Slinger Problem - Yes, another one!

[greypower]

Got Slinger set up and functioning - goes thru all the lights until solid green. But after the IRD boots up and I select a channel, I get black screen and Slinger goes back to solid orange light. IRD is 301-010 Firmware P396 - Public. Any ideas?

[greypower]

OK, it finally started working (sort of!). I get intermittent freezing and/or black screen and the Slinger light goes from green back to orange.

[dss dumazz]

That is the best your going to get for now. It seems the slinger doesn't get the authorization packet soon enough at times (light changes from green to orange). At times the light will go from green to orange then back to green quickly, but when it freezes, the light will stay orange too long. I don't think it is my connection, I get the same results wired or wireless. Most folks that have it running are experiencing the same results. I think it needs a bit more tweeking.

[greypower]

I tried another router in the meantime thinking that might be my problem, but same results. Is everyone having this same issue right now?

[mark3527]

My slinger is working but similar problems to yours. I get video, but I also get freezing about once every 5 minutes, no PPV, no porn and no locals. Mine works exactly like Dumazz describes, switching from green to orange, then freezing if the orange lite stays on too long.

[greypower]

I assume the problem is the same on both providers.

[mili]

I see channel 492 and people are fucking 24/7

mili

[fubr]

you green to orange light people need to check your speed and latency.
might be your request is getting out but nt coming back fast enough

wwwdotspeedtest.net

[fisherman69]

I'm beginning to believe I has a POS! I have screwe with this thing for 2 weeks now on and off. I mess with it until I want to smash it with a f...ing hammer!

I have a netgear router WPN824

I have tried upnp and setup ports 1001 tcp and UDP also port 20235 (destination)

I have tried to manually enter the ports via port forwarding and Port triggering both

The device does get an ip etc. via dhcp as I see it attached but the f...ing light doesn't do the orage thing...JUST RED!

I even tried to do a static IP and the router saw it still won't work!

All I am trying to do it get the lights to any other color!

big question here: I am not putting the wafer board into the reciever would that make it not access the IKS server hense not give me any colors?

I don't have a reciever ready yet so I can't do that...someone who has it working please see if it still gets to green without being in the reciever.

I have tried with everything plugged in I have tried with the wafer board NOT slid into the slinger

I have tried with the phone connector hooked up and without...arghhhh..

Thanks for any possitive help guys.

I was supposed to get 2 slingers but only one showed up and I can't tell for sure if the one is Fed up!

Fish...


SORRY..accidentally hijacked the thread meant to post new...

[spirit]

you green to orange light people need to check your speed and latency.
might be your request is getting out but nt coming back fast enough

wwwdotspeedtest.net


This is the last item I need to resolve before I buy one of these toys. Mili you can help. I need to figure out whether my two way satellite ISP will be adequate to support the speed/latency requirements for this device to function properly. If I new the access site I could ping it and get a report back showing all the timing information. You would then have to provide a table of what will work and what won't.

Perhaps the folks above who are maybe getting ISP related issues could state there providers

Is it possible that the server is overloaded and everyone is getting slow refresh rate on the data.

[mark3527]

I apologize. I do get porn on 492 as mili says.

If anyone is interested my download speed is 1792 kb/sec and upload is 320 kb/sec. That's what the DSL box is telling me anyway. It's fast. Personally I think the one and only public server isn't keeping up. There are a lot of slingers out there after all.

[ynotchutup]

I got mine in the mail today. I'm having basically the same results. It works for a minute or so then freezes till it gets a key. I went to speedtestdotnet and my test results were 6 megabits/second down, .7 up and 84ms ping. I don't think it's due to a lack of speed. Hopefully they'll increase capacity for the servers and things will improve.

[dss dumazz]

you green to orange light people need to check your speed and latency.
might be your request is getting out but nt coming back fast enough


Fubr, are you saying that you are not getting the freezing that I and others are seeing?? Are you testing bell or dish? I've read bell isn't seeing the freezing issues that dish is seeing.

I am testing dish, my isp is comcast, 5.07mb/s download, 1.02mb/s upload, 94ms ping. I don't think it is the speed of my connection but this thing is pretty new and anything is possible I guess.

