What can I do with Tivo connected to network?

>>1. How do you set the IP address of the Tivo, through the Tivo menus?
>
> You can't. It only is via DHCP. If you want it static, set your DHCP
> server to hand out the same IP address to its MAC address.

Does the Comcast unit specifically lack the ability to set static addresses?
Otherwise it's part of the network setup.

> You can get a listing of shows. You can download your shows to your
> PC. You can provide a media service with Galleon.

Does Tivo Desktop work the same with it?

Does it support MRV to other S2/S3 series units?
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On 2008-01-26, James Egan <jegan472.TakeThisOut@comcast.net> wrote:
> I have a Comcast HD Tivo box. I'm assuming it has the ability to be
> connected to a home network. I'm currently running Linux. Can someone
> please answer these questions about connecting this to the network:
>
> 1. How do you set the IP address of the Tivo, through the Tivo menus?
>
> 2. How to I access the Tivo once on the network? Telnet to it? SSH?
>
> 3. What can I expect to do once connected?
>
>
> Please feel free to add any additional hints for a newbie!

I think there's possible confusion now about what James has, and I
foresee much confusion in the future as people ask other questions.

Comcast has now released TiVo software running on their Motorola boxes
in the Boston area. The UI is much the same as normal TiVo for those
things it offers, but the capabilities are quite different.

So people need to distinguish between running TiVo on a TiVo
manufactured box connecting to Comcast HD, and running TiVo on a
Comcast (Motorola only for now) manufactured box connecting to Comcast
HD.

If James is running TiVo on a Comcast manufactured box (his statement
is ambiguous), then at the moment there is no connectivity to a home
network. Comcast says that ability will come in the future, but it's
not clear whether it will be TiVo's home networking, or a Comcast
subset that will probably not be interoperable at all with TiVo
manufactured boxes.

Chris
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James Egan <jegan472 RemoveThis @comcast.net> shaped the electrons to say:
>I have a Comcast HD Tivo box. I'm assuming it has the ability to be

Do you mean you have a Motorola set-top box from Comcast which has the
TiVo software installed? If so, those untis have NO network
connectivity, period.

The only TiVos with network connectivity are the standalone Series2
and higher units. (Baring hacks - and there are no hacks for the
Comcast Motorola boxes.)

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