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Turboweb, a lil confused?
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Posted by: d|i|g|i

Hi there. Im due to purchase a tivo in a few days, and was thinking about getting this turboweb thing, seeing as im also due to get ntl-broadband soon :)

Im a complete n00b to tivo & networking so im wondering what i need? Im going to buy a router aswell soon, so that the tivo can tap off of it. NTL only supply 1 i.p address, will this be a problem?

Basically, i don't have a clue how turboweb works/what it does, apart from the fact it can download channel-listings through meh broadband.

Advice/links welcome :)

Thanks all!

Posted by: Fatbloke

Turbonet and tivoweb are two different parts of the same thing. Torbonet is the adapter which plugs into Tivo, inside the case, to allow you to connect it to a computer network. Your network will need to support more than 1 decive though - a cable network to a router will not be sufficient. Youll need a way of sharing the BB signal with two or more pcs. Then you connect the tivo cable in to the network on a spare connection port.
Youll need a hub also, to enable you to share your BB connection, failing that - a router with more than one port (some come with 4 ports).

Once youre connected, tivo will then be able to d/l its info over the net (although as an ntl user, you need to tweak the configs slightly).

Tivoweb allows you to interact with your network connected tivo via a web interface, allowing you to program it to record, etc, from your pc, or even from over the web.

Posted by: C.C. Johnson

Can I join in this discussion.........?

Likewise I'm new to the idea of networking Tivo, but with 2 in the house and an already established Cat5 network I was wondering what benefits there might be in connecting them into one another?

Can, for example, programmer's recorded on one Tivo be viewed on a TV connected to another in another part of the house?

Can updates to programme data be distributed (if that would be of any real interest :(

What have others achieved?

Thanks

Posted by: beardsley

quote:
Originally posted by Fatbloke
Once youre connected, tivo will then be able to d/l its info over the net (although as an ntl user, you need to tweak the configs slightly).

I am also an NTL user. I installed tivoweb over the weekend, and last night, I ran nic_config_tivo to try to make daily calls over network. I tried a couple of test calls, but both failed. What tweaks do I need to do?

Posted by: kitschcamp

There are details here in the section "Note for NTL Broadband Users".

Posted by: beardsley

quote:
Originally posted by kitschcamp
There are details here in the section "Note for NTL Broadband Users".

Thanks for the information. I will try it tonight.

There are so many howto guides about, that I had not seen this one.

Posted by: Nikki

C.C. Johnson,

For a short period, I had two TiVos in my house with Turbonet installed on both.

Make sure you set a different MAC address for each ethernet interface otherwise you'll only see one Tivo at a time randomly. It's something very easy to overlook.

Regards,

Nikki