I wonder if comcast could be causing the problem? I have had problems sending files thru comcast in the past, I wonder if they could be doing something to cause the slow response.

Any other way of testing the latency of my connection? I have pinged the ip of the slinger many times and it always comes back 100 percent with a 70-90ms ping.

[fubr]

nope with those times I would say it is not a network timing issue. thats plenty fast
I was getting video with over a 300mS ping time through a proxy so I know 94mS is gonna be ok
lets keep hammering down see what we come up with then

[joesnuffy]

I am running a plain old max mel with no freezing. My ping time to the server with card is 48 ms thats from east coast to AZ using the RQCS software. I am going to purchase a slinger also so I can use the china server. I am wondering if it has to do with overload since bev is not freezing and charlie is??? Why don't one you try re-flashing a box to bev and then try it???and report back. Another suggestion would be to try a model 2800 rec all that is required for them to work with rqcs using N3 is is to know the box keys which means less decryption to take place equals less speed required.

Might be helpful to tell us what receivers your using???


NOTE:
You can use this software to tweak your connection making it faster. Might allow you to tweak you connections to get it to work. It also allows you to do ping tests to see how long it takes you to connect to the china server. If someone will post the ip address I will ping china from the east coast and report. Here is the place to get the tweak software.
rapidshare.com/files/204951625/TweakMaster_v2.50_build_2822.zip the hack is included
The connection optimization wizard helps you to refine your speeds. I have mine working like lightning.

[dss dumazz]

I just pinged the ip address that my slinger is communicating with, 286ms ping. I tracked the ip and found that it is coming from Malaysia, not China. Guess it doesn't matter where its coming from, as long as it keeps coming!

I was up late last night and the slinger wasn't working last night, wouldn't change from the orange light after info download.

And it appears to be doing the same today.

[joesnuffy]

Can you even get a charlie signal in china or for that matter malaysia??? I couldn't get it in Korea. I bet the are getting them somewhere else and sending them to malaysia?? Doesn't really matter. I know using RQCS limits you to 64 receivers off 1 card might be overload the whole world can't watch tv off one location I wouldn't think. I have heard 300 is about the max but who knows??? The slinger is still a good idea for those that don't know much about max mels and the likes and allows to build a private network with ease. Like everything their will be some bugs to fix even on the client end.


Joe

[dss dumazz]

Might be helpful to tell us what receivers your using???


Dp301-010 Public

I am wondering if it has to do with overload since bev is not freezing and charlie is???

Can anyone confirm that bev isn't freezing? Charlie definately is, well at this moment it is all black, but when it has video, it is freezing every minute or two consistantly.

I do see more smut channels showing up without the purchase nag, might be getting some more channels soon.

[o122]

Dp301-010 Public



Can anyone confirm that bev isn't freezing? Charlie definately is, well at this moment it is all black, but when it has video, it is freezing every minute or two consistantly.

I do see more smut channels showing up without the purchase nag, might be getting some more channels soon.


Well bev side also freezing last nite and now the slinger only stuck on orange light bwith no video at all.

301_010,Bev,all public setup.

[dss dumazz]

Just to make it clear, I ain't bitchin'. This slinger is the way of the future as I see it. I want to make sure that the issues that the slinger is experiencing aren't on my end. Therefore I will continue to test my hardware to insure it is running at peak performance. I really don't think the problem is on my end, but there are too many unknowns right now and I will not rule anything out at this point. I want to give "the powers that be" the time to get this thing running smoothly, and I will. The slinger is still new and needs refined for sure, but ain't it fun playin' wit it anyway?

If it ain't fun, subscribe and relieve your stress. It ain't good for you! :)

[dss dumazz]

Well bev side also freezing last nite and now the slinger only stuck on orange light bwith no video at all.

301_010,Bev,all public setup.

Thanks o122, looks like both servers are most likely down. Hopefully new updates a comin'.

