Disklavier

Thanks to Don and Steven!  I'm new to the group and would appreciate 
some input regarding choosing between the Linksys wireless Ethernet 
bridge and the Netgear wall-plugged Ethernet.  

I was able to get my Mark IV to wirelessly connect to the Internet 
with the Linksys wireless Ethernet bridge by first running an 
Ethernet cable between the Mark IV and my router (I guess to give the 
Mark IV the "scent" or whatever of Internet) and then by 
disconnecting the Mark IV from the router and running the Ethernet 
cable directly between the Mark IV and the Linksys wireless bridge.  
HOWEVER, if I do a shutdown of the Disklavier, the Linksys wireless 
connection stops working.  That is, if I ever power down the 
Disklavier, I am required to re-run the Ethernet cable between the 
router and the Mark IV to again remind the Mark IV of the "scent" of 
Internet, after which I can reconnect the Linksys wireless bridge and 
it works.  (I seemed to have this same problem when I went into 
STANDBY mode, but I figured out that I just need to wait ten minutes 
after a return to active mode to connect with the Internet.)  This 
could prove to be a class "A" hassle over time, particularly if I 
have to power down and disconnect the Disklavier every few months.

Don, have you had these issues with your Linksys wireless Ethernet 
bridge?  If so, have you resolved them?

Steven, does the Netgear wall-plugged Ethernet have any issues like 
this?

I don't think I have any mis-configuration of the Linksys wireless 
Ethernet bridge since I can connect my laptop or my desktop to the 
Linksys bridge and it automatically works right away.  Did anyone 
else have any other thoughts?

Many thanks to all, and I appreciate your input.

Brij



--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "dcolema2001" <drcolema@...> wrote:
>
> I also have a Mark IV and talk to Yamaha about connecting it to my 
> network.  I have both wired and wireless and prefer wired.  I never 
> thought I'd need an ethernet port in my formal living room so I 
> never pulled a wire there when the house was built. :-) When I 
> talked to Yamaha they mentioned only Buffalo devices including a 
> Buffalo wireless bridge.  I initially connected my piano via a CAT5 
> wire strung across the floor to a NetGear 10/100/1000 switch but 
> recently installed a Linksys Wireless Bridge and it worked without 
a 
> hitch.  I don't have any Buffalo devices!  I have a Sonicwall 
> firewall, NetGear switches, and Linksys Bridge.  Any network device 
> should work.  Not sure if that was helpful but.....  
> Have a good day. 
> 
> Don Coleman
> 
> --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Steven Trawford" 
> <play88keys@> wrote:
> >
> > this is what you need,  enjoy your great piano! It works great.
> > 
> > Netgear 14Mbps Wall-Plugged Ethernet 79.98
> > 
> > On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 9:24 PM, Carey Wolchok <careywolchok@>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > >   Thanks an interesting approach. Another "sales line"
> > > was that it would be easy to connect the Disklavier
> > > MarkIV to my home wifi netwrk. Now, they salesmen are
> > > telling me to go out and buy two Buffalo AirStation
> > > 125 High Power Wireless Broadband routers with AOSS
> > > in order to get the Disklavier and my network to
> > > communicate. Unfortunately, this wifi hardware is no
> > > longer made or for sale. Any ideas? What hardware are
> > > others using to connect to Wifi?
> > > Many thanks,
> > > Carey .
> > > --- Kevin Goroway <kgoroway@ <kgoroway%40yahoo.com>> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Replying to my own message for a correction...I've
> > > > made the assumption here that you have your piano
> > > > connected to the internet...you might not have done
> > > > that (yet).
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > > From: Kevin Goroway <kgoroway@ <kgoroway%40yahoo.com>>
> > > > To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com <disklavier%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 9:18:11 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [disklavier] Floppy Disk for the Mark
> > > > IV? You have to be KIDDING ME!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I don't have an answer for you, but I do have a
> > > > suggestion.. .
> > > >
> > > > Have you tried downloading the songs you want
> > > > directly to the piano via the PDA? I other words,
> > > > don't do your purchase on the yamaha web site, do it
> > > > instead from the piano...
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > > From: careywolchok <careywolchok@ yahoo.com>
> > > > To: disklavier@yahoogro ups.com
> > > > Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 10:27:52 PM
> > > > Subject: [disklavier] Floppy Disk for the Mark IV?
> > > > You have to be KIDDING ME!
> > > >
> > > > Ok - new to the group. Just got a
> > > > Mark IV Disklavier, looks great.
> > > > Problem is, went to purchase some files from
> > > > yamahamusicsoft. com
> > > > tonight, and when I downloaded the files, the yamaha
> > > > musicsoft
> > > > downloaded told me to insert a FLOPPY DISK into
> > > > Drive A. You have to
> > > > be kidding me? Drive A? I have not seen a floppy
> > > > disk drive in years,
> > > > the salesman at the store told me I could save all
> > > > the files on my 2gb
> > > > Flash USB memory card, and plug it directly into the
> > > > Disklavier.
> > > > However, the files which I downloaded onto my
> > > > computer show up
> > > > as "YAMAHA MSD" files, and appear with a key icon
> > > > next to the file
> > > > name. Anyone know how to open these files and put
> > > > them directly onto
> > > > the USB memory card? I am going to be quite upset
> > > > if I have to go out
> > > > and purchase a floppy drive for my laptop here...
> > > > THanks,
> > > > C. R. Wolchok
> > > >
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