Originally Posted by Dan20 (Post 35331967)

An app to stream recorded content would be cool.

Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35331970)

Its called SlingPlayer, it just happens to require a £100 Slingbox.

Originally Posted by robolots (Post 35331988)

How do you get this app to work and where are the settings for MAK?

Thanks

Originally Posted by Dan20 (Post 35331997)

MAK is Media Access Key. You will find it listed in System Info.
You will also need to switch remote network connection on.
The IP adress that it needs is the adress of the Tivo on your home network - probably something like 192.168.x.y
Leave the TiVo Port as 1413 (defaulted) and leave the TiVo service number blank. This will autofill later.
I'm not sure but I think you will also need to rerun the connect to the Connect to the Virgin Mrdia Service Now dialogue.

Originally Posted by Joedm45 (Post 35332164)

Looking forward to this on my TiVo.

Is it sad that I have already installed the app on my phone and connected TiVo to the router in preparation for the 15.2 update next week?! :D

Originally Posted by Joedm45 (Post 35332164)

Looking forward to this on my TiVo.

Is it sad that I have already installed the app on my phone and connected TiVo to the router in preparation for the 15.2 update next week?! :D

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35332799)

Do all the features listed below from the TIVO commander app work on VM TIVO.

http://www.gizmolovers.com/2011/08/1...her-tivo-apps/

Originally Posted by m0j00 (Post 35332863)

Just to add playing shows from the app is way faster than using my shows on the Tivo.

Originally Posted by Dan20 (Post 35332226)

Nah, not sad. Might be a bit geeky but we like our toys don't we?

Originally Posted by Dan20 (Post 35331997)

MAK is Media Access Key. You will find it listed in System Info.
You will also need to switch remote network connection on.
The IP adress that it needs is the adress of the Tivo on your home network - probably something like 192.168.x.y
Leave the TiVo Port as 1413 (defaulted) and leave the TiVo service number blank. This will autofill later.
I'm not sure but I think you will also need to rerun the connect to the Connect to the Virgin Mrdia Service Now dialogue.

Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35334419)

Any advice on a decent wireless solution for connecting Tivo to router or am I hoping for too much?!

Originally Posted by zekeisaszekedoes (Post 35334436)

An even easier way than that, although not as inexpensive, is to use Homeplugs.

Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35334544)

You can get Powerline adapters for £35 now http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-P.../dp/B004INVKP4 so not that bad. Personally go for them over wireless

Originally Posted by Manster62 (Post 35334589)

Or am I missing something???

Originally Posted by Manster62 (Post 35334589)

I have got Tivo Commander working - but I must say I'm a little disappointed.

Originally Posted by zantarous (Post 35334591)

The problem with wireless is that for stuff like the apps they are fine but if you have two Tivos streaming will not work well. I was having a browse of some my recordings today and had a look at the file sizes and some movies were clocking in at 23GB.

Originally Posted by zantarous (Post 35334591)

Also if you are going wireless you can get wireless dongals that fit in the ethernet port although you will need one that doesn't need a driver installed. Some folks may find that easier then setting up a bridge.

Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35334544)

You can get Powerline adapters for £35 now http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-P.../dp/B004INVKP4 so not that bad. Personally go for them over wireless

Originally Posted by robolots (Post 35335240)

Not having much getting this working:dunce:

I'm pretty sure all info is correct (IP address, MAK,service number).

I have noticed on Network Diagnostics (on Tivo box)the "Port Configuration test" shows as failed? could this be the problem and if so how do I rectify it please? It also wont get an IP using DHCP and if I use a static IP address it still wont connect!

The app itself goes through searching and then says "No results found"

Thanks in advance
Just remembered I used the network cable for the PS3 so it (Tivo) wasn't plugged in to the network!!!!!

Originally Posted by jimmyc (Post 35335236)

The TiVo app advised I needed premiere, how do you get this service or is it a different box

Originally Posted by zekeisaszekedoes (Post 35334583)

in my experience wireless bridging can work very well if your regular wireless in the house is reliable in the first place.

Originally Posted by caph (Post 35335648)

Does it work with WPA though? I know that there are very few WDS systems that support WPA (dynamic keys can't work, static can but rarely do). I'd be very wary of implementing a bridge using just WEP because it can be cracked in a matter of minutes using a freely available app which then renders even MAC filtering irrelvant. I switched a long time ago from WEP WDS to homeplug and never regretted it. Ping times are much, much better and throughput is much better too.

Originally Posted by jimmyc (Post 35336590)

In my settings on TiVo it says port configuration failed how do I change this. Cheers

Originally Posted by rank1 (Post 35337525)

I thought it meant I could set things to record while out of the house?

Originally Posted by jackassuk56 (Post 35337538)

i cant find the app in the android market :( can someone email it to me really want it

Originally Posted by Buzzman (Post 35337539)

This is the app you need to set remote recordings. Works very well.

https://market.android.com/details?i...nmedia.tvguide

Originally Posted by Zeke

Now I've found that the TiVo Commander app will work across 3G or WiFi networks that aren't on the LAN the VPN is on. However the functionality of the app is severely impaired: it doesn't appear to schedule recordings and series links correctly or at all as it would if it were directly on the LAN. Sometimes it seems to parse several requests at once, things I've tried earlier via the app but seemed to fail at the time.

