all you need is crossover ethernet cable and chipper check software according to my rep Jim Muse I have not yet tried to use I have a ATC311 here now when hv splitter comes in will try chipper check on it and post results Robert tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx H & H Electronics Inc Dallas, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: "walter wood" <wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Tech Assist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 11:20 AM Subject: [TechAssist] The continuing saga of Thomson ATC311 chassis and Chipper Check. > Well, I spoke by phone with Tom Bartz, our thomson > field rep yesterday. > He says that there is NO special adapter needed for > the 311, and that he has done many of them with > only the crossover eithernet cable. > This agrees with one of the thomson tech support > people I spoke with and all the manuals that I have > read. > It does NOT agree with the other thomson tech > support person, who says that he contacted the > chipper check software writer, or sencore, both of > whom claim that the adapter is needed. > I am awaiting a call now from the applications > engineer at sencore, who hopefully will have > correct answers. > Has anyone ever used CC on the ATC311 chassis? > What operating system do you use, is you were > successful?? > I've tried a generic desktop with XP home no go. > A Toshiba laptop with xp home no go. > A Systemax laptop with xp pro nope > and my toshiba, partitioned and a stripped version > of ME loaded. That doesn't work either. > The alternative is that $2,000 sencore hd generator > and do it all manually. > Of course the manuals say that one cannot do that, > that chipper check MUST be used. > If I ever get a straight answer from thomson or > sencore I'll post it. > Walter > > ===== > Walter Wood > Future Tech Home Center > 2786 Hwy. 43 N. > Lawrenceburg Tn. 38464 > 931-829-3337 > Fax 931-829-4044 > mailto:wwood_38478@xxxxxxxxx > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > **************************************************************************** * > CHECK OUT THE NEW CHATROOM! Just login and click on chat! > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm > The Tech Address Book: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm > Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ***************************************************************************** CHECK OUT THE NEW CHATROOM! Just login and click on chat! http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/