Skip to Main Content
TiVo Hacks
book

TiVo Hacks

by Raffi Krikorian
August 2003
Beginner content levelBeginner
278 pages
6h 40m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Content preview from TiVo Hacks

Chapter 4. Bring the Internet to TiVo

Hacks #47-62

While playing with the Bash prompt [Hack #30] on your TiVo is a nice adventure, it’s quite limited in terms of real functionality. In the age of the networking, what we really want is all our devices linked together on the network. We want remote access, not just from a serially connected PC, but from anywhere on the Internet. We want our devices to jack into and talk to one another. And our TiVo should be no less than a first-class citizen.

Your TiVo should be part of your home network. Your desktop computer should be talking to and making requests of your TiVo. Your office computer, a couple of miles down the road, should be doing the same. Even on the go, your laptop—sitting at a WiFi access point in an airport halfway across the world—should be able to call up your TiVo.

Bringing the Internet all the way to your TiVo is not as difficult as it sounds. In fact, if you have a Series 2 Standalone TiVo, it’s as simple as plugging a USB-Ethernet adapter. Things are a little more complex if you have a Series 1, but there’s a gain in hackability.

Running PPP over TiVo’s Serial Port

Make a PPP connection over that serial cable plugged into your TiVo [Hack #33], and make your daily call over the Internet.

In this age of broadband cable and DSL connections, it may well have been a while since you heard the squawks of a modem. Cast your mind back a bit—circa 1994 through 1999 should about do it—and try recall how it all worked. Your computer ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Start your free trial

You might also like

Securing the Vista Environment

Securing the Vista Environment

Peter Gregory
Internet Yellow Pages, 2007 Edition

Internet Yellow Pages, 2007 Edition

Mikal E. Belicove, Joe Kraynak

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 0596005539Errata Page