Originally posted by fintannl:

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you need the boxkey in the server cccam.cfg, and thats it. use b16mcc cccam generator on www.satellites.co.uk and it will populate both server and client cfgs for you

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Originally posted by fintannl:

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its a line of code in the cccam.cfg to tie the card to the dreambox. search for the dreambox config creator on satellites.co.uk. It will do the boxkey conversion for you and generate the cfg file. Note you must use cccam 2.1.3 or later to read sly white cards. you cannot open channels on your dreambox by putting the sly card in without first pairing the dreambox to the card. this is what the boxkey command does. the config creator is pretty self evident

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Originally posted by fintannl:

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it is not advisable to have your primary share as a DM500. Its a cheap solution that will work ok for clients. And when I say ok thats what I mean. Its a pretty basic box and you will find that in the end its a huge disappointment. For starters how do you deal with EPG. You have no memory and on top of that you have no USB on the box so 7 day EPG is impossible (currently working on an alternative solution for the EPG but this box does not make it easy). Its not advisable to use internal card reader unless you ensure that you have good air circulation. I use the internal reader on a DM800 which is fine. However I use external hard disk so I don't increase heat within the main unit and I've removed the back plate of the unit to help with the circulation

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Originally posted by fintannl:

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Basic questions but the answers aint easy. Its all about what YOU want. I bought a clone DM800 at linuxsat.co.uk (good people) but its a clone. So they will supply cheap solution but it is a clone. What this means is that support for the unit is limited. Do I like the DM800? Its a fantastic box but I would have love a box with multiple tuner options. Hence the DM8000 at Sterling 900. This box is overpriced.

EPG (electronic program guide) or in laymans terms your TV guide for the week.

What kills me about the DM800 is when I want to recored to my external hard disk I can only watch channels on the same trasnponder as the current recorded program. But it does HD and it allows Nabilo 0.11 image which to be honest is just fantastic. And for all that its the same size as the DM500

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Originally posted by fintannl:

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DM800 clone ok. If your a serious linux freak then suggest you go with genuine box rather than clone. I love what these boxes do and would consider myself well educated in linux issues. Once again do what you want. Spend time at this game or not. If you like the buzz go for the real thing. It may cost 350eur but well worth it and you dont live with the frustration of a clone. simple example. wanted to use smargo external card reader but couldnt. kernel software did not support it. find clone is a great box but frustrating

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Originally posted by fintannl:

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hi guys im looking for a little help with portforwarding so my dm500s can act as a server(i know its not ideal i will upgrade to a better dreambox in the near future) i flashed the 2 dm500s with nabilosat darkstar 11,i installed cccam 2.1.3,i got my boxkey,and made a new config file which i ftpd in to var/etc. so the card works in both boxes for all channels, and edited cccam.cfg and put in flines and clines. on the server box i press yellow,scroll down to nabilo cccam info and press ok,scroll to shares and i see 1 share. i do the same with the other box only on this box i scroll to servers and i see 1 server thats offline and 0 cards. so the next part is portforwarding,first part is setting my laptop with a static ip(i have done this)

?????? Why do you need your laptop to have a static IP. You need your dreambox to have a atatic IP behind your router


the other part is setting the router to portforward. i have read what i could on this, i printed off instructions on setting both pc and router(as i say the pc is set ok)the instructions said type in the router ip


Assume you get router login page here!!!!

in the internet search bar(i did this) the instructions said i would see a box saying enter network password and then i would see the router menu. i get only the eircom broadband home page. my router is netopia 2247-01

You need to ggogle default username and password for this router. If you are allowed direct acess to the home page it should be asn easy matter of finding how to port forward




and im on eircom broadband,if anyone has this router and can help me to set it for portforwarding it would be great. i know on the eircom broadand home page i can select configure and expert settings and there is a portforwarding section

In terms of port forwarding it depends on what you want to do. Do you want to cs, do youu want to FTP do you want to telnet.


Have you a static IP for your eircom broadband. If not have you set up an account on dyndns. If not why? Lets take this a bit at a time


, but i need a little help on this as im not sure if is the same as in the instructions i printed off. thanks in advance for any help.

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Originally posted by piopat:

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so with the netopia router i cant setup a cardshare in my own house, nor can i share(as a server) with anyone out side the house if i wanted to. so if i get another suitable router i can do both. ive read about as many posts and threads as my eyes would let me and never saw a mention of possible problems with certain routers, so after many hours reading up and learning and quite a few euro im still not near where i want to get.

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Originally posted by piopat:

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any particular model or are all netgear ok.also im having trouble sharing in my own house, i pinged the server box all was ok,tried it with the sharing box but no good. the router can see both as i can edit cccam in both.

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