Hi, I've just registered because I seem to be approaching networking from the opposite direction to everyone else, and I can't waste any more time on google with this odd question (it just shows 1M people who want internet and can't get it).
I only want to occasionally connect between my non-internet PC and the Humax so I can use my PC HDD to back up the HDR-fox. Ideally I'd prefer to 'see' the humax on my PC.
I tried plugging them both into a router and used network wizard on XP - they both said connected but the humax doesn't appear on the PC view and I've no idea how you can look 'thro' the humax (or why you'd want to).
One post I read said you needed an internet connection to 'wake up'(?)the HDR??
It may sound strange, but the internet is largely irrelevant to my HDR viewing - if I want iplayer I'll access it direct thro' my internet PC. Anyway my broadband is upstairs and my HDR is downstairs - I can move the router whenever I need to ethernet the HDR - but I can't easily connect it to broadband.
Sorry if I've got something backwards but I need help from a human!
Thanks.