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    Unhappy v8s no wi-fi

    just need some help here, wont to set up my second box to wi-fi but when I go into menu and choose wi-fi option it just says no adaptor can be found even though there is a wi-fi adaptor plugged into the usb.

    any help would be great cheers.................c

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    aha think in setting it up you forgot the drivers to download first and maybe reboot box and it will be seen and check your lan settings to change it.

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    Does the wifi adaptor have a Ralink RT5370 chipset?

    Openboxes/Skyboxes have built-in drivers for this chipset only.

    I used one like this, but there are adaptors available with aerials for more range:-

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ralink-RT5...QAAOSwAPVZFyp3

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    thanx guys all sorted now, bought an open box wi-fi adapter off the bay worked a treat, apparently open boxes need a specific wi-fi adapter or it wont work..

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    Quote Originally Posted by chris31560 View Post
    thanx guys all sorted now, bought an open box wi-fi adapter off the bay worked a treat, apparently open boxes need a specific wi-fi adapter or it wont work..
    Yep. The openbox/skybox image is closed source, so you can only use adaptors with a chipset that has drivers written into the image.

    The drivers they chose were for the Ralink RT5370 chipset. Adaptors using any other chipsets won't work.

    The one I linked to above worked remarkably well in my openbox & the range was pretty good considering that it didn't have a large aerial attached to it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hadron View Post
    Yep. The openbox/skybox image is closed source, so you can only use adaptors with a chipset that has drivers written into the image.

    The drivers they chose were for the Ralink RT5370 chipset. Adaptors using any other chipsets won't work.

    The one I linked to above worked remarkably well in my openbox & the range was pretty good considering that it didn't have a large aerial attached to it.
    Hadron; Just joined to-day hoping to find an answer to a similar problem, albeit I am trying to connect my V9S Openbox by Wifi dongle with no luck. The box has been working
    fine for 4 months thro' ethernet cable to a Sky mini box with no real problems. as I still use my SKY+HD Box for other recordings so it is annoying having to remove the
    Ethernet connx from box to box which means a re-run on SKY + BOx for catch-up etc. Their is no info on how to connect wifi to run IPTV in their booklet as I think they based it
    on satellite connection through a dish etc.. My current set up is gift for XTREME IPTV, any information you could offer would be most grateful as I have been going through
    YouTube for several days with only wifi connx being for the V8 model.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hadron View Post
    Yep. The openbox/skybox image is closed source, so you can only use adaptors with a chipset that has drivers written into the image.

    The drivers they chose were for the Ralink RT5370 chipset. Adaptors using any other chipsets won't work.

    The one I linked to above worked remarkably well in my openbox & the range was pretty good considering that it didn't have a large aerial attached to it.
    Hadron; Just joined to-day hoping to find an answer to a similar problem, albeit I am trying to connect my V9S Openbox by Wifi dongle with no luck. The box has been working
    fine for 4 months thro' ethernet cable to a Sky mini box with no real problems. as I still use my SKY+HD Box for other recordings so it is annoying having to remove the
    Ethernet connx from box to box which means a re-run on SKY + BOx for catch-up etc. Their is no info on how to connect wifi to run IPTV in their booklet as I think they based it
    on satellite connection through a dish etc.. My current set up is gift for XTREME IPTV, any information you could offer would be most grateful as I have been going through
    YouTube for several days with only wifi connx being for the V8 model.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Willbear View Post
    Hadron; Just joined to-day hoping to find an answer to a similar problem, albeit I am trying to connect my V9S Openbox by Wifi dongle with no luck. The box has been working
    fine for 4 months thro' ethernet cable to a Sky mini box with no real problems. as I still use my SKY+HD Box for other recordings so it is annoying having to remove the
    Ethernet connx from box to box which means a re-run on SKY + BOx for catch-up etc. Their is no info on how to connect wifi to run IPTV in their booklet as I think they based it
    on satellite connection through a dish etc.. My current set up is gift for XTREME IPTV, any information you could offer would be most grateful as I have been going through
    YouTube for several days with only wifi connx being for the V8 model.
    You shouldn't need a seperate dongle for the V9S, as it has built-in wifi. You should be able to activate it through one of the menu options.

    If you want a hard wired connection, & your setup is similar to mine, where I have 4 pieces of equipment that need a network connection in one room and my router in the next room, then I use a network switch to connect all of them to the router through 1 network cable.

    I use this switch, although you can also get an 8 port switch for the same price:-

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tenda-5-P...wAAOSwaeRZJYV9

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