[o122]

Thanks o122, looks like both servers are most likely down. Hopefully new updates a comin'.

hi dss dumazz,
No problem at all, we are all here to learn and test, it is fun to play around and hope they will have more update solutions to overcome these issues, so we can keep playing. :)

[dss dumazz]

NOTE:
You can use this software to tweak your connection making it faster. Might allow you to tweak you connections to get it to work. It also allows you to do ping tests to see how long it takes you to connect to the china server. If someone will post the ip address I will ping china from the east coast and report. Here is the place to get the tweak software.
rapidshare.com/files/204951625/TweakMaster_v2.50_build_2822.zip the hack is included
The connection optimization wizard helps you to refine your speeds. I have mine working like lightning.

Thanks joe for the link, been playing with it a bit. Good stuff. Gets you behind the scenes to see what is really going on. Thanks again.

[joesnuffy]

Glad I could help.

Joe

[rg6a]

I don't have a Sl*nger (and, it's not my dog, (C) Pink Panther) but perhaps the problem could be your ISP.
Not talking speed or latency, but what is euphemistically known as 'bandwidth shaping', many are doing this to stop the bandwidth hogs. Yup, talking about Peer-Peer networks and downloading complete movies.

Your local service provider pays for Bandwidth on a monthly basis and said charge can fluctuate wildly. Many have employed 'sniffer' software and appliances, when P-to-P is detected they ratchet down your speed (think of dimming the lights).

So apart from teething problems on the Sl*nger IKS Servers, that could be the cause of some individual problems. Call your ISP and ask if they are bandwidth shaping..............go to Tech Support, don't bother with the regular customer friendly front end.

If so, their software and firmware is incorrectly identifying the encrypted keys are Peer-to-Peer Data. Natch, you can't complain and tell 'em but consider another ISP and ASK the above question first.

[o122]

Well I do notice something worth talk about, I have also reading some other sites regard about the slinger, it appears the main server in China was upgraded on 5April,2009, but I do not notice any different on Bev side, I can not even log on to it(stay orange) until 3am PST,so basically from about 9am-3am PST the slinger is useless?? I do not use my internet at all for this couple of days just to test the system, I am using TelXs with the high speed bundles, so the speed is not an issue, no download vs any sources(PnP,etc).
Well I also read from the other site that Slinger sever will try to limit time on usage?? Any one hear of this? This is getting a bit sour right from the beginninig... hope someone can come up with a solutions soon due to the fact the system seems only work 20% each day and those 20% on non peak hours ??

[jr_152]

I just got my slinger a couple of hours ago. Everything installed correctly with no problems. my orange light is blinking, but the only channel I get is 101. The guide is fully populated, I do get the channel headers, but no picture or sound. Can anyone confirm that they are getting a picture on D**h.
I don't think its an internet problem. My download speed is 20mbps and 5mbps upload. I am using a 301-13 receiver with latest firmware 452. Receiver work OK with my Rom102 card.
Any ideas anyone????

[dss dumazz]

Yes, getting video on dish public info. Still freezing a bit but it's there. :)

[jr_152]

Yes, getting video on dish public info. Still freezing a bit but it's there. :)

I am using a private bin married to my receiver. I think mili said it did not have to be public #s, as long as the bin is married to the receiver. Am I correct? Also do you have the blocker on the bin, or not?

[dss dumazz]

I would get the public numbers running first, then you can try to get private going. Read about alot of peeps can't get it going private, I still only use public.

[jr_152]

OK, thanks, I will reflash the tsop and give it a try.

[mark3527]

I'm using a private bin married to my receiver (301-13) married to my receiver. No blocker needed because the bin is written to the slinger. Wait for a blinking green before you power up your receiver. No picture and no sound could mean you didn't wait long enough. When you power on your receiver the light will go from blinking green to solid green and start with channel 500. When you change to an encoded channel, like 300, you will momentarily lose video and the box will change to orange as it calls home, then back to green when you get video.

[mark3527]

You shouldn't have to reflash the tsop.

[jr_152]

You shouldn't have to reflash the tsop.

