What is the right to scan channels on dreambox? I tried different channel/satellite lists and always end up with some kind of mixed bag of duplicated/missing channels, even they look fine in Channel Master and other utilities. When I do it just for one sat (manually remove all the other sats/channels) it is seems more or less OK. But if my files for multiple sats (like BEV 82&91) when I scan one sat it gives some channels from the other one and vice versa.
2 : Installation 2.1 Dish Positioning This step is only necessary if your satellite dish has not been set up yet. It is a quite involved procedure, so you might want to get somebody who has already installed a satellite system before to help you, or buy an installation and mounting package from the place you got your setup from. 2.2 Satellite & Channel Configuration I assume that your dish is now installed and working. At the first boot of your Dreambox, you have to choose your language, Time Zone and then your dish configuration: Basic (one LNB/One dish), Medium (several LNB/Dishes with DiseqC switching), or complex (a motorized unit). Then you need to add at least one satellite. Now it's time to scan at least one satellite for channels. The Dreambox has an impressively fast scan, based on a XML file containing all transponders available on the chose satellite. Keep in mind that it is normal if some transponders do not have any digital channels, as several are still used for analog broadcast, or temporary feeds. Press the blue button to access next page :
Press the blue button, then select automatic scan, then the progress screen will be shown:
2.3 Network Configuration
Now, it's time to configure the network. Press the small dream Button on the remote, then select Setup - Expert Setup - Communication Setup. I suggest to use 192.168.0.24 for the Dreambox as more and more OS images have this value built-in. Set the Gateway to the IP address of your local Internet gateway (usually 192.168.0.1 if you have a router or do Internet connection sharing from your primary PC). Set the Netmask to 255.255.255.0. Note that if you use a residential gateway (DLS or cable router), then your IP addresses will be in the 192.168.1.x range and you have to assign the appropriate IP to your Dreambox. The netmask stays the same, but the gateway will usually be 192.168.1.1.
The Name server to be used is the one you use for your PC, once connected to Internet. If you are currently not connected to the Internet, establish a connection now and then go to the Start Menu, select run, then type "command" for windows 98 computers and "cmd" for windows 2000 & XP. Then type "ipconfig /all" to get a listing of the configuration of all your network interfaces. Note the two DNS Servers as marked in the screenshot.
Also, make sure that the IP address for your Ethernet card is in the same subnet (192.168.0.x) as the Dreambox and that other computers in your network can access the Internet. This requires either a hardware router (that's most definitely the best solution and also gives you some additional security), or an active Internet connection sharing (search google for more information on Internet Connection Sharing). Having done that, your Dreambox can now access the Internet to download updates. To check if everything is working properly, try pinging the Dreambox: