[ExtractStream] Newbie alert - be gentle with me :)

[Edmond E. Shwayri]

You most probably (99.99%) cannot use the same card for both the cable 
modem and the Tivo. You have several options :

[1] Buy a second network card for your PC and then connect the Tivo-PC link 
on that card. Depending on the interfaces of both cards you would either 
use a coax cable + 2 terminators or a cross-over RJ-45 cable. The latter 
being the easiest. You would also need to run some sort of firewall/NAT 
software to allow the TiVo to go through the PC to get to the Net. If you 
ever wanted more connections like a second computer then you would also 
need a hub. You would then connect the Tivo->Hub and PC->Hub (most 
probably using RJ-45; however, there are some hubs that have a coax 
link). For your sanity stick to the RJ-45 if at all possible. If I 
remember correctly the 9th tee cards are RJ-45 only, so my guess is you 
won't even have to consider the coax option.

[2] Buy one of those DLS/cable routers. For example Linksys makes several 
models (http://www.linksys.com/Products/group.asp?grid=23). I haven't 
tried any of these, so I cannot tell you how good/bad they are. The most 
critical feature you will need though is the ability to block incoming 
connect attempts to the TiVo since the TiVo has no security. The Linksys 
models look like they do this. With one of these routers the way you would 
connect everything is cable modem -> router, PC -> router, and TiVo -> 
Router (Ie- everyone connects to router and router is the only one that 
connect to the InterNet and cable modem).

[3] Setup second PC using old 386/486. Many of us have one in the attic 
somewhere. Equip with 2 EtherNet cards and then setup Linux to act as 
firewall. Only recomended if you know what you are doing.

At 06:11 AM 2/13/02, you wrote:
>Hi guys,
>
>I'm a total newbie who's dipping his toe in the water of video
>extraction from my TiVo. I've just ordered a TiVoNet card from 9th
>Tee and I'm wondering about how to connect it up to my PC when it
>arrives. At the moment I have a 10/100 network card with 1 RJ45
>socket (connected to my cable modem) and 1 free BNC type socket. Can
>I fit a similar card in my TiVo and connect the BNCs together? Or do
>I have to use RJ45? (which I assume will mean buying a hub of some
>sort).
>
>Hope I'm not being too stupid. Expect more newbie type questions once
>the card arrives :)
>
>(UK Thomson PVR10 TiVo with added 120gig HD, running software version
>2.5.5)
>
>Thanks for any help.
>
>
>
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