Disklavier

Brij, as I stated in my response, I powered off my Mark IV the other 
day per Yamaha support but did not connect to Radio.  Today I 
connected to Disklavier Radio with no issues.  It came right up.  
Not sure why yours does not.

Don   
--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "dcolema2001" <drcolema@...> 
wrote:
>
> 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 .
>