411 has the same pcb board as 211?

[BrettTRay]

I was looking inside of the 411 the other day and noticed that it has a header and connections on the pcb board for the ethernet pins. Has anyone noticed this. I guess they use the same pcb board for both the 411/211 except they didn't put the ethernet port on the 411. It would be easy to solder one on if you had a ViP series receiver to know which pins go where. I'm willing to bet that someone out there will do it. I would do it if I could see pics of the configuration of the pins.

 

[Smith P.]

I would try if I'll have it ; should be easy to solder it if all spots there; and spooling software is the same for 211 and 411.

 

[BrettTRay]

Thanks P. If the software is the same for both then it should work. I don't understand why they even released the 411 if they used a pcb board with a ethernet header and spots for it? Have they released for sure what the ethernet port will be used for? I have a feeling that dish has some up and coming plans for there own verson of broadband that will probably go in sync with the ViP series receivers.

 

[Smith P.]

Brett, could you please post your 411 pictures here ?

 

[SimpleSimon]

Might it be that one of the chips on said board do not have the necessary Ethernet support?

 

[navychop]

That's where I'd place my nickle.