DM500c Free-sat over LAN.. Help!

[remygeldof]

Hello!

So, I have a DM500-c that I'm trying to use with a ex-Sky satellite dish to receive free-sat. Plus I'm wanting to do this over my LAN. I'm very green when it comes to this satellite stuff I have to say, but I have it connected to my router and have access to the web interface. Am I being unrealistic?

what I've gathered so far is, it's a cable box that's been flashed with - release v.1.1, 20.08.2008
-Linux version 2.6.9 (devilfish@devilfish) (gcc version 3.4.4)

So now what? I don't have a null cable modem nor a computer, if I had one, to connect it to. does this mean I'm stuck if I have to flash it?

Anyway, I would really love to get all this working as it's just sitting there not being used and it should imo.

Any help is much appreciated!

Cheers!

Remy.

[Shady]

very green indeed.. 500-c is a CABLE receiver, for use with a CABLE network such as virginmedia.. you need a 500-S for SATELLITE

[dave-h]

500C is no good for satellite (except use as a card server).

You need a 500S

[remygeldof]

Thanks for the quick reply guys..

Well, if that's that, then fair enough.

I did read tho somewhere here on this forum, of someone having the opposite problem, and that to get their S version working on cable they could flash it with firmware that was both Sat/Cable and something else?.. Know anything about that?

[Shady]

yeah ur probably reffering to mj and elrics conversion of a 500c to a 500 s, it involved a LOT of work and a change of tuner etc... not really faesible, just did it because they can

[remygeldof]

Darn!

Oh well. Don't mind hard work but if it involves soldering in a different tuner it's hardly worth it..

Thanks for the help dude! I have broadband coming in via UPC, is there anything for me there?

[mdt]

you can get a dm500s/518s/528s for about ?45 direct from PRC but if your going to spend money then a dm800hd pro would be a better choice for ?105-110, regards mdt