I have looked everywhere to try and figure out this problem but I have found nothing that has helped. I hoping this forum could help provide the best solution. I have a Dish VIP 622DVR receiver that is located in a media closet with a laptop (wireless internet connection), DVD, receiver, etc... There is no hard internet connection in the closet and I only use a cell phone; however I have a wireless router in another room of the house. I want to hook up my Dish receiver to a broadband connection but don't want to run a wire, get a landline, or buy a Homeplug. The laptop is my old Sony Vaio that runs on XP. I found that there is a way to share an internet connection...i.e. connect an Ethernet cord from my computer directly into the Dish receiver and share the wireless connection. I configured my computer to allow for this connection; however my receiver is still unable to connect. Thoughts, ideas, suggestions??? Thank you.
Dish Receiver - Internet Connection Sharing
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What kind of cable are you using
A standard CAT 5 Cable doesn't suffice for something like this. You will need a crossover cable. I had a similar set up a few months ago with my PS3 and it turned out the only problem was that I needed a crossover cable. Once I got that I was able to share internet with almost anything turning my laptop into a wireless hub of sorts.
Get a Crossover cable, and make sure it's a crossover cable, or you could try to make one yourself if that is your sort of thing, but I would just recommend you go get a crossover cable and see if that doesn't do the trick.
A standard CAT 5 Cable doesn't suffice for something like this. You will need a crossover cable. I had a similar set up a few months ago with my PS3 and it turned out the only problem was that I needed a crossover cable. Once I got that I was able to share internet with almost anything turning my laptop into a wireless hub of sorts.
Get a Crossover cable, and make sure it's a crossover cable, or you could try to make one yourself if that is your sort of thing, but I would just recommend you go get a crossover cable and see if that doesn't do the trick.
A crossover cable directly between the notebook's wired ethernet port and the 622, or standard cables between the 2 and a swtch or hub. Also make sure you select the wireless LAN as the connection you want to share.
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Lets hope he's o.k. with buying cable.
He stated he has a laptop in the same media closet as his 622. Should only require a jumper of short length.
