With the popularity of online movies and Internet shows, a lot of people are tuning into this mode of entertainment. Connecting your personal computer to a DirectTV TiVO, DirectTiVo for short, is doable. With a few requirements, you could be enjoying the shows you have streaming from your personal computer to your DirectTiVo.
Instructions
1. Connect the TiVo and the computer together using a cross-over cable. Use a Cat 5 Ethernet coupler if your crossover cable is not long enough. This cat 5 Ethernet coupler can be connected to a standard network cable which is not a crossover cable.
2. Configure your personal computer's Windows XP's Internet Connection Sharing. Configuring ICS would enable TiVo to obtain an IP address through your personal computer's DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). When configuring the ICS, ensure that you follow the manual steps and not the wizard steps.
3. Determine the IP address of your TiVo. If your TiVo had been originally configured to use DHCP which doesn't use a hard coded IP address. You can display the IP address of your TiVo by going into the Phone and Network Screen of your TiVo DVR. You can also use an IP Scanner to quickly determine the TiVo's IP address.
4. Go to your personal computer and then use the web browser to connect to TiVoWebPlus. Type in the TiVo's IP address on the web browser. This should look like http://192.168.0.X (X stands for the IP address last octet. The IP address can be between 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.254.
5. Start watching your Internet movies or any movie on your personal computer that will stream through your DirectTiVo to your television.
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