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    ambert

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    I have connected an ethernet cable to my T2 and the TV Portal works fine. (tried a WiFi dongle but it interfered with my laptop internet connection).
    Pressing the Media button I can see the Network connection and highlighting this I can go to my computer, but no farther. All I see is a blue bar with the name of my computer. Pressing OK just says "connecting" then disappears after a short while.
    Any suggestions to access my files would be appreciated.

    | Mon 16 May 2011 14:20:25 #1 |
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    I don't know the T2 but firstly where have you connected the other end of the cable to? A spare port on your Router or your PC?

    | Mon 16 May 2011 15:27:50 #2 |
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    Hi Repassac,
    It's connected to a spare port on the router.
    The funny thing is the T2 can see the Laptop but I can't assess the files and my desktop which is connected to the modem it can't see at all!

    The connections are; Modem to Router, Router to Desktop, Router via Ethernet cable to T2, Router via WiFi to Laptop.

    | Mon 16 May 2011 16:00:16 #3 |
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    The T2 is a DLNA client. You need to have a DLNA server running on your PC for the T2 to access your media files. If you are using Windows 7 check out the information here. or Google for Windows 7 DLNA server.

    | Mon 16 May 2011 16:04:26 #4 |
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    ambert

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    Thanks Raydon,
    I will check that out.

    | Mon 16 May 2011 16:21:26 #5 |
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    ambert

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    Hi Raydon,
    Thanks for the info, followed the instructions in the link and it is now streaming my files.
    Just had to turn off the T2 and when I turned it back on it worked.
    Thanks again for your help.

    | Mon 16 May 2011 16:44:02 #6 |
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    ambert - 1 month ago  » 
    I have connected an ethernet cable to my T2 and the TV Portal works fine. (tried a WiFi dongle but it interfered with my laptop internet connection).

    Was this the Humax WiFi dongle? and in what way did it interfere with your laptop connection?

    | Thu 30 Jun 2011 15:41:18 #7 |
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    ambert

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    Sorry Trevor for this overdue reply.
    The WiFi dongle was an EDIMAX 150Mbps mini-size USB Adapter.
    The problem with the wireless connection to the Laptop was it simply stopped working, just lost the connection. If i remember correctly i removed the dongle and i got the connection back on the Laptop. The dongle worked fine on the Humax!
    I also have a Kindle Reader that uses WiFi and that works fine, with no interferance between it and the Laptop. I can't think what causing the problem. Other people seem not to be having any issues with WiFi.

    | Sat 30 Jul 2011 19:01:57 #8 |

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