Thats what I thought, as long as the bin is married to the receiver.
Well I just flashed my tsop with public #s, and loaded the bin supplied with the slinger.
same thing, I get the free chanells like 101, but everything else black screen.
My green light is solid, my orange light is blinking.
What do you have in source port? I have 10000 and destination port #1 10132
Let me know what you got. Thanks

[jr_152]

I'm using a private bin married to my receiver (301-13) married to my receiver. No blocker needed because the bin is written to the slinger. Wait for a blinking green before you power up your receiver. No picture and no sound could mean you didn't wait long enough. When you power on your receiver the light will go from blinking green to solid green and start with channel 500. When you change to an encoded channel, like 300, you will momentarily lose video and the box will change to orange as it calls home, then back to green when you get video.

My green light never blinks. I thought the green is power, always on, byt my orange light is blinking.

[dss dumazz]

This is a copy and paste from cc, thanks ozone. I haven't tested this but ozone states it works give it a try. You will need to download 2 files: Get Cam Info II and RomExplorer Alpha 3a. Get the files at bellexpress.vu in the slinger section or at cc. Stated to work with d*sh and bev.


http://www.card-coders.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif How to for private info with slinger
Okay for all of you havening problems with there private ROM 102 EEPROM or ROM 103 EEPROM for that matter but I’ve not test it with 103EEPROM But it should work …..If you getting black screen no video or sound that’s not slinger what causing that....its your 102 EEPROM try this....because I know it works I've test it with 2 slingers in 2 different IRD’s(I've 510 working with this way)

The programs you need to get started alongside your ROM 102 card EEPROM file that is married to your receiver. And Dish Public Clean ROM102 at rev 103.bn102 that’s located in IKSlingerVersion1.08\Dumps directory...


Let gets stated some of you may know this but for folks don’t know we going to transfer all private 102bin info to Dish Public Clean ROM102 at rev 103.bn102 that you got from IKSlingerVersion1.08\Dumps folder.

1) Open GetCamInfo ll and open your private 102bin EEPROM.
2) Open GetCamInfo ll again and open the Dish Public Clean ROM102 at rev 103 lets call it (Dish Public)
3) Now open Rom Explorer Alpha3a and open dish public bin from Dumps folder.
4) In Rom Explorer select replace from you edit drop down menu. Tine window will open.
5) Now look at the option 2 remember GetCamInfo where you open Dish public bin Copy the camid and paste it into RomExplorer
6) Copy the camid from your private102bin image and paste it into "replace with" in romexplorer and hit Replace All button.
7) Do the same find and replace in RomExplorer with your Ird, ird B. Box keys and your dt06 and dt08.
8) Ones you done with that in RomExplorer save this bin with name like Slinger bin or whatever you like to call it …..
9) now open you private bin IN GetCamInfo ll and Slinger bin and verify all the info should match … now load this bin Slinger bin to slinger ….

This info will help those who’ve resolve there networking problem and get green led on slinger but no video or sound so discuses your private bin matter here thanks….

Hope this helps everyone...

[ynotchutup]

Jr 152,

You're looking at the wrong side of the slinger. The 2 lights on the back are just ethernet activity lights. The LED on the card slot side is the light you need to watch.

[rg6a]

Well I do notice something worth talk about, I have also reading some other sites regard about the slinger, it appears the main server in China was upgraded on 5April,2009, but I do not notice any different on Bev side, I can not even log on to it(stay orange) until 3am PST,so basically from about 9am-3am PST the slinger is useless?? I do not use my internet at all for this couple of days just to test the system, I am using TelXs with the high speed bundles, so the speed is not an issue, no download vs any sources(PnP,etc).
Well I also read from the other site that Slinger sever will try to limit time on usage?? Any one hear of this? This is getting a bit sour right from the beginninig... hope someone can come up with a solutions soon due to the fact the system seems only work 20% each day and those 20% on non peak hours ??


Disclaimer: I do not own or use a Sl*nger

Once again this isn't mature technology and will stumble but that's part of the 'tuning' process. Couple of posts ago someone mentioned # of clients per card on the server end. I'd suspect that VMware is being used to multiply the amount of users per server (and that can cause hiccups until fine tuned).


