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Old 05-02-2011, 13:59
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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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Old 05-02-2011, 14:26
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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.
iPlayer and if you search for the beta code ITV player. ITV Player should officially be launching soon.
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Old 05-02-2011, 14:56
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iPlayer and if you search for the beta code ITV player. ITV Player should officially be launching soon.
Correct.
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Old 05-02-2011, 15:45
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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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Old 06-02-2011, 11:49
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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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Old 06-02-2011, 12:48
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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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Old 06-02-2011, 13:12
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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?
Don't know if I'm allowed to revel this, but the code was freely available on the freesat site at one time.

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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Old 06-02-2011, 13:15
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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.
Did you mean computer - it would be normal to connect it to your hub/router.
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Old 06-02-2011, 13:34
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Thanks, adgloride - I'll give it a go.
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Old 06-02-2011, 16:47
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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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Old 06-02-2011, 20:35
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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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Old 06-02-2011, 21:15
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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.
Ethernet cable - Yes.

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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Old 12-02-2011, 09:15
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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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Old 12-02-2011, 09:46
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Yes

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop...ProductID=7645
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Old 12-02-2011, 09:46
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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 ?
They do exist, heres one I googled earlier :
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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Old 12-02-2011, 10:09
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I'm guessing I would need both the items on that page - the singe plug and the triple - total £60ish

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
Or this one for £5ish
http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-Unma...cp_computers_3
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Old 12-02-2011, 11:50
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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
Right on both accounts I believe - if you can do so, run the cable rather than use homeplugs.
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Old 12-02-2011, 12:23
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I have one cable already to the TV so the box sounds the cheapest option!
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Old 12-02-2011, 12:32
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I have one cable already to the TV so the box sounds the cheapest option!
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.
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Old 12-02-2011, 14:08
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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 ?
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Old 12-02-2011, 14:56
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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 ?
I could not find it on their site - In any case from other posts I don't think the HDR supports this [Hence all the homeplug binfles they offer].
You could go for a wifi router that can wirelessly connect to your mzin router in client mode.
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Old 12-02-2011, 15:02
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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.
You need a switch not a router. The above will not work.

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Old 12-02-2011, 15:11
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You need a switch not a router. The above will not work.

Dan.
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.
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Old 12-02-2011, 15:32
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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.
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]
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Old 12-02-2011, 15:43
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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]
A router is a device that manages communication between networks. A switch manages communication between devices on a single network. They are not interchangeable terms.

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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