connect pc to dreambox with crossover cable ??

[getsatgoing]

hi , i am trying to connect my laptop to my dreambox with dreambox control centre via crossover cable, in dcc i select "direct crossover" option as the connection type and click on "search" , it doesnt recognise the dreambox being attached atall, anyone any idea why this is the problem or have a link to a guide on connectiong up this way , many thanks

marty

[darcu5]

when i've connected owt up through the laptop using a cross over cable only thing i had to mess with was the laptop, just to bridge the wireless connection with the ethernet connection

[getsatgoing]

the dreambox control centre wont pick up the dreambox ip address when it searches for it,

when i go into the dreambox settings it is showing 198.168.0.0 as ip address, that doesnt look rite to me,

when i connect up crossover cable from laptop to dreambox the Local Area Connection Status says "100mbps, limited or no connectivity"

have you any idea what is causing the problem ? is there settings i need to change ?

[ahbenghero]

the dreambox control centre wont pick up the dreambox ip address when it searches for it,

when i go into the dreambox settings it is showing 198.168.0.0 as ip address, that doesnt look rite to me,

when i connect up crossover cable from laptop to dreambox the Local Area Connection Status says "100mbps, limited or no connectivity"

have you any idea what is causing the problem ? is there settings i need to change ?

I think what you can do is to manual assign an ip address for your lan connection, it might help...

[getsatgoing]

i have these settings in the dreambox network settings page

IP 192.168.0.x
b) Netmask: 255.255.255. 0
c) Nameserver: 169.254.106.xxx (pc ip address)
d) Gateway: 169.254.106.xxx (pc ip address)

are these correct to link dreambox to pc via crossover cable without a router ?

[ahbenghero]

no need...just use dreamup...you can configure the ip address from there...