Wooloomooloo, for real. I know it's an aboriginal place name, there's lots of them, but still.

Joe · October 19, 2011, 08:21:43 AM

Quote from: frailer on October 19, 2011, 01:15:29 AM
Quote from: Joe on October 19, 2011, 12:37:44 AM
Quote from: frailer on October 16, 2011, 12:34:36 PMShall have a look later Joe. 0520 Monday here :sleepwalking: BTW, after sussing that out... (memories of renewing DHCP under Windows), what's the safe Exit from command prompt, if there's one needed at all?

Oddly enough it is "exit". :laugh: Really.

The fcukwit alarm just went off. Now I remember. :rolleyes:

Anyways... on re-visiting her work HP lappie, keyed 'ipconfig' into Run command prompt, but no window coming up. It being a work one of hers, I stopped fooling around at that stage and we think we found the IP elsewhere as 10.0.1.12. But it may not be what you're suggesting I try and find in ipconfig.
Mini is ethernet cabled to the Airport, but is showing a wireless address as well. (screenshots).

You don't do it from the run box. You open a command prompt. Start | Programs | Accessories | Command Prompt. Brings a black window with white text. Type in ipconfig and you will see all of that info.

frailer · October 19, 2011, 12:38:57 PM

Must have been an earlier Windows I did that on. :wink: Next time she has it home and open, I'll have another look.
T-Box is still connected. :shocked: Just forensic curiosity on it now.

Chilbear · October 19, 2011, 03:14:20 PM

Colour me curious also. Anyone with the Airport - can you determine if the wireless is a subnet issuing DHCP with the range 10.x.x.x and ethernet like the regular 192.168.x.x?

My Parallels on my iMac is using the 10.x.x.x to all the Winbloze devices within W7 and can see the 192.x.x.x router just fine. To add more intrigue, I have cascading routers to solve the placement of the newer wireless router and it is not issuing DHCP but has an IP of 192.3.x.x to the DHCP router that is issuing 192.2.x.x to ethernet and wireless connections. Both my routers are Linksys but 6 years apart in age (oldest is B wireless and newer is N speed)

Captain - on the Run command - Run was under XP and Joe is speaking W7 eye believe. Why they change it, no sane person knows. We need to be like the Matrix where we get the info downloaded prior to moving the mouse.

David · October 19, 2011, 03:24:17 PM

Frailer, the command prompt is on all windows OS's.
Go to the "start menu", then to "all programs", drag up to "accessories", then from the flyout menu to "command prompt". A window will pop up that you type in "ipconfig" right beside a blinking cursor.

HTH

delooch · October 19, 2011, 03:46:23 PM

you can also type cmd at the run prompt to get a command prompt/dos window..

frailer · October 19, 2011, 07:57:18 PM

Quote from: delooch on October 19, 2011, 03:46:23 PMyou can also type cmd at the run prompt to get a command prompt/dos window..

That was the missing step. :embarrassed: Been a while... so, PICNIC, not something Bill Gates changed.

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