[mythtv-users] Sudden issue with HDHomeRun on network switch?

Hika van den Hoven hikavdh at gmail.com
Fri Mar 15 16:18:10 UTC 2019


Hoi Tom,

Friday, March 15, 2019, 3:11:48 PM, you wrote:

> On 3/15/19, Ian Cameron <mkbloke at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 14 Mar 2019 at 22:19, Tom Dexter <digitalaudiorock at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I have no idea what to make of that at all. I can only think that
>>> maybe the switch is going bad(?) and the requirements of the HDHR to
>>> maintain a link are more restrictive than other devices?? Sort of
>>> crazy. Any opinions would be welcome.
>>>
>>
>> It's rather puzzling, for sure.
>>
>> Does the switch have an external PSU?  Could you perhaps try (if you have
>> one or can borrow one from somebody) another universal PSU set to the
>> correct voltage/pin polarity/DC connector that has an equivalent or greater
>> output power rating (DC amps/wattage)?
>>
>> It sounds like the only thing you have not tried so far, as far as I can
>> remember reading in this thread.
>>
>> Cheers, Ian
>>

> Thanks everyone for the replies by the way!

> Yea it really is. Everything, especially the fact that it works
> connected to the router, seems to point to an issue either with the
> switch or it's power supply. I'd have to chase down a PSU (I might
> even have a universal one hanging around) to test the latter.

> What's odd however is that only the HDHRs seem to be sensitive to, or
> affected by the switch. Other devices work perfectly on it. Stranger
> yet is that my slightly older HDHR is still connected to it and has no
> problem at all, and yet even the new HDHR had problems....sort of
> random at that point.

> Both of my existing units have the original firmware from 2016. I've
> never done anything to them. In fact that one that's working on the
> switch has 20160411 while the only that doesn't play nice with it has
> 20161117. I may try updating the problem one to the current firmware
> and see what that does.

> Thanks!
> Tom

Do perhaps the laptop etc that work, connect at 100 Mb and do the
failing homeruns try 1 Gb. Mine has a 1 Gb port


Tot mails,
  Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com

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