This might be related to a speed issue the VPN appears to have. When streaming video from my NAS PC via FTP outside the LAN the buffering is efficient enough to prevent dropouts assuming the file size isn't too large to overwhelm the 3Mb/s upload speed of my broadband. However, the exact same videos are terrible when played via SMB over VPN, almost as if VPN has a bitrate overhead impacting performance. These tests were performed on my laptop but the VPN itself seems really unstable on my phone too, and doesn't appear to stay connected even when the notification bar hasn't informed me of a disconnect.

Probably completely the wrong place to post all of this, but being new to VPN I could use some hints here.

Originally Posted by Dazza124 (Post 35351646)

Can anyone help?

Downloaded tha App.set tivo up and the app works really well.
impressed and works quickly. Used ethernet IP address
However after a while the app cannot connect. I have checked the IP address and the tivo ethernet ip address keeps changing. once i change on the app all works ok again.
i dont understand where i am going wrong.

Originally Posted by scaseman (Post 35351719)

My IP address changes usually when I reboot my router as I sometimes have different devices attached as I have 4 cabled devices and 4 using Wifi available not always all connected at the same time so its probably not you.

Originally Posted by karma mechanic (Post 35351729)

On your router it should be possible to 'fix' the IP address used by the Tivo. On mine it is in the 'DHCP reservations' list - the router will always allocate the same IP address to the Tivo even after a disconnection.

Originally Posted by karma mechanic (Post 35351729)

On your router it should be possible to 'fix' the IP address used by the Tivo. On mine it is in the 'DHCP reservations' list - the router will always allocate the same IP address to the Tivo even after a disconnection.

Originally Posted by Dazza124 (Post 35351942)

sorry im not tech savvy.

what mac and IP adress should i be using.?

Originally Posted by karma mechanic (Post 35351729)

On your router it should be possible to 'fix' the IP address used by the Tivo. On mine it is in the 'DHCP reservations' list - the router will always allocate the same IP address to the Tivo even after a disconnection.

Originally Posted by karma mechanic (Post 35351729)

On your router it should be possible to 'fix' the IP address used by the Tivo. On mine it is in the 'DHCP reservations' list - the router will always allocate the same IP address to the Tivo even after a disconnection.

Originally Posted by mmace (Post 35356196)

Anyone got the apk file? Its not in the market.
Anyone seen that theres an official TiVo app out today, US only though

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35366082)

Has the new FW update broken the Tivo Commander, etc?


http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...tc/td-p/979929

Originally Posted by richard1960 (Post 35366085)

Had a browse on D/S denphone and it does seem with the new update they are trialing will strip the aility to network from TiVo and i guess all of the unofficiaL apps people are usng including the one posted on another forum section which gave the ability to use reminders on TiVo.:(

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35366088)

Well they certainly have done something and there could be a lot of unhappy people when they realise whats happened.

Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35366270)

Nothing wrong really, they don't want 3rd party companies connecting with the box, like most companies. Only problem being they haven't bothered to actually release the official version in nearly a year now.

Maybe its for TiVo to iOS/Android device streaming... :hyper:

Originally Posted by scaseman (Post 35366264)

have you had the update?

Originally Posted by TonyHoyle (Post 35366294)

Tivo themselves have no problem with 3rd party apps - they even document the protocols on their website. This is purely VM being anal about it.

Originally Posted by TonyHoyle (Post 35366294)

Tivo themselves have no problem with 3rd party apps - they even document the protocols on their website. This is purely VM being anal about it.

Originally Posted by cfwatcher (Post 35366449)

Oh dear. It's official. Virgin are disabling access and their own app is scheduled for "later in the year". Back to using the remote to key in search terms again.

http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...t/false/page/2

Originally Posted by kgollop (Post 35366598)

:( :td: :td:

Wow a backwards step indeed. One of the best features of TIVO disabled, and the official app nowhere to be seen. Poor show VM.

Originally Posted by howardmicks (Post 35366617)

agree, another coming soon and we all know how long that takes :(

Originally Posted by Lew (Post 35366307)

Pretty sure I read somewhere that the TiVo Commander app was pulled from the Android Market at TiVo's request.

Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 35367167)

This is laughable. One of the few functions of TiVo that works very well and VM are going to disable it. What a joke of a company, completely out of touch with their customers.

Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 35367174)

Maybe not VM but TiVo themselves.

Originally Posted by zantarous (Post 35367179)

As has been pointed out Tivo have documentation that shows you how to use their networking features to create network apps. This is a VM decision, Tivo in the US is quite a open platform and lets you do a lot more with the network side of things.

Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 35367502)

Just had a good whinge on the support forum about this. No doubt it'll be ignored but its made me feel better anyway !

To have something that works well and deliberately knacker it seems bonkers. TiVo needs all it can get it the battle with Sky, and remote control was a major advantage which they've taken away.

We'll be waiting months/years for a VM app which I'm betting won't be as good or restricted to Apple or some such nonsense.