Bitt, Thanks for your comments. You assumed correctly, I cannnot access the empeg over wireless lan but can over the wired lan. the problem is Emplode simply cannot find the device. Also as regards the router, it is a router/hub by netgear (RT314 Gateway router). I have the cable modem feeding the router/hub which feeds a seperate wireless access point and my empeg.

thank you for the linux software links, i will check those out.
jason