[mythtv-users] MythTV UPnP with no router - just a crossover cable (SOLVED)

[John Pilkington]

On 12/03/13 13:20, John Pilkington wrote:
> On 12/03/13 12:19, Mike Perkins wrote:
>> On 12/03/13 11:59, John Pilkington wrote:
>>>
>>> I had another go and now it works.  Maybe not optimum settings, but
>>> security
>>> shouldn't be a problem while this is the only connection.
>>>
>>> TV: Panasonic series E5B, Network IP/DNS Settings
>>> Acquire IP Address > Auto, shows
>>>     IP Address          169.254.33.71
>>>     Subnet Mask         255.255.0.0
>>>     Default Gateway     Blank
>>> Acquire DNS Address >  Auto, shows
>>>     DNS Address         Blank
>>>     Proxy Settings      Blank
>>>
>>> Laptop:  SL6 i686, MythTV 0.26-fixes as of 2013 Feb 28
>>>                     wicd network connection manager
>>>                     avahi local network service discovery also installed
>>>                     avahi-daemon active and running
>>>                         (don't know if this is needed)
>>>           Wired network properties:
>>>                     Use Static IPs
>>>                     IP           169.254.0.1
>>>                     Netmask      255.255.0.0  # correction; see below
>>>                     Gateway      169.254.0.1
>>>                     Use Static DNS
>>>                     DNS Domain    Blank
>>>                     Search Domain 169.254.0.0
>>>                     DNS1          169.254.0.0
>>>
>>>           mythtvsetup  General, Page 1.
>>>                     Both addresses set to 169.254.0.1
>>>
>>>
>> There is a possible problem here and that is that your netmasks don't
>> agree. Your TV will talk to anything with an address 169.254.x.x but
>> your laptop will only speak to devices with addresses in the range
>> 169.254.0.x.
>>
>> Change your laptop netmask to 255.255.0.0 to ensure that they can
>> communicate in future.
>>
>
> OK, I have that set now and it's working again.  I had reconnected to
> the internet and found it difficult to relocate the configuration screen
> for the local link after swapping cables again. It's not the first time
> I've found wicd unpredictable - but as I remember it I never got Network
> Manager working at all.
>
> Thanks for the correction.

I intended to add:  the original netmask of 255.255.255.0 was inserted 
in the config page by wicd after I had entered the IP.  I assumed that 
some sort of magic had created it, but on trying to find some 
configuration help I've just seen the source script.  It says "Fill in 
the most common one" :-(

Thanks anyway.