I'd consider the Sl*nger as Testing and hence have to live with the good along with the annoyances/outages/short comings. If it's not worth the hassle, then sub and Life goes on.

[greypower]

Confirmed working with both public and private bins. Very little freezing today. And I agree with dssdumazz - best to get it working on public first.

[jr_152]

Jr 152,

You're looking at the wrong side of the slinger. The 2 lights on the back are just ethernet activity lights. The LED on the card slot side is the light you need to watch.

Thanks, I never even looked at that light. looks like solid orange. I will start from the beginning again.

[jr_152]

OK, I give up. Looks like I have done everythin right. but still black screen.
Loaded the slinger, waited for the blinking green light, powered receiver on, light became solid green, got the searching for signal, got picture on # 500 and 101. When I go to a different channel, light goes orange, and then solid green, but no picture. I ping the slinger with my router, and comes back 100% successfull. I am using verizon fios internet, and I don't thin that is the problem.I tried an infusion box a week ago, and that worked in 5 minutes.
Can anyone tell me if I missed anything. Thanks all for helping.

[dss dumazz]

If your trying to run public, get a known good tsop. Also, go thru the slinger install again and click the "read button" to see what is actually loaded on your slinger to make sure it is correct.

[jr_152]

If your trying to run public, get a known good tsop. Also, go thru the slinger install again and click the "read button" to see what is actually loaded on your slinger to make sure it is correct.

When i put my 102 card in, everything works OK. So I am sure its not the receiver or tsop. I guess I will try one more time, and maybe try a different router. Thanks for your suggestions. I just spent a lot of $$$ moding a vip622 to use with slinger. I sould get it back friday, but I was hoping to get the slinger working wit the 301 as a test.

[Zoom]

Is your 102 bin private or public?

If your slinger is cycling through the different colors then changing routers will not help. (you say that you get solid green (slinger communicating with reciever), orange (slinger asking for controll word), green (slinger acknowledging controllword).


Does the slinger alternate green-orange-green-orange or is it stuck on green after changing channels?

Make shure that your tsop firmware is up to date on the reciever.

[jr_152]

Is your 102 bin private or public?

If your slinger is cycling through the different colors then changing routers will not help. (you say that you get solid green (slinger communicating with reciever), orange (slinger asking for controll word), green (slinger acknowledging controllword).


Does the slinger alternate green-orange-green-orange or is it stuck on green after changing channels?

Make shure that your tsop firmware is up to date on the reciever.
My firmware is up to date. for the 301-13 it is at 452. With the rom102 card, everything works. I tried both private and public bins. Same results. The light is cycling between green and orange. If I go to channel 500 for example,the light is green. If I go to 300, it will cycle between orange and green. Maybe I will try my 501 and see if that works.

[takiak1]

my problem is althought i program the slinger and everything during programming seems to be ok. in diagnostics when i insert slinger in receiver i get 'card not inserted correctly"
i tried many times on 3 receivers and i get the message every time....i use public numbers on my receivers they all work with card 102 and all have latest firmware.....i use the dump that is the slinger subfolder.....what am i doing wrong or is it that the slinger is no good? the front light stays solid red and the back lights on slinger is solid green and flashing orange......please please help..........thanks

[ynotchutup]

Well, I got home and started reading a few posts that seemed to indicate that there's less freezing today so I switched from ST19 to Slinger and viola! Still freezing like a mofo!

I get that it's testing.

It seems an awful lot like alpha testing.

Hope it moves to beta soon.

[drgr2005]

My firmware is up to date. for the 301-13 it is at 452. With the rom102 card, everything works. I tried both private and public bins. Same results. The light is cycling between green and orange. If I go to channel 500 for example,the light is green. If I go to 300, it will cycle between orange and green. Maybe I will try my 501 and see if that works.

After you load your private BIN into Slinger, try to read it back and save the BIN with different name and then compare both original and the one you just read back from Slinger. If you found any differences, write your original BIN to Slinger again and repeat the steps I just mentioned above until you have both BIN identical.
It's worth to give it a try, at least it works for me.

