Disklavier

No problem.  Good luck with yours. 

Don 
--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Brij Agarwal <brijagarwal@...> 
wrote:
>
> Thanks, Don.  That's encouraging, at least, meaning that the DK 
should have the capability to work flawlessly.
> 
> dcolema2001 <drcolema@...> wrote:          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 .
> >
>