March 29, 2005 9:12 PM
gerard said:
I again see the recommendation to "soft" reboot the TIVO. My Directv TIVO is increasingsly not coming back up after a soft reboot. DirectV user manual suggests taking unit offline to travel (now showing programs...). Would they do so if this was a problem?
Would like to stay away from hard reboot (still using wireless game adapter), and wonder if it will eventually lead to problems - given the soft reboot is not getting things done. Also, would taking it down "hard" (unplugging) while in standby mode make any difference ?
I think you've misintpreted. There is no recommention to "soft" reboot the TiVo. Rebooting is rarely the solution to anything; rebooting is treating a symptom, not the problem. The context of my recommendation was ensuring that the TiVo was brought up at the correct time. If the TiVo is fully booted PRIOR to the availability of the DHCP server, it may miss its opportunity to get an IP address.
In your case, I think you have intermittent problems associated with your wireless network. Aside from going wired, which we've already established is not an option in your case, you might focus on signal strength issues - perhaps look into a repeater or relocating your router. I think what WAS established in this thread was some sort of compatibility issue with the Belkin wireless bridge.
So for the record, rebooting is rarely the solution to problems like this; in fact, it can be the cause of more problems, if its done improperly or at the wrong time.
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