[jr_152]

my problem is althought i program the slinger and everything during programming seems to be ok. in diagnostics when i insert slinger in receiver i get 'card not inserted correctly"
i tried many times on 3 receivers and i get the message every time....i use public numbers on my receivers they all work with card 102 and all have latest firmware.....i use the dump that is the slinger subfolder.....what am i doing wrong or is it that the slinger is no good? the front light stays solid red and the back lights on slinger is solid green and flashing orange......please please help..........thanks

Read post #32. Nothing in the instructions said anything about waiting for the lights to change color. That took care of part of the problem, but I still did not get it working. I will try again later tonight.

[dss dumazz]

Read post #32. Nothing in the instructions said anything about waiting for the lights to change color.

Dude, you gotta be kidding. I have read at least 10 threads that have the light colors and how they change and what they mean. Might want to move from this thread and do some..........you know...............I won't even say it. You know what you need to do.

[satexplorer]

i was planning to buy a slinger but i see a lots of peoples are having problem with it,so i decided to wait a little longer so they can fix it.

[Zoom]

my problem is althought i program the slinger and everything during programming seems to be ok. in diagnostics when i insert slinger in receiver i get 'card not inserted correctly"
i tried many times on 3 receivers and i get the message every time....i use public numbers on my receivers they all work with card 102 and all have latest firmware.....i use the dump that is the slinger subfolder.....what am i doing wrong or is it that the slinger is no good? the front light stays solid red and the back lights on slinger is solid green and flashing orange......please please help..........thanks


Before your slinger will work with the reciever (to get rid of card not inserted correctly) it must log on to server. Once logged on to server the slinger uses some information from the slinger and some information from the rom file loaded into slinger.

The slinger must go through this light sequence:

Red
Orange
Flashing Orange
Flashing Green

At this point you insert the slinger wafer into reciever and the light will change from flashing green to solid green.

When changing to a N3 chanel the light will change from solid green to orange and back to green. From this point on it will cycle between green and orange.

The fact that you are not going from red to orange on slinger leads me to believe you have an ip address issue. (router setting etc.)

[jr_152]

Before your slinger will work with the reciever (to get rid of card not inserted correctly) it must log on to server. Once logged on to server the slinger uses some information from the slinger and some information from the rom file loaded into slinger.

The slinger must go through this light sequence:

Red
Orange
Flashing Orange
Flashing Green

At this point you insert the slinger wafer into reciever and the light will change from flashing green to solid green.

When changing to a N3 chanel the light will change from solid green to orange and back to green. From this point on it will cycle between green and orange.

The fact that you are not going from red to orange on slinger leads me to believe you have an ip address issue. (router setting etc.)

Zoom, I do get the light sequence, and it cycles between green and orange, but I only get the free channels, and everything else is black. I tried a 301-13 and a 501 with public bin and private bin, but still black screen. Being it logs on to the server, I am assuming its not my router, and if I ping the slinger with my router, it returns successfull.
I was going to buy another router today the D-Link WBR-2310 and try again. Any ideas?

[Zoom]

It must be your tsop or rom. Have you used this system public with another system like plastic, atmega or emulation? If it works for the old N2 channels that are still up it will work for the N3 channels providing your firmware is up to date.


By cycling between green and orange, I mean go to subscribed channel and wait there the front light should be constantly changing from green to orange and back to green again..... over and over and over again.

[foxtail]

I think if you get any kind of video...it means your good to go does it not? I know in fta world if video goes out, i go to chl 101 and if i get video there, i know that i need a new bin. Maybe you just need to tweak it a little. Just trying to help.

[mark3527]

JR152 I have a different theory about your problem. You see I have the same problem. My slinger worked for a few days but now it is like yours. It goes thru the light sequence and stays green as long as I am on the free channels (like 500) but turns orange as soon as I switch to 300 or any encoded channel.

I'm thinking that Port 10000 isn't open to me any more. To test this I downloaded PFPortchecker from Portforward Dot Com. It tells me the port is not open or not reachable, so control words aren't getting thru. I've configured my Westell router to do port forwarding but my slinger still isn't working. Oh sure, the diagnostic tests say I'm logged into the server but I think the port is blocked.

