Problem sharing dreambox with more than one other unit.

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DishDick

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Hi,

I thought I had all this working ok. I have been using two DM500S clones connected together via an ethernet switchbox and all has been working well. Boxes running PLi and Oscam DVB API.

Now when I add another dreambox to the switch box, only one of the slave units clears the picture at a time. You can switch to one box, it works, switch to the other it doesn´t. A few seconds later the first one isn´t working and the second one is (Master box always working).

Also it doesn´t seem to matter what User or Password I put into the slave units (even if its not one on the Masters config file - how is this possible?), one unit clears a picture at a time.


Any idea how I can get the three units working simultaneously?

Thanks
 
Are you asking about a card sharing problem? Because in its current form the question isnt very clear
 
I'm not sure I really understand your problem, but I would check the IP addresses of the boxes, make sure they are differant.
 
Analoguesat, Yes its a card sharing problem, sorry I didn´t make that clear.

Rick, yes all three boxes have different ip addresses, but in the same range, eg 169.222.233.01 169.222.233.02 169.222.233.03
 
hello.
what he is asking is he had 2 dm500s and wants to run a 3 rd box in his home using a cat 4 cable.
as far as i know you should be able to have 1 master and 4 slaves in your home through the ethernet.
any one know more here??
ralph
 
My immediate thought was an IP problem as well - esp as they are clone boxes.
 
They have static IP addresses. Have been advised to change MAC addresss. Going to check now if they are different or trhe same.
 
I have had 5 boxes all sharing. What i done was open the router and put the different ip,s of the boxes in and gave them different port numbers i.e 192.168.1.34 12000 and the next 192.168.1.35 12050 and so on. Then in the boxes put user and pass and then the next box put 192.168.1.35 12050 user pass and so on.
Hope this helps.
 
Put open router ports into google and there are any number of threads about it. :)
 
Well the MAC addresses were unique, I even manually changed a couple, but no joy with the share.

On a seperate topic, why do I have to change the IP address on the dreambox so the first 3 blocks are the same as my computers IP address. If I am giving the computer the Dreambox address why can´t it see it as it is?
 
Does it make any difference that I have set on my Dreamboxes Nameserver and Gateway to zeros?
 
If its on a private network each unit has to have a seperate Ip address in order for them to be able to communicate with each other.


For example

Box 1 :- 192.168.0.3
Box 2 :- 192.168.0.4
Box 3 :- 192.168.0.5

Each Dreambox will also need to have a corresponding line to connect to the other.


If the two boxes are talking to each other, set the Nameserver and Gateway on the third box to the same as the two that work.

Nano
 
Boxes have unique but similar IP addresses. Unique MAC addresses. Config file on Master box is as post 6 on Oscam appears to not be AU card

User Config in Slave1


[account]
user = box1
pwd = pass1
disabled = 0
uniq = 1
group = 8
au = lower card
caid = 0963:000000

Slave 2


[account]
user = box2
pwd = pass
disabled = 0
uniq = 1
group = 8
au = lower card
caid = 0963:000000


Any ideas where I am going wrong? Also I see there is a command called Hostname used for IP addresses. Is this important and where should I use it?

Thanks
 
DishDick said:
Well the MAC addresses were unique, I even manually changed a couple, but no joy with the share.

On a seperate topic, why do I have to change the IP address on the dreambox so the first 3 blocks are the same as my computers IP address. If I am giving the computer the Dreambox address why can´t it see it as it is?
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Networking is a black art - Ive been running a school computer network for 10 years and it still makes my head spin at times.

Basically keep everything in the same subnet (which can have 256 addresses on it eg 192.168.0.X)

For a big network, eg my school we can have up to 256*256 sets of subnets on it. (192.168.X.Y) So we have NAS boxes on one subnet series, printers on another

For a huge network, eg a big company on several sites you can have 256*256*256 sets of subnets. (192.X.Y.Z)

There is no chance at all a home network will need more than one subnet. (So keep things simple and use 192.168.0.X for your home network!)
 
Its definately a black art. I set up the boxes a while back, and when I set up the latest I had terrible problems. I then realised I had a new motherboard fitted lately after mine died and so would have a new IP address. I found that using ipconfig, changed the dreamboxes to the same address with a different subnet number for each so I could get into them with DCC. But after I could not get them to share a card, not even between 2 boxes, but when I changed the addresses back to the old computers part address two boxes shared. I don´t understand, I even changed part of the config file which detailed the ip address range.
 
In Tenerife i just got the bog standard router from telefonica where you just run the disc setup initial installation and then there is a comand saying " agregar puertos" or something similar, which means add ports.
My computer is on 192.168.1.33 tcp and the dreamboxes are on 192.168.1.34 to say 38 and these are set on tcp/udp.
Then in the first box put user pass for all boxes then in the others say 192.168.1.34 12050 user pass and so on.
Remember to use different user and password as they can conflict i.e user boxone dreamone , dreamtwo twobox etc.
 
Make sure only one thing is allocating ip addresses as well. Either your computer or your router. Normally its easier to use the router.

Turn dhcp off on all other items & give them static addresses. Its a couple of hours work to set all the statics up on a reasonable sized home network buts its worth it. Reserve these addresses on the router so they wont be allocated, then make up a small txt file with all the details on it. Keep it safe as you wont remember all the ip details when you most need it - and keep it updated as equipment changes!

My own network looks like this:

192.168.0.2 DELL desktop
192.168.0.3 OLD LAPTOP
192.168.0.5 NETWORK PRINTER
192.168.0.6 NASBOX
192.168.0.7 CAROL-PC
192.168.0.10 DB 7020
192.168.0.20 the dreadful VU+Duo
 
DishDick said:
Hi,

Now when I add another dreambox to the switch box, only one of the slave units clears the picture at a time. You can switch to one box, it works, switch to the other it doesn´t. A few seconds later the first one isn´t working and the second one is (Master box always working).

Thanks
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To me that sound like you dont have your cam set up to share more than one hop down, Or if you had CCcam then thats what i would say it was, but i dont know anything about Oscam I honestly dont think it's anything to do with ports on your router, as they only need to be forwarded if you are sharing outside of your own network.
 
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