On 04/19/04 15:40, Barry Gordon said...
My statement is that after all configuration is
done, and all the iPronto wants to do is make
the NetX put out IR by sending RF out from the
iPronto, it does NOT involve the Wi-Fi wireless
network. It talks directly to the NetX using
RF in the same manner as a ProntoPro talked to
its RF to IR bridge.
So you are saying that WiFi is only used to configure the NTX6400 and thereafter an iPronto communicates with it using 2.4GHz RF and a proprietary protocol? That's an awfully expensive way to do it. Philips tends to charge 10x what a device costs but, in this case, you're saying they're paying through the nose just to be able to configure the device via WiFi. Seems out of character for Philips.
They must use a peer-to-peer WiFi link for IR. There would seem to be no need for an IP address otherwise.
Of course, if the IR code is not sent via the WAP or wireless router then the GC-100 isn't likely to work. The GC-100 has to be on the wired LAN and needs a TCP string sent to its IP address. There may be a way to do this with a web page and forms.
Unless you need the addressability of multiple extenders, a pair of Powermids would make far more sense in terms of cost.
