How To Connect HDR+ To Internet For IPlayer?
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I've connected my HDR to my router via an Ethernet cable, but for some reason it is not connecting to the internet.
I've manually set the IP address to the routers but I'm not sure I've done it right.
Any advice?
I've manually set the IP address to the routers but I'm not sure I've done it right.
Any advice?
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If you have manually entered the details and put the router's IP address into the HDR IP address field then that will not work. You cannot have two devices with the same IP address on the same network without conflicts occurring.
The only place the router's IP address should appear on the HDR is in the Gateway field. To set the IP address manually you would need to know the IP addresses of every device on your network so you can select one that is not in use and more than likely have to exclude that address from the DHCP range on the router so the router cannot allocate it when some new device connects when the HDR is off.
I have difficulty understanding how routers and networks work.
Alternatively you could try manually setting an IP address. On your computer open a command prompt and type
IPCONFIG
press enter and three IP address number groups should appear.
eg
IP Address 192.168.1.3
Mask 255.255.255.0
Gateway 192.168.1.1
Copy these numbers into the similarly named fields on the HDR but change the number 3 in the IP address to something like 100 (ie to 192.168.1.100).
That should be high enough not to clash with any other device on the network. Try that. If you still cannot get any internet access then there is something else wrong. It could be as simple as a cable fault or something in the set up of either router or HDR. Or of course a faulty HDR ethernet port.
Normal addr for routers is 192.168.1.1 or something very similar, your router docs should tell you. Key that addr into the addr field of Internet Explorer or whatever browser you are using. You will then normally need the password for your router, again from your docs unless you have changed it.
I can see the MAC address of the Humax HDR in the router's DHCP Client list, but it is still not connecting to the internet.
I have a second router in my TV cabinet and if I switch that one on before the main network in running they don't seem to connect to it. My Humax Freesat HDR - Youview - Smart TV - Dell Media PC all run off it.
If I turn the this router off for a moment - it will find the main network as it boots back up - and all is OK.
Try the simple thing first before you spend hours trying to 'understand' it all.
The puzzle being why would you have either of them switched off in the first place?
Do I have to have MHEG turned on? I've tried it with both and still doesn't work.
I've gone to channel 901 and nothing either way.
If you want on demand to work then MPEG must be on.
Do you now have your network settings set to DHCP?
Post the System diag for network from your HDR.
Ensure also that you turn off DHCP on your second router so it is only active on the main router.
Thanks for the advice but I've given up on the Humax.
I've got the PS3 wired up now and it is better for Iplayer and Youtube anyway.
It's just annoying when I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.