<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:monospace,monospace"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 5:38 PM Tom Dexter <<a href="mailto:digitalaudiorock@gmail.com">digitalaudiorock@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><br></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On 3/14/19, Greg Oliver <<a href="mailto:oliver.greg@gmail.com" target="_blank">oliver.greg@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 5:19 PM Tom Dexter <<a href="mailto:digitalaudiorock@gmail.com" target="_blank">digitalaudiorock@gmail.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> I had a REALLY odd one this week, and I'm not sure what this is all<br>
>> about:<br>
>><br>
>> I have two HDHomeRun Connect HDHR4-2US units. They've both been<br>
>> connected to an 8 port switch I have for a long time. I expressly had<br>
>> them on the switch so as to avoid having them dependent on the router.<br>
>><br>
>> On Monday I had several recordings fail. At that point I noticed that<br>
>> the back of one HDHR was flashing red (no network connection). When I<br>
>> tried to power it off and on it would get a link for a few seconds and<br>
>> then drop it, and go to the blinking red status. I verified that the<br>
>> switch port and cable were OK by connecting other devices and they all<br>
>> worked OK. At that point I naturally figured that the HDHR, or the NIC<br>
>> in it, must have died, so I ordered another. I actually ordered two<br>
>> because 6th Ave Electronics (via Newegg) had them for $58 and free<br>
>> shipping which is way cheaper than I generally see them.<br>
>><br>
>> They arrived today and when I hooked one up...SAME issue...drops the<br>
>> link and flashes red after a few seconds...almost went ballistic. What<br>
>> I found was that both the new one and the old one I thought was dead,<br>
>> work perfectly connected to my router, but fail connected to ANY port<br>
>> on the switch.<br>
>><br>
>> To make this even stranger, I now have a laptop of mine connected to<br>
>> one of the same ports on that switch and it's working flawlessly. In<br>
>> fact, my other (older) HDHR is working connected to the switch as it<br>
>> always has.<br>
>><br>
>> I have no idea what to make of that at all. I can only think that<br>
>> maybe the switch is going bad(?) and the requirements of the HDHR to<br>
>> maintain a link are more restrictive than other devices?? Sort of<br>
>> crazy. Any opinions would be welcome.<br>
>><br>
>> Tom<br>
>><br>
><br>
> Did you put the new power supplies in place, or use the older ones to power<br>
> the new units? Just like the HD-PVR units, the wall-warts are the issue<br>
> over 90% of the time it seems. I do not have a single Hauppage or<br>
> SiliconDust PS in place any longer (3x HDHR units and 2x HD-PVR units) -<br>
> they have *all* failed on me.<br>
><br>
> The HDPVRs seem to fail 100% with no warning. The HDHRs at least give<br>
> tuning delays for a few days (in my case) where I had time to swap them<br>
> (recordings remain in yellow in Mythfrontend, but still fully viewable).<br>
><br>
> I but variable voltage units now - they cost a few bucks more, but even the<br>
> ones I used previously to replace the originals were failing sometimes, so<br>
> I figure my time is worth more than the price difference.<br>
><br>
> Anyhow, long-winded answer, but make sure you put the new PS on the units<br>
> :)<br>
><br>
> -greg<br>
><br>
<br>
Thanks! And yes...all the tests I did today, even when testing the<br>
original one, where with the power supply from the new unit. The<br>
variable voltage power supplies do sound interesting though...but<br>
again, sort of ruled out in this case.<br>
<br>
Tom<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:monospace,monospace">Just wanted to be sure - I know they can be problematic. What type of switch is it? I have used Cisco and Cisco Small Business SG300s (old Linksys models - pre--Cisco buyout) with no switching issues.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:monospace,monospace"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:monospace,monospace">Does the switchport have any errors (if it is managed)?</div></div></div>