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Humax Foxsat + ethernet connection
If I use homeplug adaptors to connect my Humax Foxsat box to my computer, what extra services do I get on my TV? Any advice/information would be welcome. Thanks in advance.
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If I use homeplug adaptors to connect my Humax Foxsat box to my computer, what extra services do I get on my TV? Any advice/information would be welcome. Thanks in advance.
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iPlayer and if you search for the beta code ITV player. ITV Player should officially be launching soon.
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If you're willing to put an unoffical firmware on there you can mount the HDR disk right onto the PC, plus other more techie stuff.
Note that this firmware is new today, you might want to leave it a few days to try, unless you're gung-ho .. like me... where is that usb stick... http://www.avforums.com/forums/frees...oxsat-hdr.html |
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Thanks for the replies folks. Not sure I want to pay upwards of £70 just for the two players. Afraid I'm not enough of a techie to follow your suggestion, Swedish Cook, but thanks anyway.
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pondsman - you don't need to pay £70-odd. Just bought a pair of Homeplugs from Solwise for £36.50 and they work fine with the foxsat hdr. Recommended by a friend who has the same.
adgloride - would you clarify 'the beta code ITV player' please - does one search on the box in non-freesat, or is this code for the box itself? |
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pondsman - you don't need to pay £70-odd. Just bought a pair of Homeplugs from Solwise for £36.50 and they work fine with the foxsat hdr. Recommended by a friend who has the same.
adgloride - would you clarify 'the beta code ITV player' please - does one search on the box in non-freesat, or is this code for the box itself? Go to freesat channel 999 use the colour keys on the remote Green Green Blue Green Green Now you will get the ITV Player launch page. |
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If I use homeplug adaptors to connect my Humax Foxsat box to my computer, what extra services do I get on my TV? Any advice/information would be welcome. Thanks in advance.
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Thanks, adgloride - I'll give it a go.
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qslikely - thanks for the tip . I will research the Solwise price.
REPASSAC - yes, I should have said '...connect to my computer via a router'. Congratulations on your location, by the way. I have visited the Pyrenees several times to follow the TdF. Fantastic area of France. |
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Bit of a noob to all this I'm afraid.
I have a Humax Foxsat HD-R box. Would like to view BBC I player,do I run a Ethernet cable from router to box? Sorry to be dumb really need some help on this one.
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Bit of a noob to all this I'm afraid.
I have a Humax Foxsat HD-R box. Would like to view BBC I player,do I run a Ethernet cable from router to box? Sorry to be dumb really need some help on this one. ![]() Or HomePlug, one to the HD-R and one to the router socket, as above. I use HomePlug as the router is in our loft and the Humax and other devices that use Ethernet is on the ground floor. |
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Can I get a homeplug which plugs into my router with 1 cable but at the other end has 2 - I need to plug into my TV and Humax ?
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Can I get a homeplug which plugs into my router with 1 cable but at the other end has 2 - I need to plug into my TV and Humax ?
http://www.kenable.co.uk/product_inf...oducts_id=4308 Personally I've run a single cable and then expanded it with a switch like the one below to serve two devices in the living room and a spur up to the bedroom. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Netgear-Pros...7503881&sr=8-2 |
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They do exist, heres one I googled earlier :
http://www.kenable.co.uk/product_inf...oducts_id=4308 Quote:
Personally I've run a single cable and then expanded it with a switch like the one below to serve two devices in the living room and a spur up to the bedroom.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Netgear-Pros...7503881&sr=8-2 http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-Unma...cp_computers_3 |
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I'm guessing I would need both the items on that page - the singe plug and the triple - total £60ish
Or this one for £5ish http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-Unma...cp_computers_3 |
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I have one cable already to the TV so the box sounds the cheapest option!
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I have one cable already to the TV so the box sounds the cheapest option!
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HDR - WiFi
Is there any way to wifi the hdr?
Humax do a wifi usb stick, but will it work with the hdr ? |
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Is there any way to wifi the hdr?
Humax do a wifi usb stick, but will it work with the hdr ? You could go for a wifi router that can wirelessly connect to your mzin router in client mode. |
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You could always buy another cheap router instead and take the TV cable and connect it to the modem connection and plus both the PVR and TV into the Router.
Dan. |
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You need a switch not a router. The above will not work.
Dan. A switch would be easier as it would be more or less plug and go while a router might need a bit of tweaking. But a router could be made to work. |
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It can work. Using a "cable" router and plugging into the WAN port. Fairly obviously can't plug Ethernet into the phone line port of an ADSL router.
A switch would be easier as it would be more or less plug and go while a router might need a bit of tweaking. But a router could be made to work. The only setup complication is that it needs to be on a different subnet to your main network. [e.g. 192.168.42.0] |
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A switch is actually a router that does not take one hop to pass packets. Most routers you see are in fact swiches. A modem/router [ADSL or CABLE] is different of course in that it incorperates a modem.
The only setup complication is that it needs to be on a different subnet to your main network. [e.g. 192.168.42.0] What most people would call a router is in fact a router internally connected to a switch, two devices in one. A modem/router is three devices in one box. A modem, a router and a switch. |
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