Guide: Connecting your Dreambox to the Internet

[nichoo]

thanks

thanks for the tips

[chibara]

thanks for your help guys

[La Manita]

Making Your Dreambox Wireless

There seems to be an ever increasing want to connect your dreambox to the internet. New images are being created with Addon menus which allow you to download plugins, emu, games, etc. direct to your dreambox. Your dreambox just needs to be connect to the internet!

Via Router

This is by far the easiest method of connecting it to the internet.

First of all, we'll assume that you can already connect to your box via FTP via a crossover cable. If you can't, you might want to read up on that before attempting this.

Now, what we'll need is...

• Ethernet cable (crossover or patch)
• Router
• Modem

We'll also assume that you have a router (wireless or not) and that your modem is connected to the 'Internet' or 'WAN' port.

If you have a free port on your wireless router, you can connect your dreambox to this. Use the ethernet cable (crossover or patch, most modern routers will accept either) connect one end to your dreambox and one end to a free port on your router. You don't need to change any settings on your router or PC.

Over to the dreambox. Navigate to the networking page on your dreambox.

Setup -> Expert Setup -> Communication Setup

There is a section in this page called 'Default Gateway'. You need to put the ip address of your router in there. It's usually 192.168.0.1, 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.2.1 (depending on the manufacturer). You can find out my opening your browser and typing one of the ip addresses in to the address bar. If you are presented with the router config page or a box asking for a username and password, this is the ip address for your router.

If you have enabled DHCP support on your router, all you have to do it tick the DHCP box in this page, save settings, reboot box and that's that. The router will automatically assign the dreambox an ip address and it's now connected to the internet.

I'm stuck.
I get to this point where i reboot dreambox and still getting message: Network setup is not ok.

Take a look at this screen pic:


After rebooting, all circles are red. Then i press yellow on remot to do a test and i only get green circles on Nameserver and Gateway and still same message about network is not ok.

This is crazy.

[Hjulle]

Hi try with a diferent IP

[madjack]

Hi guys need some tips and help. Just to double confirm that what ethernet Cable can be use from router to dreambox. Cos I am using rj45 cat 6 cable. Can this work.?

[killer200]

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!

[radioham2000]

nice post i am a newby to all this so all the help is appreciated thanks again

[drizzles]

@ Devilfish

Simple and easy to under stand ..thanks

[yasslimz]

Hi,

Just a quick question, I have a dream box dm800hd. I am possibly changing internet provider to Virgin. Does the Dreambox run via Virgin (cable line) or just the BT line.

Thank you in advance if you can help please.