Disklavier

Thanks guys.  I understand now.

Thanks,
Joan

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "George F. Litterst" <PianoBench@...> wrote:
>
> Good morning, everyone.
> 
> Joan, last September, when you connected your Mac wirelessly to the  
> Disklavier and accessed its Pictures Folder, your Mac was joining a  
> private Wi-Fi network offered by the Disklavier. In essence, the  
> Disklavier was configured, by default, to share its Pictures Folder  
> with any computer that joined its Wi-Fi network.
> 
> The Disklavier is not setup to use its Wi-Fi feature to join your  
> home area network or any other network. I guarantee you that you  
> cannot, at this time, use the Disklavier's Wi-Fi feature to get  
> access to the Internet. I have spoken directly to the Disklavier  
> engineer in Japan who manages the development of the Disklavier's  
> networking features.
> 
> At the present time, ALL access to the Internet must go through the  
> Disklavier's ethernet port using either an ethernet cable or a  
> Buffalo wireless bridge. Last September, us of the ethernet port was  
> unavailable.
> 
> Regards,
> PianoBench
> 
> 
> On Jun 2, 2007, at 9:50 PM, jheitzeb1 wrote:
> 
> > 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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