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Old 23-01-2011, 20:44
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Hi
Can anybody help

Have foxsat HDR box, and can't get i player.
Connected with ethernet cable to BT homehub 2.0.
Cable is 15m Cat 5.e, no firewall on router and router is auto detect (according to BT).
Have contacted Humax, who told me to try the basics, re-boot, swap cable ends round etc, still not workimg.
On I player channel, just says 'no internet connection detected'
Sorry if this is covered on another thread, but thuis problem is driving me nuts.

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Old 23-01-2011, 21:19
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Hi
Can anybody help

Have foxsat HDR box, and can't get i player.
Connected with ethernet cable to BT homehub 2.0.
Cable is 15m Cat 5.e, no firewall on router and router is auto detect (according to BT).
Have contacted Humax, who told me to try the basics, re-boot, swap cable ends round etc, still not workimg.
On I player channel, just says 'no internet connection detected'
Sorry if this is covered on another thread, but thuis problem is driving me nuts.

Dont worry iplayer is rubbish, you wont miss it!
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Old 24-01-2011, 08:52
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Hi
Can anybody help

Have foxsat HDR box, and can't get i player.
Connected with ethernet cable to BT homehub 2.0.
Cable is 15m Cat 5.e, no firewall on router and router is auto detect (according to BT).
Have contacted Humax, who told me to try the basics, re-boot, swap cable ends round etc, still not workimg.
On I player channel, just says 'no internet connection detected'
Sorry if this is covered on another thread, but thuis problem is driving me nuts.

Look at the eithernet connection at the rear of the humax box - check that you see a green connection indicator by the socket - this indicates a electrical connection.
I don't know the BT home hub - it may have indicators as well,
It is possible that the cable is faulty or (if green indicator lit)that the home hub has not allocated it an IP address.
Do you have a different cable to try?
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Old 24-01-2011, 12:35
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As I player was one of the big reasons for me to get Freesat (yes caldrim) I can say my Foxsat PVR is linked to my Home Hub 2 via Homeplugs. For me it was just plug in and play. I did have the PVR by the HomeHub at first and again all was well. So it should work. You just need to try a process of elimination. Same cable into a different device. Different cable etc.
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Old 24-01-2011, 12:55
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Dont worry iplayer is rubbish, you wont miss it!
In your opinion!!
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Old 24-01-2011, 21:35
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No idea where I player came from!!!!!!!
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Old 24-01-2011, 22:43
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I have exactly the same problem, connected to router, router has issued IP and I can ping the Humax box. I work in I.T. so I know it's connected and working but I still get the message 'no internet connection detected'.

I have emailed Humax support but does anyone else have any suggestions?
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Old 25-01-2011, 09:25
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If you go to the menu, and check the network details, what exactly does it say? You're set up for DHCP or static IP? Do you get a valid IP address, default route, DNS server address and all that?

If everything is not right then it won't work, like if you haven't got your broadband router as your default route.

And you have a recent firmware version on your box?
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Old 26-01-2011, 20:18
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Have up to date software, and in network menu DHPC nothing shows after i hit apply, all the codes just stay at 0.0.0.0.,as i don't see any green light thingy on my box, i will buy a new ethernet cable, to at least rule a problem with a dodgy cable.
Can i enter IP address and all other info manualy on networking menu, and if i can, where do i find this info ?
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Old 26-01-2011, 21:48
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I have exactly the same problem. I finally got round to trying out iPlayer having had the box for some time.

I'd be interested to see if anyone has a solution to this issue before I try to contact Humax myself.
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Old 27-01-2011, 08:24
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I have exactly the same problem, connected to router, router has issued IP and I can ping the Humax box. I work in I.T. so I know it's connected and working but I still get the message 'no internet connection detected'.

