Disklavier

Hi Brij.  Regarding the re-connection of the Linksys bridge... I put 
my Mark IV to sleep/standby every evening and turn it back on when 
I'd like to use it (at least every other day).  I have not had any 
connection issues with this process.  I listen to the Disklavier 
Radio freguently.  As a side note; Due to a recent problem, I 
powered it all the way down and only because of an issue playing 
purchased music (not radio).  The remote PDA looked as if it was 
playing but it would not and 'SYNC' would come on.  I called support 
and was told that I should power it all the way down and leave it 
off for 15 minutes at least once a week. (I did that and it resolved 
my SYNC problem)  I don't know if I'll do it that often as it had 
been working fine for months with no problems but at least I know 
what to do next time I have an issue.  My point is that since I have 
powered it all the way down, I have not tried to re-connect to play 
the 'Radio' or connect to the Internet  I will do that in the next 
couple days and report back.  Have a good day.

Don

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "brijagarwal" <brijagarwal@...> 
wrote:
>
> 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 .