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Post by pinkie on Jan 2, 2015 18:14:28 GMT
The BT router is a bit odd. It keeps a device name for all the devices attached, but fails to show all the IP addresses in a "Live" situation. I know this because one of the ones it wasn't showing is the IP of the PC I am logged onto it with
I hate f**** computers
I just found a nice tree of the computers attached, refreshed it, and mine 192.168.1.74 disappeared - although I am still controlling it through that - maybe because I have a static IP? And not a good one by the looks of things, given it appears to allocate in the range 192.168.1.74 to 192.168.1.253. I think I'll change my static IP to 192.168.1.70 while I think about it
The Netgear now is physically connected to my ethernet - and I have changed its IP address to be in the same range as the BThub set. I haven't touched the BT Hub
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Post by Stratmangler on Jan 2, 2015 22:00:05 GMT
When you allocate a static IP address on your computer you are reserving the IP address on the router, aren't you?
Doesn't work properly if you don't.
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Post by pinkie on Jan 3, 2015 9:29:31 GMT
When you allocate a static IP address on your computer you are reserving the IP address on the router, aren't you? Doesn't work properly if you don't. Very probably. I told you I am IT challenged. So how do I get the netgear to act as a slave WiFi booster? |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 3, 2015 10:18:48 GMT
If you use a static IP outside of the router's DHCP range, you don't need to reserve it.
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Post by Stratmangler on Jan 3, 2015 12:07:21 GMT
Very probably. I told you I am IT challenged. So how do I get the netgear to act as a slave WiFi booster? All I've ever done using similar is to give the router a fixed IP address (other than the assigned one), and turned off DHCP on the same device. I've also reserved the IP address on the router that's fronting up the network. Then I connect a Lan port from the non DHCP router into the wired network and it's up and running. You shouldn't encounter any firewall problem because ther's no data passing through the modem side of the non DHCP device - the built in switch just acts as a switch. I used my old Netgear router (DG834) as a wireless access point for a while, and only swapped it out because I bought a newer spec dual speed WAP. |
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Post by pinkie on Jan 3, 2015 18:02:16 GMT
Thanks Chris, Martin but I know when I'm beat. Wasted too much time already for the sake of a £30 gizmo. I'll probably buy a bt wireless extender. But not for the Pi. Just because it would be nice to have decent WiFi that side of the house. The netgear didn't want to play ball. In the end out of sheer cussedness I got Colin to team viewer in. Colin is my mate in holland who is a system analyst for big Blue, and with adhd autistic tendencies. Even he gave in. So I'll get a bt extender. And drill a hole in the wall. Yes Martin. I really didn't expect to be saying this, but ethernet takes the quality up to cd level. We can't split them. So I don't see how batteries can get better still, but I have a pack on order. We have been using dave migden for the comparison since my flac files are from the studio, as I have yet to sort out my own ripping (next task) After comparing dacapo to the Berry dac. Anyone care to place a bet? Thanks again for the advice and support so far  |
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Post by pinkie on Jan 3, 2015 18:18:59 GMT
Ladbrokes have closed their book...  |
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Post by pinkie on Jan 3, 2015 18:54:17 GMT
Major teenager kudos. The ethernet cable means I have synchronised music in the kitchen and living room. Never before has a step-dad been so cool.  |
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Post by pinkie on Jan 5, 2015 19:19:10 GMT
I suspect you downloaded EAC from one of those sites that bundles crap into the installer ( this is the designer's website). I didn't get any of that and like EAC for its ability to retrieve a decent rip from a slightly dodgy CD, of which I have a few (none show anything visually). However, EAC is not for the faint of heart since it requires LAME and FLAC plug-ins to be installed pretty much manually. The result, though, is the best sound quality rips. Thanks again Martin. This is a nice clean download, in spite of the Union Jack link taking you to a page with a bit of English, lots of German, a very attractive naked lady with her arms across her breasts, and the word Porn... It turns out it does what it says on the tin and downloads EAC and EAC only. The tick boxes offered me a FLAC option - so maybe this is a new enhancement and I don't need to install the plug-ins you mention. We'll see I'm battling with double files for my amazon downloads which appear in the amazon folder and the itunes folder, and therefore duplicate tracks on LMS. I have deleted the Itunes folder for now, and hope that hasn't lost me any purchased items. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2015 19:27:03 GMT
I suspect you downloaded EAC from one of those sites that bundles crap into the installer ( this is the designer's website). I didn't get any of that and like EAC for its ability to retrieve a decent rip from a slightly dodgy CD, of which I have a few (none show anything visually). However, EAC is not for the faint of heart since it requires LAME and FLAC plug-ins to be installed pretty much manually. The result, though, is the best sound quality rips. I'm battling with double files for my amazon downloads which appear in the amazon folder and the itunes folder, and therefore duplicate tracks on LMS. I have deleted the Itunes folder for now, and hope that hasn't lost me any purchased items. Wrong one |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 5, 2015 19:33:15 GMT
Wrong one Indeed, she isn't that attractive  |
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Post by pinkie on Jan 6, 2015 6:42:50 GMT
Wrong one Indeed, she isn't that attractive She isn't that naked either, but it was still a little disconcerting. I downloaded dbpoweramp on trial shortly after, and it is a lot more friendly. I have an issue with the dac Pi in the kitchen stopping play after about 90 seconds and then either resuming automatically or needing to be paused and restarted. This is on WiFi, which for all the Sq difference worked fine on the digi+. It is on a newly installed WiFi booster network at 2.4ghz. I'll try 5ghz. Whilst looking at the lms server audio settings I noticed that it reported LAME was not installed. After an hour wasted trying to install it, I downloaded dbpoweramp & then realised the audio settings which reported no LAME were for the pi device. Any ideas? Has anyone else tried the squeezebox route? It only costs the price of a micro sd card!  |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 6, 2015 6:46:28 GMT
It sounds like wi-fi momentarily being dropped. One of the reasons I don't like wi-fi for streaming, although I can understand the hassle of putting in cabling. Luckily for me, my house came with ethernet distribution leading to a patch panel in the cupboard under the stairs.
