Room-to-Room - Wireless-G

Question

Room-to-Room set-up easily on my two H20/H21 HD-DVRs, with each unit able to select/play/delete their own and the remote playlist items.
However, not surprisingly, the playback is not reliable over the existing Wireless G connection: just not enough throughput to handle HD.
I've had a couple of ideas: replace router/access point with Wireless N unit; try to find replacement units for the receivers which are Wireless N and/or can make direct-connections peer-to-peer without having to go through the router.
Of course, the best scenario would be to cable the two units to the router, and disconnect the wireless altogether...

TexasBrit · Answer

Best idea is to wait for DirecTV's DECA kit....

medameronj · Answer

Thanks! Will do!

irishntn · Answer

DECA is what everyone is going for, but power-line adapters will work as well. Wireless adapters are just asking for trouble. Power-line adapters will connect just as good as the DECA that everyone is patiently waiting for.

bobbythek · Answer

For some reason, even though the powerline adapters work fine for VOD and they even show the other DVR's programming they will not play any HD video and won't play anything watchable in SD from the other DVR's.

It's easy to say "wait" for the roll out...but "WHEN" is that coming? I ordered 75ft Cat5e and will have it run thru the crawl space so I can enjoy the option NOW...or at least as soon as the cable is run. It cost me all of $18 bucks including shipping ...so not a big investment and a friend will run the cable...so for me ... that seems to be the best fix.

Hopefully they will roll it out soon...but if patience is an issue...as it is for me, then buy some cable and forget about the network issues.

peds48 · Answer

just to reiterate last post, i also had one of my HDDVR hooked via powerline adapters and it was working fine for DOD but when MRV came out and I opted in the HD video was very choppy, so i just hard wire it to my router and now it works wonderful. my house is only 15 years old, and new electric wires were replaced about 5 years ago when i was refinishing my basement. so i now that the electric wires were not the problem but i think that the power line adapter are just too sloww to handle the HD content

bobbythek · Answer

Yeah, that was my thought as well... but some are saying their Powerline adapters are working just fine....my house is only about 7 years old. I use X-10 on my indoor lighting and it works fine...so I would think my wiring is just fine but I suspect the HD and even the SD video is a big load to handle.

Did you wire both DVR's to your router? I am having some Cat5e run and was hoping I could run it between the two dvr's but I am concerned that it will mess up my VOD which is runing thru Powerline adapters. Can someone tell me if it's ok to use both ports as I describe? I think it would be but would like to know for sure.

peds48 · Answer

i dont know what u meanby usning both ports. the HDDVRS (except HR20) comes with two RJ45 jack, #1 is for the input from your router nad #2 is a pass thru ie, for another device. si if you plan to replace your power line adapter for hard wire to your router you should have no problem with DOD. just removed the adapter and plug in your RJ45 and you are done.

good luck

dcd · Answer

All posters to this thread need to read the sticky post at the top of this forum. Directv is recommending to everyone not to spend any money changing your network for the sake of the MRV beta. When this feature goes mainstream, they will require you to get DECA which will provide a hard wired environment for the program. Anything you do now will be totally wasted. Patience.
Bobby, You cannot interconnect your DVR's using the bottom port. Again, patience, wait.

bobbythek · Answer

dcd,I can get this done for just slightly more than the cost of the cable...so I'm not worried about whatever I'm wasting here.... As with any beta (at least the ones I have been involved with) it can take some time to officially roll out, so spending a few dollars isn't a big deal if I can start taking advantage of the feature now. It's not like I am spending a ton on a whole new network. Patience???? What is that??? 🙂Thanks dcd, I am glad you are on here!Bobby

dcd · Answer

Bobby, Well, if you really want to participate in the beta, then connect a Cat5 cable from the top port of each DVR/receiver to an open port of the router. Alternately connect the top port of the closest DVR to the router then connect subsequent DVR's to the bottom port of the networked box. The bottom port feeds the router connection as a pass through. With that setup you'll have both Internet and MRV.
And, a final alternate setup, but far from ideal. Connect the top port of any one of the DVR's to the bottom port of the one with a network connection, even if it's wireless. Then connect the top port of another to the bottom port of the already connected one etc. The problem you'll have is that all traffic will go through the wireless adapter and it won't have the capacity to handle the two way traffic.

bobbythek · Answer

It your #1 Alternate works....then why can't I just keep my powerline connection in the top port as is and connect the bottom port to another of my DVRs? (Just not using my router for Internet as suggested above) The powerline connection to the internet works as is just fine for Internet.

Thanks!

dcd · Answer

Bobby, I believe you have it right. Here's what I said:
"Alternately connect the top port of the closest DVR to the router then connect subsequent DVR's to the bottom port of the networked box. The bottom port feeds the router connection as a pass through. With that setup you'll have both Internet and MRV."

bobbythek · Answer

Oh ok, I thought I read somewhere that I couldn't do that. That makes sense. Best, Bobby

bobbythek · Answer

dcd, I guess this question doesn't necessarily belong here but since you have been so helpful I thought I would ask it anyway as it's a somewhat related question....

It's now my understanding that the #2 port is a pass thru....my question is, do you know if it would work to run the cable out of this port into an ethernet switch...specifically the 5-port D-link ethernet switch10/100/1000 and out to the DVR I want to network? I am ordering one of these anyway for another room and thought if it would work this way I could uswe another one of these in my family room.

I assume this would work unless running through that switch degrades the signal to the point that the video won't pass thru correctly. Also, will DECA work with an ethernet switch?

I understand that you may not have an answer for these questions but thought I would take a shot....my apologies if I placed these questions where they may not belong.

Best to all,

Bobby.

dcd · Answer

No problem Bobby, yes, the Ethernet switch connected to the pass through will provide you with four open ports passed through to your router. I have my network set up this way and it works perfectly. (the only difference being I use a Linksys switch) I routinely use all three of my DVR's, which all run through a single line connected to my router, to download On Demand, stream Hulu programming through Media Share and use MRV, all at the same time. These switches are clean, they don't degrade the signal and a 100 Mb Ethernet has plenty of capacity to serve several uses concurrently.

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