That's my theory anyway. If you are only getting the free channels and you are logging onto the server then the port is blocked. I'm going to keep playing with my router in the meantime. Maybe the new slinger software will make slingers work for all of us instead of just some of us.

Good luck and let us know what works for you.

[mark3527]

Hey, I just got it working again after three days of trial and error. I created something called a static NAT on my router and suddenly port 10000 was open, suddenly channels started working. To set up a static NAT all I needed was the IP of my slinger. I put that into my router and baddabing baddaboom I got TV.

I didn't think I would have to take a crash course in ports and NATs and routers. Geeez! Plug and play it is NOT!

[mark3527]

Oh, let me add one more thing. I dunno why but if I use DHCP my slinger works, flashing lights and all, but when I assign a static IP it lights up orange and just stays there forever. So DHCP yes, static IP no.

[mark3527]

Here is that port forwarding test tool:

hxxp://www.portforward.com/help/portcheck_help.htm

[marsr]

The IRD expects a response in a particular amount of time. If the server is jammed with an overloaded que of math for its clients, the response will not be given on time, causing a freeze.

Simply put the server/s cannot hand the loads it is currently given, and can not process your video decryption request in time.

The only way you guys are going to get constant video, is if there is overhaul and a major addition to subscription output, that is not currently handled. keyword MAJOR.

The slinger servers are not currently capable of giving constant video and may not be able to meat demand, if at all when G3 goes full on DN, it will only get worse.

The best means for IKS, is a private setup that is known to have a correct ratio between client/cam. As this these particular public servers have obviously been hammered to the point of bust. (Which current freeware applications like nkshare already do correctly)

Think of it a PC that has been overclocked past its means, or a Pentium 3 wanting to play Crysis on a dialup.

[jr_152]

Here is that port forwarding test tool:

hxxp://www.portforward.com/help/portcheck_help.htm

Thanks a lot for the info. I will try that. I have been fooling around with this thing for a few days now. I found out that the verizon fios actiontec router was also a problem. I got another router, but the only way I could get the router to work, was to use the actiontec router as a bridge. Can you tell me how you did the static NAT, just in case I can't figure it out.
Can someone out there tell me if their slinger is working with Verizon Fios internet service. I keep thinking this is the problem.

[mark3527]

These routers are all different. On mine I found the static NAT button quite by accident when I was configuring it. I'm not familiar at all with the Actiontec so you need to read up on it. Your best bet is to do a google search.

[FUTURE951]

the slinger at its current state is a piece of crap and I thank all of you for testing it out so I dont buy one until it proves it can work.

[jr_152]

These routers are all different. On mine I found the static NAT button quite by accident when I was configuring it. I'm not familiar at all with the Actiontec so you need to read up on it. Your best bet is to do a google search.

Right now I am using a Dlink 615 router bridged to the actiontec. Every thing seems to be working, but no picture. On channel 300, I get audio, but no picture. The slinger light cycles between green and orange every few seconds, so it looks like it is comunicating with the server. Is there anything I am missing on my bin? My rom102 bin with blocker works OK on plastic. I tried it with blocker on slinger, then I also tried it by cleaning codespace but same results.

[MetM]

Right now I am using a Dlink 615 router bridged to the actiontec. Every thing seems to be working, but no picture. On channel 300, I get audio, but no picture. The slinger light cycles between green and orange every few seconds, so it looks like it is comunicating with the server. Is there anything I am missing on my bin? My rom102 bin with blocker works OK on plastic. I tried it with blocker on slinger, then I also tried it by cleaning codespace but same results.

How long have you waited on channel 300? I just say because last night it happened to me also but picture finally arrived after a couple of minutes.

[jr_152]

How long have you waited on channel 300? I just say because last night it happened to me also but picture finally arrived after a couple of minutes.

Left it on 300 for about an hour. Kept cycling between green and orange, but no video.
I think the problem is my fios service. Maybe after the new software release it will work. But I will keep at it. If someone can confirm that it works with Verizon Fios Internet, That will take out a lot of doubt, and I'll troubleshoot more.