SB2 and TinyXP

[blkwrx]

I have finally gotten back to a project I started 6 months ago... Putting a SB2 in my car. I got the idea from another user on this forum who had done it. Anyway, I have a car pc running TinyXP on it. I want to connect the SB2 directly to the pc but right now they are both expecting to be plugged into switch or hub. TinyXP has IIS and other things removed from the system. So I guess my question is does anyone know a way around this?
Thanks

[JJZolx]

Crossover Ethernet cable?

Or are you running into other issues, like the PC and Squeezebox looking for a DHCP server to get an IP address? Set a static IP address for both of them.

[blkwrx]

The PC is looking for DHCP. Do I need a crossover cable to connect an SB2 directly to a PC? The SB2 says no cable is connected even though it is.
Thanks for your help

[JJZolx]

The PC is looking for DHCP.

That should be easy to fix by giving it a static IP address, assuming TinyXP lets you do this. Find the TCP/IP setting for the Local Area Connection.

Do I need a crossover cable to connect an SB2 directly to a PC? The SB2 says no cable is connected even though it is.

Sounds like it. A lot of newer PCs have network cards that can work with either a standard straight-through ethernet cable or with a crossover cable, but yours may not. I'm not certain but I don't don' think the Squeezebox itself has this Auto-MDX capability. If neither the PC nor the SB can do this, then you'll need a crossover cable.

[blkwrx]

So if I give the OS a static IP that will enable the SB to connect to it?

[JJZolx]

So if I give the OS a static IP that will enable the SB to connect to it?

If you don't have a DHCP server, that's pretty much your only option for giving the PC an IP address.

But there still may be the cabling issue. I would think that if the cable was correct, then the Squeezebox would report that it has a cable connection. Independant of whether or not the Squeezebox is able to talk to the SlimServer software or even see the PC on the network.

[blkwrx]

Thanks. I'll give it a shot. If it doesn't work I'll pick up a crossover cable tomorrow.

[wr420]

you probably know this already but just incase make sure the 2 IP's are on the same subnet.

192.168.1.1 mask 255.255.255.0
192.168.1.2 mask 255.255.255.0

wr420

[blkwrx]

I did. But thanks anyway

[blkwrx]

Crossover cable fixed that problem but I have run into another one... When I install SlimServer on the TinyXP OS I get an error saying "Problem starting SlimServer service: The system cannot find the file specified" After I click ok, finish the install and try to start SLimServer manually it just continually says "SlimServer Starting".

I don't know what file its looking for but it could be that a service that SlimServer needs to run has been removed from TinyXP. Does anyone know what XP services are required by the software? I know its a Perl program and I had to install ActivePerl to get the install to start.

Does SlimServer require IIS?

Thanks for the help