Re: Fw: Bush Internet boxes...

[Stuart Poulton <swp@xxxxxxx>]

Gareth,

You're right, RS do them for ~=A330.00, but my guess is that component
cost is less, seems awfully silly spending =A330 on a =A320 set top box.

Stuart (Still Hunting for an IBX250)




On Wed, 2001-12-05 at 14:33, Gareth Cook wrote:
> We thought about buying these for our support labs - but we never
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> them in the end.
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> I'm SURE Maplin or RS do these things...so instead of plugging the
modem=
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> into a POTS, and you plug em both into these.
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> G.
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> Hi,
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> I think I've found what might be a solution to the problem
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> http://www.hotspot.freeserve.co.uk/HOTSPOT/TLS/tlsframe.htm
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> If I've understood things right this should allow the connection of
the
> STB to a modem, then connect the modem to a PC acting as an ISP.
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> Can someone with a feel for electronics and the telephone system have
a
> look at the circuit.
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> Regards
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> Stuart
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> On Wed, 2001-12-05 at 13:56, James, Daniel wrote:
> > >This isn't quite what I was thinking of..... this program
uses a seria=
l
> > link to a device (Psion=20
> > >in your case) and routes that out through another device on
the PC (a=
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> modem
> > in this=20
> > >case)......=20
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> > It links my Psion onto the Lan at work, to enable me to then surf
the=20
> web on
> > my psion or pick up mail. (It uses the TCP/IP address and setting
of th=
e=20
> PC
> > to surf the web, and it assigns the Psion its own IP address).
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> > >what we need to do for the Bush box, since it has a modem but
not
> > (currently,=20
> > >unless someone's been busy with a soldering iron!) a serial
port.....=
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> so we
> > want to connect the=20
> > >Bush modem, to another modem so that it thinks the PC is an
ISP..... I=
P
> > traffic can then be=20
> > >routed over the internal network and out through the gateway
machine=20
> (my
> > box with=20
> > >ADSL USB router) onto the internet.
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> > Ah ok, I thought I had seen that it had a serial port - Sorry!
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> > Ho hum
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> > Daniel
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> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From: Doogie Brodie [mailto:doogiebrodie@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 05 December 2001 13:49
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Bush Internet boxes...
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> >=20
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> > Thanks Daniel.....
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> > This isn't quite what I was thinking of..... this program uses a
serial=
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> link
> > to a device (Psion in your case) and routes that out through
another=20
> device
> > on the PC (a modem in this case)...... what we need to do for the
Bush=
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> box,
> > since it has a modem but not (currently,  unless someone's been
busy=20
> with a
> > soldering iron!) a serial port..... so we want to connect the
Bush=20
> modem, to
> > another modem so that it thinks the PC is an ISP..... IP traffic
can=20
> then be
> > routed over the internal network and out through the gateway
machine (m=
y=20
> box
> > with ADSL USB router) onto the internet.
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> > Cheers
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> > Doogie
> >=20
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: James, Daniel [mailto:daniel.james@xxxxxxx]=20
> > Sent: 05 December 2001 12:50
> > To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Bush Internet boxes...
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> >=20
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> > Hi all
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> > I have been following this Bush Internet box thread....
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> > Anyhow I see you are looking for ways to connect this to your
pc's
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> > I use a piece of software for my Psion called DS Link, this
software=20
> sits on
> > the PC, and I have a modem configured on the Psion that allows it
to=20
> connect
> > to the Web, using the connection available on the PC.
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> > Further information on this can be found here:
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