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Interesting. I'm guessing your tv still works. But is your tv set top box plugged into a specific port on the router? I'd call the phone company. They probably won't help too much, but they might at least be able to answer questions about the IP addresses and stuff. I wouldn't get into too much talk right now about you trying to get the DVR running on the web. Most ISP's frown on the idea of you running a server. I'd just say I am trying to network 2 PC's and the IP's are goofy and you can't ping one PC from another.

It doesn't sound good that you can't reach the login page of the router using http://192.168.1.1. The manual lists that as the default address. When you do the ipconfig thing from your PC does it list the gateway as 192.168.1.1? (by the way, it's safe to list full 192. addresses.) As for using the http://192. to reach the DVR would depend on the DVR manufacturer. Is one of the features listed web browser support? If so then you should see a login screen when you goto that address. Also do you have proprietary software that came with the DVR? Have you tried it at all? I would call the phone company and ask about admin access to the router. If you can get into the router a lot of questions might be answered. Plus you will need access to it to setup viewing from the outside world. If you happen to have a CAT5 "crossover" cable you can bypass the router completely. That is a great way to test questionable network access to a DVR.

Yeah, I twitted about that. And you aren't following her? Wonder how she found you?

HaHa. Was it a block wall with styrofoam in it, or was it a syrofoam wall that has been plastered? We did a winery with styrofoam walls. They were about 18" thick!

OUCH! Just read that Jennifer Aniston dumped John Mayer because he twitters too much! She said he claimed he didn't even have time to text her but turns out he was sending tweets every few minutes. If you are spending your time twittering when you could be sexting with Jennifer Aniston you're nuts!... Unless of course you are twittering about sexting with Jennifer Aniston.

Of the two choices I would use foam rod + caulk. Spray foam is great but the few times I have had to remove the stuff was no fun. The caulk would take paint better too I bet... How about being the envy of all your buddies and do it like this :

Hmm. Well if it's any consolation, there haven't been any posts there in the past few months. Have you PM'd Larry?

Yeah a mis-cable will get ya every time! Thumbing through the manual it looks like the modem is built in. It also serves up his IPTV. Maybe some weird bridge mode thing going on?

Yeah, the 10. thing is interesting. Is your PC set to obtain an IP automatically? Have you tried accessing the router by entering http://192.168.1.1 in your web browser? The manual says the user name is root and the password is 12345 When you had the DVR manually set to a 192. address did you happen to try the viewer software? I'm pretty sure the only reason you didn't have internet on the DVR was because you didn't enter DNS servers.

Are you set to record on motion? A busier camera would record more frames then a not so busy camera.

Surprisingly reliability doesn't seem to be a huge problem on even the cheapies. But image quality and functionality is all over the board. How many channels do you need and what features are you looking for? Oh, and budget. How much can you spend?

So your PC is a 192. address... The DVR was a 10. address and both had internet access? If you can't get the ipconfig /renew to work I would keep the manually entered 192. address on the DVR. Can you ping the DVR from the PC? start>run>type cmd In black window type: ping 192.xxx.xxx.xxx (DVR ip). Do you get a response? Also if you have to keep the manually entered IP address you can just enter a couple of name servers into the DNS settings to restore internet access to the DVR. Try these addresses from opendns.com: 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220 I'm somewhat concerned about remote access after hearing you are getting IPTV through the router too. I wonder if the phone company keeps those routers locked down? Have you been able to log in to the router?

Sounds like your Public IP address changed. When you use the viewer software does it show that it is trying to connect to an IP address, or a domain name?

Hopefully someone else will chime in on using the DDNS service on the DVR while behind a router. I'm not sure what the PC updater is and all that. And do try the WAN IP from another location when you get a chance. It may be working just fine! If it is still not working even when the DVR is in the DMZ then you should check to see if your ISP is blocking any ports. Many people have had problems accessing their WAN IP from within their own network. It must be an ISP specific problem. I guess I'm lucky. I have no problems doing just that. But my ISP is pretty "techie" so it doesn't surprise me. Their DSL packages gives you up to 8 static IP's and no blocked ports.

I don't have much DDNS experience, But I think you want it set up on the router, not the DVR. Also, if you are trying to access the DVR's DDNS address from within the same network you are likely to have problems. In other words, have you tried from work or from a friends house? Another thing to try (from a different network) is to bypass the DDNS and enter the routers public IP address in the viewer software instead of the DDNS address. If you don't know your public IP address then goto http://www.ipchicken.com from any computer connected to the same router as the DVR. That will tell you your IP address.

If that is too much trouble you can just tweet with your cellphone. The number is 40404 (gotta register your phone first)

Thank You! LoL Yeah I don't get it either. I frequently listen to Leo Leporte podcasts and that guy has been on a twitter kick since early 07. So I have been checking it out off and on for a while. I'm a news junkie so following some of the news tweets are ok. But yeah, I would rather read a persons blog with coherent sentence structure at the end of the day then get 10 whimsical but somewhat cryptic tweets all day long. And I'm a big texter. I text/email probably 15:1 over making voice calls. I must just be getting old... But I'll follow you. Should be good for some laughs. Can't wait to read what you're having for lunch...

email notification seems to be a gray area with AVTech. Have your read this thread?: http://www.cctvforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=14381

Thanks for doing that John. Nice job!

If that vivotek gives you your analog out you can put those feeds into rf modulators to interject the signal to your TV's. I have used Channel Vision RF modulators with success in the past. But I don't know how well they play with cable boxes or satellite receivers.

Hi Tim, I would hold off calling the phone company yet. The tech may have been talking about buying a static IP address. You don't need to worry about that til you get the networking up and running. Is the problem you can't connect from a remote location, or you can't even connect to the DVR locally? Please list the internal IP address' of your computer and DVR. Can you access the setup page of the router?

The catapult is pure genius. I missed that feature while reading the spec. It's hilarious how your mom was more interested in filming the roses then filming your dad messing with the speed bump. LoL

QVGA is 320 X 240 --about the size of a smart phone display. I have seen 1280 X 960 called 1.3MP 1280 x 960 = 1,228,800

I'm curious; Are "loop out" connections on the back of DVR's always amp'd? sometimes amp'd, rarely amp'd, never amp'd?

Sorry to hear that. It appears I'm not getting all my message notifications from the site either.