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Post by pinkie on Jan 6, 2015 8:05:11 GMT
Switching to 5Ghz has fixed it. MP3's play fine too, so the missing LAME on the Pi was not the issue. My BTHub (I now appreciate) is dual band and so the original wifi experiments, on the main system, close enough to the router elected to use the "n" network which has a sufficiently high streaming rate. The new booster adds 2 networks, using the same password as the original but with a 2 or 5 added to the network name, and you have to choose. I chose 2 and should have chosen 5 which now plays flawlessly. My battery pack should arrive today, although I am probably too busy to play properly until the weekend. I also now have a bit-perfect rip of Damien Rice "O" and can make some others, to re-evaluate whether the "match" between computer audio and the Cambridge CD6 output was due to file type or WiFi v ethernet. It occurs to me that earlier evaluations which had shown the computer audio inferior may not have included the Dave Migden material (the only material which I KNEW to be a bit perfect FLAC before now) It's a constant learning curve...  I recall a joke about a barrister whose expert witness explained in the clearest and simplest terms to the elderly technophobic judge about "what this computer network thing does". After half an hour of perfect explanation, the Judge shook his head and said "I'm afraid I'm none the wiser". "No" replied the barrister "That is assuredly true, but you are now considerably better informed" |
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Post by Stratmangler on Jan 6, 2015 23:14:09 GMT
LAME should only required if you're transcoding to MP3.
The Squeezebox players all play MP3 without any problems, and without having LAME installed on the server, so I'm not surprised to hear that the HiFiBerry player is similar in this respect.
I'm quietly impressed with the way you've grasped this project Richard, and you've turned a few corners and had a few epiphanies in the process.
How are you getting on with driving LMS?
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Post by MartinT on Jan 7, 2015 6:31:28 GMT
What I like about a true wi-fi range extender is there is no faffing about with different SSIDs, they appear to extend the range of the SSID to new parts of the house and work seamlessly with the original router, as long as they can see a wi-fi signal of some description. I installed a TP-Link TL-WA854RE in Ruth's house, only cost about £16 or so. Very effective and trouble-free. It's worth trying and you can use more than one.
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Post by pinkie on Jan 7, 2015 9:19:45 GMT
What I like about a true wi-fi range extender is there is no faffing about with different SSIDs, they appear to extend the range of the SSID to new parts of the house and work seamlessly with the original router, as long as they can see a wi-fi signal of some description. I installed a TP-Link TL-WA854RE in Ruth's house, only cost about £16 or so. Very effective and trouble-free. It's worth trying and you can use more than one.
Now you tell me! It was a typical impulse buy for me. It has the benefit of 750Mbps speeds, and a couple of aerials for extra range. The Pi is never moving, so once on the right network, it is fine - everything else selects the best network. Happy to have a working solution (and the bonus it will be easier to work on the patio in the summer, if we are unable to move to France before then). Just made me realise though it is yet another device I own that won't just plug into the wall with French sockets  |
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Post by pinkie on Jan 7, 2015 9:31:01 GMT
LAME should only required if you're transcoding to MP3. The Squeezebox players all play MP3 without any problems, and without having LAME installed on the server, so I'm not surprised to hear that the HiFiBerry player is similar in this respect. I'm quietly impressed with the way you've grasped this project Richard, and you've turned a few corners and had a few epiphanies in the process. How are you getting on with driving LMS? Thanks Chris (?) It's been fun, although completely the wrong time of year for me. But I've had lots of help There is no problem playing MP3's on the Pi. However, I think the LMS settings refer to the Pi since they are on a device dependant page - they are specific to Pi2 or Pi3 (my 2 "squeezeboxes" - don't know what happened to Pi1). I think I probably do have LAME on the PC now somewhere (not least after downloading dbpoweramp - but probably before then). I just thought I didn't because I thought LMS on the server was telling me I didnt, when actually it was a reference to a client setting. Anyway - all seems to be working very happily at the moment. I am finding my way with LMS - a few occasional frustrations (I managed to change the GUI to text only without realising how, or how to get it back at one point) - but I mostly just play music from an android app (Can't get the apple app working on my wifes iphone5 - but she can control using her Galaxy tablet). Once the tax return season is out of the way I need to sit down and organise, rip, and build a library - maybe on another server (its on my work PC at the moment, and drive space is going to be an issue). But DEFINITELY not before February! |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 7, 2015 10:13:12 GMT
Just made me realise though it is yet another device I own that won't just plug into the wall with French sockets There is almost certainly a Euro version if you look on Amazon.fr |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2015 10:47:14 GMT
Just made me realise though it is yet another device I own that won't just plug into the wall with French sockets
Fraid so.....I have several wall wart type things...mostly with the Creek stuff and an Apple Airport coming for streaming (although that does have a two pin socket I think). I keep a six socket extension lead next to the hi-fi for the purpose. Better than trying to find euro versions. I reckon there are compensations |
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