Advanced configuration...

[tmrt]

It is unfortunate that Microsoft don't allow guest access in their domain strategy. However SFS is really not that bad in a home environment and it is certainly secure enough, the challenge is for people who must connect to other networks away from home.

I've updated the wiki with the information on Simple File Sharing.

You are welcome to leave mvpmc share hell now.

Martin

I was able to avoid Simple File Sharing by creating a user with username"root" in group Guests with blank password on WinXP professional box.

I think that using "-o username=guest,password=,ro" in the startup script instead "-o guest,ro" would enable more elegant solution to the Simple File Sharing issue without the root username.

tmrt

[mvallevand]

I initially had tried the username=guest... solution but that seemed to be less succesful. Feel free to try the the mvpmc 0.3.3 dongle and let me know if it connect better without simple file sharing.

Martin

[mvallevand]

I should add for those that really don't want simple file sharing and still want a config file you can install a free tftp server like http://tftpd32.jounin.net/ just place dongle.bin.config in the default download folder and you should be set.

Martin

[tmrt]

I should add for those that really don't want simple file sharing and still want a config file you can install a free tftp server like http://tftpd32.jounin.net/ just place dongle.bin.config in the default download folder and you should be set.
Martin

I did not try this because I thought it would interfere with the GBPVR builtin tftp server and I do not want to install also a DHCP and NTP server. Is there a possibility to disable the GBPVR builtin tftp server? If possible the above solution is certainly the way to go.

[forzaKGB]

Would placing the dongle.bin.config in the dongle folder fix things?
Perhaps not since not all files put there gets tftp'd to the MVP. Would be a neat solution though if GBPVR could do this.

If installing this service without disturbing anything thats good, I assume the DHCP and NTP can be switched off?

[forzaKGB]

Perhaps this will work aswell (no NTP or DHCP as far as I can see):
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tftp-server/

But both might interfere with the GBPVR built-in TFPT funtionality?

[mvallevand]

I did not try this because I thought it would interfere with the GBPVR builtin tftp server and I do not want to install also a DHCP and NTP server. Is there a possibility to disable the GBPVR builtin tftp server? If possible the above solution is certainly the way to go.

sub would have to confirm, but I believe GBPVR's tftp server listen's on the special Hauppauge service port 16869 and the dongle.bin.config is requested of the standard port 69. I designed is this way so the two could coexist. You could verify this with netstat.

Martin

[forzaKGB]

Good, will try this tonight if possible. A few shows are recorded but as this won't touch the RecordingService I can still install the TFTP service and fire up the MVP to see if it works.

[tmrt]

sub would have to confirm, but I believe GBPVR's tftp server listen's on the special Hauppauge service port 16869 and the dongle.bin.config is requested of the standard port 69. I designed is this way so the two could coexist. You could verify this with netstat.

Martin

It is like you said. I installed http://sourceforge.net/projects/tftp-server/ and it works for me.

Thanks!

tmrt

[Paul Evans]

I'm just experimenting with mvpmc
I use gbpvr it boots fine I use latest dongle
With no dongle.bin.config file i get mvpmc menu emulation filesystem etc
this all works fine when I use menu options.
When I use dongle.bin.config file (in simple share directory c:\mvpmc) I can set options to give svideo and 16:9 and these work well.. but I get no option for emulation?
I have tried "mvpmc --sartup emulation --emulate 192.168.0.101 &" to no effect any thoughts? I tried with without &.. and yes my GBPVR is on pc 192.168.0.101