Coytee Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Read that Pandora is on DTV. Took a while but finally showed up on my box. I can not however, get my DTV box to see the internet. Anyone do this successfully? I think I read to "reset" the DTV box, unplug the router and after the DTV comes back, plug the router in. (I've done it both ways) Still isn't seeing the router. Is there something else I need? I've got the DTV HR24/500 and a Motorola router, model SBG6580. Do I have to hard code the DNS & Gateway info into it? (if so, where do I get that?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Do you have Whole Home DVR service? Try this if you don't: Connect the Ethernet cable to the top port of the DVR and an open port on the router. Check that the router has DHCP enabled (essential). Do a red button (inside card door) reset of the DVR. When it's booted up, do thus: Menu -> .....setup -> system setup -> network setup -> restore defaults. At this point stop and go to your router and disconnect AC power for a minute and plug it back in. When all the lights settle down, go back to the DVR and run the "connect now" command. You should get a "connected to Internet" message. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 My DVR only has one Ethernet port....just one. I do not have whole home anything. Just a single receiver. I'll try above anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 Looking at the Router, I see the following: WAN connectin Type (DHCP) is in the dropdown as selected Host Name (blank) says next to it "Required by some ISP's" Domain Name (blank) says next to it "Required by some ISP's" MTU size (0) next to that (256-1500 Octets, 0 = use default) Spoofed Mac Address (all zeros) Does that mean anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 Additional: Just looked at the DHCP dropdown and the choices are: DHCP (selected) Static IP PPTP (dhcp) PPTP (static) L2TP (dhcp) L2TP (static) Again, "DHCP" is the one selected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 The H24 series comes defaulted to use internal MRV multi-room viewing using DTV's DECA (white brick external on older DVRs). With an active ethernet connected and a red button reset the -24 should change over to the ethernet port and you'd be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 The H24 series comes defaulted to use internal MRV multi-room viewing using DTV's DECA (white brick external on older DVRs). With an active ethernet connected and a red button reset the -24 should change over to the ethernet port and you'd be good. huh? Are you saying I need an outboard item to interface between the ethernet & H24? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Are you saying I need an outboard item to interface between the ethernet & H24?You should not as long as you are not using it for MRV (Whole Home DVR) and you said that you were not. It should change defaults from the onboard DECA device to the ethernet port when an active ethernet line is plugged in and a RBR (red button reset) is performed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 Would (should) it matter if I reboot the DVR first verses the router first? I've been hitting the red button and THEN yanking the plug on the router, not the other way around (if it matters) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Richard, give these guys a shot at your issue: http://www.dbstalk.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=112 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I just changed routers; the DTV router "box" found the new router and all I had to do was select it, give it the passkey, and it connected. For good measure, I rebooted the DTV system (hard boot, power off for 30+ seconds) and after a cup of coffee, thar she was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleJ Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Kind of a related question... Is the Pandora radio a one instance per household? or is it per receiver? I have 2 qualifying HD receivers but only one of them has received the upgrade and that was over a month ago. Thanks JJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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