BT Business hub/Dreambox

clobryn

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Bought a BT business hub and unlocked it to work on any network, but I have a problem with my dream box the hub can’t see it! I think I need to open a port on the hub have tried different things but no luck any help appreciated
 

B16MCC

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2 Dreamboxes..........
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--- DM 8000 HD PVR & DM 800 HD ---
Motek SG2100 & Triax 80cm Dual LNB
------ Fixed Dish 28e Quad LNB -------
---- Sly HD Full & 24" Apple iMAC ----
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This is unlikely to be a Dreambox problem. The device you've bought, is it a hub/switch or is it in fact a router ? If its a router have you enabled DHCP on the dreambox ?
 

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Hi yes the dream worked ok with my netgear this hub is a modem router and it seems to be the firewall stopingthe dream had a look on the net and read the instructions on the modem but i cant get my head round opening the port
 

B16MCC

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2 Dreamboxes..........
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--- DM 8000 HD PVR & DM 800 HD ---
Motek SG2100 & Triax 80cm Dual LNB
------ Fixed Dish 28e Quad LNB -------
---- Sly HD Full & 24" Apple iMAC ----
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/var/tuxbox/config
Yeah it seems your problem is with the router. I'd recommend a nice netgear, it just works !
 

clobryn

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Many thanks for your help will go back to the netgear
 
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