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Old 03-04-2010, 14:37
johny_mcc
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Hi
I have a bt home hub that is too far away from my new Humax foxsat hdr box to run an cable.
I have a spare netgear access point and a spare wireless router can I use either of them to conect the foxsat wirelessly to my broadband to pick up BBC iplayer.

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Old 04-04-2010, 10:09
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should be able to, as i'm hoping to do exactly the same thing!

but i need to look into it a bit more, but in theory you should be able to use your spare router as a wireless bridge type thing.
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Old 04-04-2010, 11:09
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yes you can - I'm using an old 3Com access point. The alternative is to use a pair of Homeplug devices. I've done that too. No problem with either method.
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Old 04-04-2010, 15:18
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Hi
Thanks for the quick response, in the short term I managed to move my BT Home hum and make a cabled connection BBC iplayer working fine.
Will I always have to use the red button or will I eventually just have the iPlayer as a chanel.
I will try using the spare access point

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Old 07-04-2010, 11:29
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For a remote wireless router to work ( in effect reverse mode) , you need to make sure the wireless channel number used is the same for both routers. I've set this up to achieve the exact scenario as requested.
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