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Hi Guys

Thought you might be interested in this product:

http://www.fxitech.com/cotton-candy/what-is-it/

Its basically i PC in a flash drive size enclosure using a usb port for power and has hdmi output, bluetooth and wifi built in.

  Argh! All is now well. Thanks Techstyle. You were correct and the wiki supplied the answer.  I can now grab my laptop and IP address 192.168.80.129 accesses the internal router. 192.168.1.1 accesses the external router. Problem solved.

Twodogs (embarrassed)

for starters, I would suggest configuring your internal device per the instructions:

http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Linksys_WRT54G

differences being - turning off the firewall and setting the IP address within the allowed range of LMCE (192.168.80.129-254 as std)

I'm trying to correctly set up two wireless networks with two WRT54GS routers. The first is external to LMCE , so that my wife can always log on regardless of what I'm doing with LCME. The second is the internal LMCE network. I have this partially working, but I always get locked out of the the web-based configuration utility of the LMCE router. If I need to get in, then I have to hit the button that resets it to factory. Seems like I'm doing something wrong. Here is my network configuration:

-DSL Modem
-WRT54GS external, set up as router ( DHCP server enabled, wireless chan 1, IP 192.168.1.1, with its own SSID and security password)
-LMCE Core
-WRT54GS internal, set up as wireless access point (DHCP server disabled, wireless chan 11, IP 192.168.1.2, with its own SSID and security password)

I thought this was the correct way to configure the network, but it behaves strangely.  I can connect my laptop to the internal wireless network and surf the web just fine, but when I try to enter the configuration utility I get "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at 192.168.1.2." So I turn off the wireless on the laptop and connect via cable. Again I can surf the web just fine, but I get the same error when trying to connect to the WRT54G.

Now I check to see if I can access the external router from the internal network. I thought that this might not work because if could be invisible behind the LMCE core. I enter 192.168.1.1 and get right in to the config utility of the external router.  This blows my mind.

So the bottom line is that I can reach the configuration utility of the external router (set up as a DHCP enabled router) from either the internal or external network. I can't reach the config utility of the internal WRT54GS (set up as DHCP disabled WAP) from either the internal or external network until I do a factory reset and dump my config.

This differs from my expectations. I thought that, to reach the external WRT54GS, I'd have to connect to the external network and enter 192.168.1.1. Then to reach the internal WRT54GS, I'd have to connect to the internal network and enter 192.168.1.2.

Can any smart guys show me the error of my ways?

I am trying to find a template that Whateverfits has submitted and cannot find it.  The template uses manufacturer: Radio Thermostats and the description is: 3M50

I do not have the manufacturer in the manufacturer list. Possy confirmed that the Manufacturer exists in his list

I made sure my core was upto date - apt-get Update and Upgrade then

I did a sqlCVS Diff, reverted everything and did and "sqlCVS Update".

My understanding is that the templates should be upto date - am I doing something wrong?

Armor Gnome,

    Thanks again for the quick response.  It looks like qOrbiter is my best option.  I already own a Nexus 7 (very quickly taken-over by my 5-year-old!)  I was looking at an Android-based "kid-oriented" tablet at Wally-World ($99US) as a potential orbiter.  Worst-case, my son gets a new tablet, and I get my Nexus back... win-win!

    I've read in the forum about setups that kept the STB remote functioning as the primary channel-selector.  I'll probably go this route (at least initially) to keep a "natural" feel, and to give me a little time with the learning-curve.  I'll add a IR blaster and have dual control before we decide whether to get rid of the STB remote.  I'm starting with a hybrid setup, but very interrested in the progress with the Raspberry PI as a MD! 

    My wife is a bit technophobic (it doesn't help that I've experimented with the living-room TV countless times), so I have to slide into the MCE arena slowly.  My curent DLNA server (Ubuntu 12.04) is headless and hidden-away in the living room, and she hasn't even questioned "how" we get those movies on the TV.  I will have to migrate to LinuxMCE when she's not paying attention, but if all goes well, she won't even notice the change.  After we run the system for a while, I'll pop out the Nexus and pick a movie.

    Once she's happy with that, I'll be able to add the security and a little zWave action.  I don't know if she'll ever be ready for phones, or if she'll even consider dropping the alarm monitoring, but I'm sure she'll be happy with media and cameras, and a light here and there.

    Thanks again for the info!  It's great that we have such a responsive community willing to help.  I hope to be able to ANSWER a few questions in the comming months, but for now I am limited to asking.  It's time to dive in and get my hands dirty! 

I've tested it on Chrome and IE10. IE10 has an occasional minor graphical glitch that goes away after scrolling (I think their renderer might have a problem). Chrome works great. I'm looking at doing a bunch of usability enhancements to various parts of the web admin tool over time. Basically, I'm working on every area I have to spend substantial time in that area and that frustrates me. 

The version on the core and the version on the MDs do not have to be in sync. For example, my core had the original 1004 kernel, whereas my MD had a backported natty kernel to support the SandyBridge GPU

Oh wow, thanks a bunch, can somebody test this? as I am roughly a thousand miles and change away from my core...

-thom

Hi,

There are not many (if any) Dianemo users with X10 installations so its possible that the CM15A device has a problem that's not been noticed. We'll look at this asap if you make sure Remote Assistance is on.

All the best

Andy