Disklavier

George & Carl,

I am trying to connect wirelessly to internet over wireless connection using Mac Airport.  I 
have a portable Macintosh in same room as the Disklavier Mark IV and it is wirelessly 
connected to another Macintosh in another room using Airport hub.  

I have turned on sharing internet under System Preferences on these two Macs, but still do 
not get a wireless connection to the Disklavier radio without the use of the Buffalo 
hardware.

I previously tried a direct ethernet cable connection when I first purchased my Mark IV 
back in Sept 2006 and it did not work at that time thru the ethernet cable, but worked fine 
wirelessly connecting to the Pictures Folder.

George, are you saying that I must have the Buffalo hardware to connect to the Disklavier 
Radio????????

Thanks,
Joan



-- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "George F. Litterst" <PianoBench@...> wrote:
>
> Good evening, everyone.
> 
> Joan, I would like to say that I agree with Carl and would like try  
> to clarify this point: It makes no difference whether you have a  
> Macintosh or a Windows computer. (I am a Mac user and have connected  
> to Disklavier radio; the fact that I had a Mac was irrelevant.)
> 
> In the most common situation, your Disklavier connects to the  
> Internet in a fashion that is completely independent of your computer.
> 
> Here is the typical connection scenario:
> 
> Your Internet Connection (cable or DSL modem) <-----> Router (WAN port)
> 
> Router (LAN port) <-----> Computer
> 
> Router (LAN port) <-----> Disklavier
> 
> Your Internet connection can be any sort of broadband connection,  
> such as cable modem or DSL. Typically, your service provider gives  
> you a box which is (mis)labelled as a "modem." The connection between  
> the modem and your router uses and ethernet cable. Typically you  
> connect to the routers WAN (Wide Area Network) port.
> 
> The purpose of the router is to share your Internet connection with  
> multiple devices. Many routers have several ethernet LAN (Local Area  
> Network) ports for connecting multiple devices. You can connect your  
> computer to the router with an ethernet cable and you can connect  
> your Disklavier to the router with an ethernet cable.
> 
> Some routers have wireless (Wi-Fi) capabilities which means that you  
> can connect your computer to the router wirelessly.
> 
> The Disklavier DOES have Wi-Fi, but it is dedicated for use with the  
> Pocket Remote Controller and the optional Tablet Controller.
> 
> If you want to connect your Disklavier wirelessly to your router, you  
> need--as Carl mentioned--a wireless bridging device which,  
> essentially, makes the connection between your Disklavier's ethernet  
> port and one of the ethernet ports on the router. The bridging  
> devices from Buffalo that are approved by Yamaha do that very thing.  
> One device plugs into the Disklavier's ethernet port and the other  
> plugs into an available ethernet LAN port on the router.
> 
> You are correct that to receive all of the Disklavier Radio channels,  
> you must create an account and sign up for a paid subscription.
> 
> Regards,
> PianoBench
> 
> 
> On Jun 2, 2007, at 4:13 PM, Carl Youngblood wrote:
> 
> > If you have a Mac near your disklavier and are connecting to the  
> > Internet using your Mac's airport, then you can tell your mac to  
> > share it's internet connection with computers that are connected to  
> > its ethernet port.  This would allow you to connect your disklavier  
> > to the internet without using another router.
> >
> > However, if you are using your mac's ethernet port to connect to  
> > the internet, then this will not be possible.
> >
> > In general, it is not necessary to use any specific kind of router  
> > to connect your disklavier to the Internet.  You just need to  
> > connect its ethernet port to a router of any kind that is connected  
> > to the Internet.  For most people, I would guess that their  
> > disklavier is not near an ethernet port, so many people are opting  
> > to use a second router in what is called wireless bridging mode,  
> > which basically means that you get it to behave as an adapter  
> > between a wireless network and an ethernet device.  But this step  
> > is only necessary if you would rather not (or are unable to) plug  
> > your disklavier directly into an ethernet network.
> >
> > Carl
> >
> >
> > On 6/2/07, jheitzeb1 <jheitzeb1@...> wrote:
> > George,
> >
> > It is my understanding that my Mark IV won't connect with the  
> > online internet store or
> > streaming radio unless I have the Buffalo hardware. I see that  
> > there may be a fee for the
> > streaming radio service as well. Just wondering if anyone has  
> > successfully connected to
> > the services with a Macintosh and Mark IV ?
> >
> > I did use the midi To/From Mac without the buffalo hardware  
> > successfully to download
> > new midis I find on the internet that I copy to my mac and then to  
> > the folder on the Mark
> > IV. This works well, but need to refresh after transferring files  
> > to view them on the tablet
> > successfully.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Joan
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "George F. Litterst"  
> > <PianoBench@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Good afternoon, everyone.
> > >
> > > Joan, I have a Macintosh and have used version 2.0 with the Mark IV.
> > > I have not used the Buffalo product myself, but I can tell you that
> > > it should work independently of your computer.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > George
> > >
> > >
> > > www.georgelitterst.com
> > > www.timewarptech.com
> > >
> > >
> > > On Jun 1, 2007, at 5:28 PM, jheitzeb1 wrote:
> > >
> > > > Just installed new system software V2.0 for Mark IV disklavier. I
> > > > am using a Macintosh and
> > > > was wondering if anyone with Macintosh computer has purchased and
> > > > tried the new Buffalo
> > > > hardware devices to connect to streaming radio or music online
> > > > store for purchase?
> > > >
> > > > I was successful in updating the software to V2.0 without any
> > > > problems and also tried out the
> > > > transfer from/to PC folder wirelessly using my Mac. I was able to
> > > > transfer some midi files
> > > > successfully.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Joan
> > > >
> > > >
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