Connecting via Ethernet.

[ChrisM]

OK, so http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netgear_DG834_(series)#Default_settings is your default settings,
so 192.168.0.1 should be your gateway IP address, 255.255.255.0 should be the subnet, 192.168.0.129 shouldn't be used by anything for a long time so set that as the DroidBOX's manual IP address. Either put 192.168.0.1 as the DNS, or something like 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 as primary and secondary.
If your X7 represents those address in a non-decimal form, let me know the format and I'll modify the addresses.

 

[patrico]

Tried all of the above and still no luck.

 

[ChrisM]

OK, so if a network cable that works with other devices, when plugged into your DroidBOX device doesn't result in an ethernet connection, using DHCP or manually specifying everything makes no difference, but same DroidBOX and a laptop can create a network, we need to consider trying a factory reset on the DroidBOX. We've a section/photo on the X7 here - https://droidbox.co.uk/blog/how-to-access-your-droidboxs-recovery-menu/
Follow the steps, and let us know if your X7 can hold a connection with the modem/router afterwards.

 

[patrico]

Ok will try that, thanks.

 

[Gremlin]

I'm on my second X7 this time it's the Ultimate.
My first X7 worked perfectly well over ethernet, then I updated it with the latest Wizard and now I own a brick!
My second X7 Ultimate is working well even with the new Wizard... Other than ethernet with or without a static IP
I'm a software engineer by trade and oddly enough I'm doing a lot of network code at the moment, as far as I can see the ethernet problem is a fault with the later X7's

Any chance Droidbox could get this problem fixed as I'm starting to loose patience with it!
Cheers

 

[David Savage]

Use the contact us at the bottom of the page, and you will get a reply on what to do. Thanks

 

[Gremlin]

Contact made

 

[David Savage]

Hope you get the result you want, please let me no how you get on.
Good luck
Dave

 

[Gremlin]

Hope you get the result you want, please let me no how you get on.
Good luck
Dave

Cheers Dave

 

[patrico]

Hi sorry I have been away for a while. I just tried the above link for the recovery menu and I get the `404` Page not found alert. Can you please direct me to the correct entry. P.s. I have not tried this yet to see if it fixes my Ethernet problem.
Cheeers Pat

 

[David Savage]

SS is in his hols for 2 weeks, so maybe get in touch with the office on live chat.
Dave

 

[patrico]

Hi sorry I have been away for a while. I just tried the above link for the recovery menu and I get the `404` Page not found alert. Can you please direct me to the correct entry. P.s. I have not tried this yet to see if it fixes my Ethernet problem.
Cheeers Pat

 

[ChrisM]

https://droidbox.co.uk/blog/faq-2/how-to-access-your-droidboxs-recovery-menu/ is the new link. If you get other pages not found, click the Blog link at the top and scan the entries on the right.

 

[patrico]

Thank you once again for your help. Hope you enjoyed your break.