Problem with accessing PCTV To Go HD if logged in to domain

[Guest Gil Davis]

I am not sure where this belongs, so if you can guide me with the right

words, I would appreciate it.

 

I have been trying to use a Pinnacle PCTV To Go HD box (a Slingbox type

device) on my network. This box converts HD component video into an MPEG-2

stream for multicast wireless (802.11G) and remote internet access, and an

MPEG-4 stream for local wired ethernet access.

 

My network consists of a Windows 2003 Server as domain controller, a Windows

2000 Server as DNS and DHCP server, a Windows 2000 Pro client and a couple of

Windows XP SP2 Pro clients.

 

I first tried to connect the PCTV box to my network through a hub. I was

able to run the Pinnacle setup wizard successfully, but not the player. The

player can access the box remotely, but not locally, unless I am logged on to

the computer. I have admin rights regardless of which way I log in. I can

ping the device in either mode.

 

I tried a few different ways to connect to the box, including an ethernet

bridge on one of the XP clients, and I tried creating a computer account in

AD Users & Computers with the MAC address of the box as the GUID. Somewhere

along the way I actually got the box to work for about a week, until Monday

when my DC rebooted for a Windows Automatic Update. Something must have

gotten reset on the reboot to lose some permission or trust between the box

and the domain. It still gets an IP, and I can still ping it. I even gave it

an "A" record in the DNS.

 

I don't really know if it is actually an AD permissions/trust problem or an

XP problem.

 

BTW, Windows Firewall is disabled on all machines. I have a hardware

firewall between my network and the DSL modem.

 

I could use some more trouble-shooting tips, because I have shot all that I

can think of. Feel free to redirect me to a more pertinent forum.

 

Thanks!

[Guest Gil Davis]

RE: Problem with accessing PCTV To Go HD if logged in to domain

 

Well, yesterday the thing decided to start working again. The only thing I

know that I did differently was to check the "trust for delegation" in the

profile for the computer in AD Users & Computers. I am even able to ditch the

ethernet bridge and connect the box directly to the router. Still working

fine. Go figure.