A110 blank ip address

[redryder]

Hi guys,

I need some help as I’m quite clueless about home networking. My PCH was previously connected via LAN cable to a wall point, which is ultimately connected to my modem/router through my home wiring. The PC is running WinXP.

I have not touched anything, but suddenly the A110 cannot get onto the network anymore. It can’t see the PC and can’t go online. It still plays media files stored on the local harddrive though.

My NAS and other devices that are connected to the router are still working fine. When I go into network settings on the A110, the IP address is blank. My router normally automatically assigns IPs.

I’ve rebooted the PCH, my PC, and the router, but still can’t get an ip address assigned to the player.

I searched around and saw similar threads where people recommended setting static IP for the PCH. I also went to Portforwarding.com to read up but the guide there only talks about setting static IP for the desktop PC. I still have no idea what IP address to assign to the A110. And what about other wifi devices in my home, do I need to assign an IP for each of them? What IP numbers do I use? Do I just make up numbers at random?


PS - 2nd question. In the event that the PCH networking ability is down for good, how do I recover the movies that are stored in the PCH local hard drive? I tried connecting a USB drive to it, but I can't copy files to the USB drive out of the PCH.

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(07-04-2011 07:05 AM)redryder Wrote:  Hi guys,

I need some help as I’m quite clueless about home networking. My PCH was previously connected via LAN cable to a wall point, which is ultimately connected to my modem/router through my home wiring. The PC is running WinXP.

I have not touched anything, but suddenly the A110 cannot get onto the network anymore. It can’t see the PC and can’t go online. It still plays media files stored on the local harddrive though.

My NAS and other devices that are connected to the router are still working fine. When I go into network settings on the A110, the IP address is blank. My router normally automatically assigns IPs.

I’ve rebooted the PCH, my PC, and the router, but still can’t get an ip address assigned to the player.

I searched around and saw similar threads where people recommended setting static IP for the PCH. I also went to Portforwarding.com to read up but the guide there only talks about setting static IP for the desktop PC. I still have no idea what IP address to assign to the A110. And what about other wifi devices in my home, do I need to assign an IP for each of them? What IP numbers do I use? Do I just make up numbers at random?


PS - 2nd question. In the event that the PCH networking ability is down for good, how do I recover the movies that are stored in the PCH local hard drive? I tried connecting a USB drive to it, but I can't copy files to the USB drive out of the PCH.

When you say reboot, did you pull the power cable for 10 sec, then plug in again? On/Off doesn't do a reboot.

Networking:
No you can't just assign at random! They have to be in the same subnet & unique, no two the same.
Check network cable connections: look for a green & flashing traffic LEDs around the network socket.
When you have fixed addresses in your network, you should set your router's DHCP range not to overlap, eg fixed 192.168.0.2 to .99, then DHCP range .100 to .200
1. Figure out the subnet for your network: in XP find your network connection & click on the support tab. There will be a number for the XP PC itself & a number for the "gateway" = your router - it'll be something like 192.168.x.y or maybe 10.x.y.z (where x, y, z are numbers)
2. Once you know the gateway address, use this to set the DHCP ranges above in your router with your browser, eg http://192.168.0.1 > DHCP, etc
3. then set the PCH's to an address in the fixed range, eg 192.168.0.10
4. set the PCH's subnet to 255.255.255.0
5. set the PCH's gateway to the address for your router eg 192.168.0.1
Should work.

Files:
If networking is busted, maybe pull the HDD out & use a USB drive case to connect to your PC.