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<blockquote data-quote="Shazell" data-source="post: 281915" data-attributes="member: 51936">SOLVED!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />Ok this is what I didInstalled a Loopback Adapter<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/839013" target="_blank">How to install the Microsoft Loopback adapter in Windows XP</a>I now have two NIC's the wireless and the Virtual NIC from the loopback adapterI switched to letting XP control my wireless network instead of the belkin softwareI then selected both NIC's in the network interfaces window and created a network bridge<a href="http://www.home-network-help.com/network-bridge.html" target="_blank">Setting Up Network Bridge in Windows XP</a>The bridge was initially configured to use DHCP and obtained a new IP from my router. I then assigned it a static IP within the routers range (actually the same as it got from DHCP and changed the router config to allow that.)Now the tvserver always starts with the IP of the bridge and has no problems if the wireless drops out <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />I can connect from the desktop PC using <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/mp-tv-client-262/announce-mptvclient-v1-2-5-20-12-2007-ii-22027/" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/mp-tv-client-262/announce-mptvclient-v1-2-5-20-12-2007-ii-22027/</a> mediaportal itself on the desktop did not work first go but I think thats not a related problem.But me is VERY happy <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shazell, post: 281915, member: 51936"] SOLVED!! :D Ok this is what I did Installed a Loopback Adapter [url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/839013]How to install the Microsoft Loopback adapter in Windows XP[/url] I now have two NIC's the wireless and the Virtual NIC from the loopback adapter I switched to letting XP control my wireless network instead of the belkin software I then selected both NIC's in the network interfaces window and created a network bridge [url=http://www.home-network-help.com/network-bridge.html]Setting Up Network Bridge in Windows XP[/url] The bridge was initially configured to use DHCP and obtained a new IP from my router. I then assigned it a static IP within the routers range (actually the same as it got from DHCP and changed the router config to allow that.) Now the tvserver always starts with the IP of the bridge and has no problems if the wireless drops out :D I can connect from the desktop PC using [url]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/mp-tv-client-262/announce-mptvclient-v1-2-5-20-12-2007-ii-22027/[/url] mediaportal itself on the desktop did not work first go but I think thats not a related problem. But me is VERY happy :thx: [/QUOTE]

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