Foxsat-HDR - New/Updated Package Download

[Black Hole]

I know exactly where my rag is thanks, and it's definitely tight.

Oops! And I didn't mean you.

 

[Owen Smith]

I posted #60 in 2023 but only recently bought a TP-link wifi range extender. The extender worked with my old wifi hub but BT has changed to a new one to connect to their digital phone network. My laptop can see it but my extender can't, so neither can my TV plugged into it by cable. The installation guide recommends the Tether app but that can't see my extender. Method 2 is to connect to http://www.tplinkrepeater.net or http://192.168.0.254. Method 3 is to press the WPS button on the router. None of the methods work so I will attempt to get an answer from BT.

Wifi extenders are usually bad news. Best practice is either wifi direct to your router (or wifi base station if using a separate one) or wired ethernet to your router. I realise that's not always easy but it is worth the effort. For my parents the wifi from their broadband router was rubbish and also at a far flung corner of the house, so I disabled the router's wifi and ran wired ethernet to a separate wifi base station upstairs much more centrally located.

 

[Dave W]

I posted #60 in 2023 but only recently bought a TP-link wifi range extender. The extender worked with my old wifi hub but BT has changed to a new one to connect to their digital phone network. My laptop can see it but my extender can't, so neither can my TV plugged into it by cable. The installation guide recommends the Tether app but that can't see my extender. Method 2 is to connect to http://www.tplinkrepeater.net or http://192.168.0.254. Method 3 is to press the WPS button on the router. None of the methods work so I will attempt to get an answer from BT.

In post #60 you state the above. Why isn’t the Foxsat-HDR connected directly to the internet so that it can download and install the various updates?
Can you temporarily use a long CAT5e cable to link the Foxsat-HDR to your network?
Or as I do use a TP-Link RE220 WiFi extender or similar. This is plugged in close to the Foxsat-HDR and connected to your Foxsat-HDR with CAT 5e cable?

Good news! I only had to press a non-obvious button on the range extender to get it to connect to the new hub. The TV plugs into it. I was able to do all the downloads and updates. Thanks very much for your help.