I have emailed Humax support but does anyone else have any suggestions?
Well if you can ping the HDR OK then it has to be one of the following::
Name server problem / Route to internet
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Old 27-01-2011, 08:26
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Have up to date software, and in network menu DHPC nothing shows after i hit apply, all the codes just stay at 0.0.0.0.,as i don't see any green light thingy on my box, i will buy a new ethernet cable, to at least rule a problem with a dodgy cable.
Can i enter IP address and all other info manualy on networking menu, and if i can, where do i find this info ?
No green light indicates no electrical connection - replace cable.
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Old 27-01-2011, 13:46
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I've occasionally had a problem getting iPlayer to launch, including the very first time I tried it. That was with the box tuned to BBC1. I cured the problem by switching to BBC2 instead - I've always found that it worked on one or the other, never failed since.
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Old 27-01-2011, 15:22
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I've occasionally had a problem getting iPlayer to launch, including the very first time I tried it. That was with the box tuned to BBC1. I cured the problem by switching to BBC2 instead - I've always found that it worked on one or the other, never failed since.
iplayer now has it's own channel nos on the epg. Only the iplayer beta required the red button to access
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Old 29-01-2011, 23:25
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iplayer now has it's own channel nos on the epg. Only the iplayer beta required the red button to access
You learn something new every day on Digitalspy! Many thanks.
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Old 30-01-2011, 19:25
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iplayer now has it's own channel nos on the epg. Only the iplayer beta required the red button to access
Why go to 901 and press red when you can just press red then Ok on a BBC channel. this post and the whole "901 is not working" thread are bizzare.
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Old 30-01-2011, 19:54
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Why go to 901 and press red when you can just press red then Ok on a BBC channel. this post and the whole "901 is not working" thread are bizzare.
Presumably because the route via the red button won't always exist, otherwise why bother with a seperate epg entry ?.

Incidentally access via the epg is the only way into the itv player beta.
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Old 30-01-2011, 20:08
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Why go to 901 and press red when you can just press red then Ok on a BBC channel. this post and the whole "901 is not working" thread are bizzare.
Will it be a bizzare thread when the red button option is removed and there are still access problems No!!
I also bet that you would be one of the first to complain!!
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Old 31-01-2011, 10:41
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Do you have the latest firmware on the Humax? ISTR network access was added in an upgrade. Currently it's HPRSFCI 1.00.13
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Old 31-01-2011, 12:24
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Will it be a bizzare thread when the red button option is removed and there are still access problems No!!
I also bet that you would be one of the first to complain!!
I would complain if they remove the option to access iPlayer via the red button of course. Any loss of functionality would be regrettable. But it is bizarre that people use a long winded way to access iPlayer. Why do you do it??????
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Old 03-02-2011, 18:08
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In your opinion!!
Just cant see the point of it.
This is a Freesat+ forum so presumably posters have the option to record programs they want to watch.
Why suffer VHS (or even worse!) quality viewing when if you can be ar.ed you are able to record in HD or good quality SD?
The use of such players will surely slow the Internet down to a crawl if it becomes widespread.
As you say, Just my opinion!!!!
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Old 03-02-2011, 18:16
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I would complain if they remove the option to access iPlayer via the red button of course. Any loss of functionality would be regrettable. But it is bizarre that people use a long winded way to access iPlayer. Why do you do it??????
I don't do it!!!!!
I access Iplayer using my Panasonic TV so simple and much quicker than using my Humax Foxsat.
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Old 03-02-2011, 19:22
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Just cant see the point of it.
This is a Freesat+ forum so presumably posters have the option to record programs they want to watch.
Why suffer VHS (or even worse!) quality viewing when if you can be ar.ed you are able to record in HD or good quality SD?
The use of such players will surely slow the Internet down to a crawl if it becomes widespread.
As you say, Just my opinion!!!!
Quality is not too bad - depends how big your telly is I suppose but I am more concerned with content than picture. iPlayer is a brilliant addition for Freesat.

terrykl - can you get HD on your Panny?
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Old 03-02-2011, 19:53
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terrykl - can you get HD on your Panny?
No just the HQ option.Still it gives an excellent PQ.Much better than the humax and as I said in an earlier post for some reason it is so much quicker to actually access and watch a programme.
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Old 03-02-2011, 19:59
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No just the HQ option.Still it gives an excellent PQ.Much better than the humax and as I said in an earlier post for some reason it is so much quicker to actually access and watch a programme.
I agree with this statement.

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