Total newbie destroying a Sunday, need help on USB tuner and http:\\core

[audiocontr]

I have the HP AVC3610 dual tuner usb receiver referenced in this thread but i'm so new that im not sure what it even meansl Should it wrk as is? Anyway i can check? It does not respond when it searched for the windiws MCE remote

http://www.zd7000forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=5285&sid=a6e7382754b993212ff96bdc6e84457c

And i am unable to hit http:\\core IP. I cant even seem to ping it. Is there something i eed to enable? Something on the router possibly? I can connect to any of my other windows machines.

Thanks for your help, i have AIM if it make life easier 

audiocontr

[sportman]

look at the mythtv website and see if the tuner is supported in myth tv, that should give you a good idea if it will be supported by linuxmce