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I have a Slingbox Pro HD on an Airport.N 5gHz network (with .G airport express daisy chained as a bridge on the back of  the .N running on 2.4gHz) and the OS X version is totally able to see the Slingbox...as is the SlingPlayer software on Windows XP (running on the MacBook in PC 'giggle' mode).

What problems are you having?

The big issue is one of ensuring that the Slingbox DOES have a static IP address on the internal network and only port-forwarding the TCP port (as the instructions on the OS X SlingSetup App says the Slingbox uses TCP -- not mentioning UDP).

Wanna help.. more info needed. 

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Hi,

I am also struggling with connecting my slingbox to the airport extreme. I was getting no joy with a direct connection to the airport extreme until I reset the slingbox and left it alone for about 30 minutes.

I then started again and it was recognised on my internal network. I think it got confused as the IP address for the extreme is set to 10.0.x.x  rather than 192.168.x.x.  A hard reset and a delay on rebooting should sort this although I changed my extreme to allocate IP addresses to align with the slingbox preference... (INTERNET, DHCP tabs and then select the approporiate settingon the DHCP pull down menu, select 192.168).

So now my slingbox works internally. I'm stillstruggling to get it to wrk externally (I've set up port forwarding but so far no joy.. I'll keep you posted as I get on.

Any thoughts on connecting externally would be gratefully received.

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OK - I will take a stab at my first post.

 I have been able to get the remote viewing to work with the Aiport Extreme (2007) as my base station and the Airport Express as the bridge.

 I have the Airport Express set as participate in a WDS network in WDS Main mode.  I hard set the Express IP address to 192.168.1.201 and configured IPv4 to "Manually".  I have internet sharing set to bridge mode.

 I set the airport extreme to a DHCP range of 192.168. I also configured port  forwarding of 5001 on 192....202 (explained below).  I also added the MAC address of the slingbox to the access control (as I am filtering the MAC addresses).

I then went into the slingbox setup and manually set the IP address of the slingbox to 192.168.1.202 and then manually set the port forwarding to 5001. 

Once I finished the slingbox setup, I was able to then view/control my Comcast cable box on my Cingular Treo. 

 Hopefully this helps others as I screwed with it without any luck for a few days before getting lucky.

Here is a fix that i have gotten to work both internally and for remote viewing. Tested and 100% correct.

OK, got it to work with the Apple Airport Extreme (2007 version). I think the problem was the DHCP range the Extreme was using by default. Out of the box it uses 10.0.x.x. Switching it back to the more common 192.168.x.x seems to allow the Sling to talk to the Extreme. I would imagine the issue is on the Sling end, but I'm no network expert. How to get it to work:

1) Open the Airport Utility (Go-Applications-Utilities, or Spotlight it).

2) Select your Airport Extreme on the left. If you don't see it, plug your computer into the router using a wired cable.

3) Go to 'Manual Setup.' (in the menu, click BASE STATION-MANUAL SETUP, or APPLE-L). Five icons will appear at the top.

4) Click the INTERNET icon.

5) Click the DHCP tab.

6) Set the DHCP range to 192.168.

7) Click the ADVANCED icon.

8) Click the Port Mapping tab.

9) Add a new entry (+ button) with the following options... - Public UDP Port(s): - Public TCP Port(s): 5001 - Private IP Address: 192.168.1.201 <-- YOU NEED TO SET THE SLING TO THIS ADDRESS ON SETUP - Private UDP Port(s): - Private TCP Port(s): 5001 Click Continue. Name the entry 'Slingbox.' Click Done.

10) Click the Update button.

If you are connected to your Extreme wirelessly, you will have to wait for it to restart and your computer to connect back up before you continue. Now all you need to do is setup the Slingbox.

1) Connect an ethernet cable to the Slingbox from the Airport Extreme.

2) Power cycle the Slingbox. I recommend holding down the reset button so you can start fresh. This will force the sling to pull a new IP from the Airport Extreme.

3) Run the Slingbox Setup Assistant.

4) You should see a video feed!

5) Under the ROUTER CONFIGURATION section, make sure you do NOT opt for the automatic UPnP. This crashed the setup app. Choose Manual [advanced].

6) Under the Manual Network Setup... - IP address: 192.168.1.201 - Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 - Default gateway: 192.168.1.1

7) Port Setting - Use port number: 5001

8) Copy the SlingID it gives you. Jot it down if you want to connect from a machine outside the network. This should wrap it up. Now you can run the SlingPlayer and add your box using your SlingID. Here are some screen shots to help:
 

Not long after I posted in February, I was eventually successful. The problem was that the slingbox was stuck with the IP address that it had with my USRobotics router. So I simply changed the airport extreme to the same subnet 192.168.nnn.1 and let the XXX for the slingbox remain as 237. It worked fine after that with my PC laptops, my IMacG5 and now my Cingular (att) 8525 through windows mobile 5.0. I changed the router because I did not see a reset button on the slingbox to get rid of the 192.168.NNN.237. Forgot to mention that I have a Dishnetwork VIP 622 HD DVR . Wayne

Hi Alligator,

     Glad that worked. Because I still don't know where the "reset" button is on the slingbox pro.

Wayne

The Slingbox will get whatever range is set in DHCP for the router. The DHCP address space for the router must be the same as what the LAN address space is for the router. Private address spaces are usaully of the following subnets: 192.168.x.x, 10.x.x.x, 127.x.x.x, and one or two others. It matters NOT which one you use.

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Does anyone know if it is essential to have a static ip address to make remote contact with my slingbox?

I discovered that Slingbox can work with a dynamic IP address. I have tried to have the Westel router port forward directly to the SlingBox, but I'm concerned that the Airport Extreme(AEBS) may still be denying remote access to the Slingbox. The AEBS will only configure with connection sharing turned off (Bridge Mode). I had hoped this meant the AEBS was no longer a barrier. Sling comunity discussions have instructed a two router system requires both routers have port forwarding intiated, but AEBS in bridge mode does not offer a port forwarding option. I know just enough to be dangerous, so I'm sure there are many significant settings I'm failing to recognize. If port forwarding on the Westel router is all that is required, I must be incorrectly setting the port for slingbox. At this point the slingbox still can not be activated remotely. Your input would be appreciated.

Good day!

I'm having terrible issues when trying to use the Sling's remote viewing features with an Apple Airport Extreme N (the current release). My network setup is basically similar to what gopmarko wrote above on May 24th, it is as follows:

Cat5 cable connection from Modem to Airport Extreme WAN.
Cat5 cable connection from Airport Extreme to Sling Box
Cat5 cable connection from Airport Extreme to MacBook Pro

The settings for all devices has the Airport Extreme set to use the 192.168.0.XXX LAN IP address range. The Sling is set to see the router using the standard 192.168.0.1 setting and the Router is supposedly forwarding port 5001 to the Sling. Even Sling Tech Support has double verified that my router and sling network settings are correct.

Basically all settings for both the Airport Extreme and the Sling Box are correct. That said Remote View fails every time.

I have tried changing the Sling's IP address, tried different Ports, and even tried using a different router. In this case switching to a different router worked just fine. I have many reasons for wanting the Sling to work with the Airport Extreme, first off, I don't want to buy another one.

So as this time it seems that the Sling Box will not work with the Airport Extreme, no matter what.

Is there just some major issue when trying to work with a router that Sling just doesn't like?

Please help!