[mythtvnz] hdhomerun doesn't connect on restart when connected directly to the lan port

[Steve Hodge]

On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 11:23 AM, Paulgir <paulgir at gmail.com> wrote:

> **
> On Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:59:50 +1200, Steve Hodge <stevehodge at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> http://www.silicondust.com/hdhomerun/hdhomerun_tech.pdf
> Note that it states that the hdhomerun takes 20 seconds from link-up until
> it can be  addressed using a link-local address. That's what is causing the
> problems for Paul.
>
> I'd also recommend a static address or a DHCP server. Static addresses can
> be assigned using hdhomerun_config. Get the hdhomerun working using a
> link-local address then do:
> hdhomerun_config <old ip> set /sys/ipaddr “<new ip> <subnet> <gateway>”
> e.g. hdhomerun_config 169.254.227.211 set /sys/ipaddr “10.99.0.2
> 255.255.0.0 10.99.0.1”
>
> To revert to DHCP/link-local addressing do:
> hdhomerun_config 10.99.0.2 set /sys/ipaddr dhcp
>
> Thanks for that.
> I used hdhomerun_config discover to find the current address,
> Then ran: hdhomerun_config 169.254.131.162 set /sys/ipaddr "10.99.0.2
> 255.255.255.0 10.99.0.1"
> then I got this message: "ERROR: unknown getset variable"
>

You can try
hdhomerun_config 169.254.131.162 get help
to see if that sheds any light on it. I don't have one to test with sorry.

Otherwise set up a dhcp server.

Cheers,
Steve
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