Virgin V+ box - Page 2

Daz · 17-10-2007, 13:56

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Originally Posted by LeperousDust

See above, they'd use RS232 for engineering instead of ethernet

Just because it's an RJ45 socket doesn't mean it can be used on an ethernet network. Likewise ethernet works just fine over coax or fibre, and isn't tied to RJ45's and CAT5/6.

Mark · 17-10-2007, 13:58

True - my old dial-up modem router uses an RJ45 port as a serial console port.

Del Lardo · 18-10-2007, 11:30

For those that are interested I've had a chat with a man about and dog and he confirmed that the ethernet port can only be used for low speed internet connections instead of a modem, 1mbit and below and the USB ports will never be utilised.

LeperousDust · 18-10-2007, 12:25

Yeah the internet modem thing comes in quite useless in some households (who want basic internet in livingroom but wont pony up £40 at least for a router/wireless/whatever... I've found it doesn't work on a lot of boxes, it seems they started disabling it on the "newer" boxes to save hassle probably.

18-10-2007, 12:25	#14
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Yeah the internet modem thing comes in quite useless in some households (who want basic internet in livingroom but wont pony up £40 at least for a router/wireless/whatever... I've found it doesn't work on a lot of boxes, it seems they started disabling it on the "newer" boxes to save hassle probably. __________________

17-10-2007, 13:58	#12
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	True - my old dial-up modem router uses an RJ45 port as a serial console port.

18-10-2007, 11:30	#13
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	For those that are interested I've had a chat with a man about and dog and he confirmed that the ethernet port can only be used for low speed internet connections instead of a modem, 1mbit and below and the USB ports will never be utilised.