NEWBIE GUIDE: Connecting dbox2 to ethernet cable

[myksterx]

HOW TO CONNECT TO YOUR DBOX2 VIA ETHERNET WIRE
NEWBIE GUIDE BY MYKSTERX

What you need:

Dbox2 (i tested this on a Nokia Dbox2 x2 AMD with Lacky Pro 1 loaded)
Normal ethernet cable (the one that you use from your modem to your router for the internet)
Laptop/PC (i tested on a vista laptop)
CuteFTP

1: Go into your internet connections on your laptop/pc. You want to keep your "local area connection" enabled,
And disable any other connections that may be in there.

a) Start menu then click "Control Panel"
b) Click "Network and Sharing Center"
c) On the left we want to click "Manage Network Connections"
d) Right click and disable anything other than "Local Area Connections" (I had "Local Area Connection 2" & "Wireless Network Connection")
e) You should be left with just "Local Area Connection"

2: Now we want to change the properties for the "Local Area Connection"

a) Right click "Local Area Connection" then click properties
b) Click "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) then press the properties button
c) Check "Use the following address"
e) You want the settings like the following:

IP Address 192.168.2.3
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0

f) Just click OK and leave the rest blank, click OK on the box below it too.

We have now set the pc up to talk to the box. Next is to set the box up to talk to the pc!

3: Turn your dbox on. Do the following:

a) Press the dbox button
b) Go to settings and press OK
c) Go to Network and press OK
d) You now want the following settings in the sections:

Start Network on boot on
DHCP off

IP Address 192.168.2.4
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
Broadcast 192.168.2.255

Default Gateway
DNS Server 192.168.2.1

== If the information below is different on yours, then just leave it as it is==
Syncron via DVB
NTP-Server de.pool.ntp.org
NTP/DVB-Refr 30

4: We then want to back up your current image.
Do the following:

a) Press the dbox button
b) Go to "Service" and press OK
c) Go to "Image upgrade/backup" and press OK
d) Go to "Backup One Partition" and press OK
== i was using lacky pro, i had to: Go to Expert-functions, then Backup One Partition ==
e) Go to "Flash without bootlader" and press OK
e) It should now back up, wait untill it shows "the image was successfully saved under /tmp/mtd3.img"

Your dbox is now setup & backed up. We now want to connect to the dbox via ethernet cable.

5: Before we install a FTP program, you should check to see if you have set it up successfuly.
a) Open your web browsers (internet explorer/firefox etc)
b) In the URL bar, type in the IP Address you set on your dbox network settings (mine being 192.168.2.4)
c) If it loads up dbox yWeb or Dbox Web Interface, then you have set everything up sucessfully so far! carry on..
== If not, just have another read over step 2 and step 3, should be very simple! You need a connection before you continue ==

6: Download and install cuteftp, then run it.

Link: http://www.4shared.com/file/73734454...d08072008.html

a) On the site manager dialog, Click New.. then FTP Site
b) Label dbox2
c) Host Address 192.168.2.4
d) Username root
e) Password dbox2 (sometimes it may be: dbox, dbox2 or commando, depending on what image, mine was dbox2)
f) Login method normal
g) Click connect
h) You should be connected as you tested it in the web browser earlier and it connected fine.
== if not, double check again, ensure everything is entered correctly ==
== another thing, if it asks for a port (it shouldnt do) just enter 21 ==

7: You should now be connected to the root folder on the dbox2.

Information taken from ukcvs.org, the information was taken from "turner123" from his fantastic video tutorials and help from him via the forums!
I must say at first i had some troubles as im new to dbox FTPing.. It took me a while to learn how to do it the Null Modem Cable way.. anyhow..

SPECIAL THANKS TO TURNER123 - HE PRODUCED THE VIDEO TUTS & MOST INFORMATION ON THIS ONE, CHEERS MATE!

myksterx
http://myksterx.4shared.com/