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Post 1 made on Monday December 19, 2005 at 15:19
bferrell
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OK, I searched for this but didn't find my specific answer. I just got an iPronto and it has really old firmware (1.5), maybe because it's a factory renewed unit. So, I can't use iPronto Edit because the current version isn't compatible with 1.5. However, I can't update because I get an error "can't connect to boot.pronto.philips.com".

I am connected to my home network (802 G) and can view internet sites, the iPronto WebPortal, and download the EPG. I reported this to Philips support and got the "I think that site might be down" excuse.

Now, when I go to the above address I get a page that says "boot test", and when I ping it, the ping fails. Is that normal? And if not, how long is it usual down, and what does it do when the site is up? If the site is really up, how do I get around this?

Brett in Cincy
OP | Post 2 made on Monday December 19, 2005 at 19:23
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For those that follow, I didn't find the information by searching, but have reading every relevent thread, there was an answer, to use a fixed IP address to connect to the wireless network rather than DHCP. This is a hassle, but here's the process.

1) Set your router to not use/disable the DHCP server, or at least note the range of addresses that it will use. I set mine to enabled, but only for addresses 192.168.2.2-15. restart your router

2) Next set your iPronto to use fixed IP, set the subnet to 255.255.255.0, and set the primary DNS and Default gateway to the address of your router, in my case 192.168.2.1. NOTE, for some reason the default router wouldn't "stick" for me with the iPronto booted, and I could not connect to the internet. Don't worry about that, when selected Upgrade and let it reboot, it would not connect at first. Push a button, and it will allow you to change the network settings in this "boot shell". Set the above settings, and select done, mine then connected to the server just fine.

Notes: Viewing the server from the web will show the silly "boot test" page, this seems to indicate that the server IS UP. Pinging this address (boot.pronto.philips.com) seems to always fail, even when the server is up. Hope this helps. I went ahead and left mine as fixed IP, assuming that this will probably be less trouble in the long run.

Brett in Cincy
Post 3 made on Tuesday December 20, 2005 at 03:09
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Hi Brett in Cincy,

I had the same problem and the people at Philips were not really helpful. At last I succeeded a few days ago.
Try this: Your router says your first DNS-adress, put this into the field in the editing mode.
This way it worked with my iPronto.
But I am not really sure about this.

Wish you success
Reinhold from Frankfurt


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