This result is in dispute by some comments of the people who lived there. I was in San Francisco earlier and the speed and dropped calls were terrible. Talking with the citizens of this fine city confirmed how bad AT&T was. So take this with a grain of salt.
Andrew found the solution. This probably happened because the IP number changed that he had been using. ”Launch the Slingplayer app from within the same network that the Slingbox is on.
If you’re using the app on a Macintosh, from the Slingbox menu, select Get Info. Choose the configuration tab, then select the Change Network Settings button. Run the setup.
If you’re using the app on a PC, from the Settings menue, select Setup Assistant and run the entire setup.
Then, from outside this network you should be able to hit that box via any Slingbox app.”
The user had been configured for a proxy. Jay has a great solution. This is great generally whenever you connect to more than one network. “Open System Preferences. Click on the Network icon. You’ll see a drop-down menu for “Location.” Right now it probably says something like “Automatic.” Select “Edit Locations …” and the click the plus sign to create a new location. Cal it something like “Braveheart” and don’t set anything else. Click “Done.” Then make sure the drop-down reads “Braveheart” and if you need to, click “Apply” at the bottom of the Network window.”
You might be interested in the software/hardware combinations he is considering to simplify and reduce power/labor consumption. Sounds like he has done his homework.
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