Thanks for that, I'm quite well versed in network security. You'll note I never actually said I was using WEP other than for troubleshooting. Yes, it can be cracked in minutes but that's still better than no encryption at all, and will easily stop the casual nosy neighbour from stumbling onto...
Just thought I'd update you all on this. Got fed up trying to get Wifi working so I brought it back to the store where I bought it. We tried it in-store and the same problems occurred. But when we tried the display model, it seemed to work ok, so they swapped my box for a new one. Brought it...
Well, all I've been doing is running the iPlayer in HD mode, but it's been flawless at that, and FTP transfers using the dongle have also been very fast, approximately 10MBit/s, which reflects the connection quality.
Yeah, I read about the other post, but I'm absolutely sure it's not a signal problem. With no encryption selected I get an excellent connection capable of streaming full HD with no buffering or glitching, and the network shows up as full strength in the network list.
Thanks for the replies guys! Yeah, I know there are other ways to do it, however since Wifi is a key feature that I was looking for when shopping for the box it's very annoying that I can't use it. I would have probably chosen a cheaper box which only had ethernet if I knew I'd have to be using...
Hi All,
I've just bought myself a new HDR-2000T Freeview box, and so far love it. I have a problem connecting it to my Wifi network however. I'm using the official Wifi dongle that came with it, and it refuses to connect.
I can get it to connect perfectly when I disable security on my...
Thanks for that, I'm quite well versed in network security. You'll note I never actually said I was using WEP other than for troubleshooting. Yes, it can be cracked in minutes but that's still better than no encryption at all, and will easily stop the casual nosy neighbour from stumbling onto...
Just thought I'd update you all on this. Got fed up trying to get Wifi working so I brought it back to the store where I bought it. We tried it in-store and the same problems occurred. But when we tried the display model, it seemed to work ok, so they swapped my box for a new one. Brought it...
Well, all I've been doing is running the iPlayer in HD mode, but it's been flawless at that, and FTP transfers using the dongle have also been very fast, approximately 10MBit/s, which reflects the connection quality.
Yeah, I read about the other post, but I'm absolutely sure it's not a signal problem. With no encryption selected I get an excellent connection capable of streaming full HD with no buffering or glitching, and the network shows up as full strength in the network list.
Thanks for the replies guys! Yeah, I know there are other ways to do it, however since Wifi is a key feature that I was looking for when shopping for the box it's very annoying that I can't use it. I would have probably chosen a cheaper box which only had ethernet if I knew I'd have to be using...
Hi All,
I've just bought myself a new HDR-2000T Freeview box, and so far love it. I have a problem connecting it to my Wifi network however. I'm using the official Wifi dongle that came with it, and it refuses to connect.
I can get it to connect perfectly when I disable security on my...
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