Wi bridge for dreambox 500s

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  1. bwfcfan

    bwfcfan Member

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    Hi all,

    i recently got a vonets wifi bridge for my dreambox, i set up the bridge on my laptop and it worked fine. howver when i put it into my dreambox it wont connect to my network. Any ideas?
     
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    darn24p Regular member

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    yeh m8 they dont work to well with vonnets wifi i tried them on 2 boxes had the working for about 10 mins lol dont no if they work on home plugs as i use starview hd combo on vonnets and they are fine
     
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    yeh ive read they dont work too well, might try an access point. any experience with them anyone?
     
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    don't need an access point. best solution is buy a cheap router, load it ddwrt software, program it as a repeater and then connect it into your dreambox. one third the cost of the homeplugs and cheaper than the vonets and it works a treat
     
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