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can someone help me with fixing the wifi in the skybix m3 ?
i put the usb wifi flash n did exactly what i saw in the youtube but ... its always not connecting always (timeout , unable to connect) !! i used the wifi usb in my laptop n it worked !! so whats wrong ??thax
 

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Exactly what Dongle are you using? Some say it will only work with an "Approved" Dongle for Skybox - although mine isn't!

Also, what Encrypton are you using? Again, some say WPA2 only, but mine is set to WPA+WPA2?

What Signal Strength/Quality have you got showing on the M3 WiFi bars?

How fast and stable is your ADSL connection?
 

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the flash sold to me with the skybox called (tenda w311ml) but they wrote on the box that the minmum cpu should b 733 mhz so i dont know is it ok or no

Encrypton : wpa2 and try also others even open network with many many speeds like 2 mb n more
the signal always over 75 to 85 %
 

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My dongle is a cheapie from Wilkinsons "texet" is the make.
 

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eng qt said:
the flash sold to me with the skybox called (tenda w311ml) but they wrote on the box that the minmum cpu should b 733 mhz so i dont know is it ok or no

Encrypton : wpa2 and try also others even open network with many many speeds like 2 mb n more
the signal always over 75 to 85 %

Hmm. Sounds as if it should all be ok.

Mine does occasionally have mad moments, but a Reboot of the box tends to sort that out.
 

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Piltdownpaul said:
My dongle is a cheapie from Wilkinsons "texet" is the make.

Worth knowing (albeit not for our friend as he is in Kuwait and I don't think Wilko's tentacles stretch that far!)

How much?
 

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the problem its not mad moments ...its always mad :)
but is the cpu ok ?coz the minmum req. for the dogle is 733 and the skybox only 396
 

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Good question.......around the ten quid mark i'm sure-I had another dongle ,saw this while i was shopping and thought it was cheap so it was worth having. I used it on the icecrypt before with no problems. Maybe the texet is made further East! And i notice at the top i have a like but its not showing in the thread!!!
 

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eng qt said:
the problem its not mad moments ...its always mad :)
but is the cpu ok ?coz the minmum req. for the dogle is 733 and the skybox only 396

Ah, then that might well explain it.

I was going to suggest you set a Static IP, but that probably won't help if the Dongle isn't compatible.

Can't you use Ethernet instead?
 

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Piltdownpaul said:
Good question.......around the ten quid mark i'm sure-I had another dongle ,saw this while i was shopping and thought it was cheap so it was worth having. I used it on the icecrypt before with no problems. Maybe the texet is made further East! And i notice at the top i have a like but its not showing in the thread!!!

The "Like" was from my good self ............

I shouldn't call that cheap: The "Official" one is around that price. Mine was £1.99 plus considerable p&p, total cost around sick squid, IIRC.
 

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I paid silly money for a belkin then, that was years ago and it was rubbish.
 

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cant ...the modom very far from me ... i toke the skybox next to it once to try if it works n it did but cant now...i think i should try other dongle
 

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How far is the modem, i use a 10metre ethernet cable successfully.
 

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its really far ...about 20 m coz its in another level in the house ...hard to use cable
 

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I see, best to try another dongle then if you can get one cheap.
 

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Piltdownpaul said:
I see, best to try another dongle then if you can get one cheap.

I'd try using a Static IP first, before shelling out more wonga: You never know!
 

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what do u mean by Static IP??how is that ??n by the way i should make the dhcp on or off in the wifi sittings in the skybox ?coz i checked how they do it in the youtube i saw them do both things
 

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Access your Router's Wireless Network Menu, find the M3 and go to Details then Configure: You can deselect Automatic IP allocation and enter a fixed value.

In the M3's WiFi setup, toggle DHCP and you'll find all the sub-items become active.

Enter valid data (See my settings below)

Reboot.

Go back into Wi-Fi Manager and re-enable DHCP. This will "grey out" the settings you made and make them fixed.

eg My settings are:

IP WiFi 192.168.1.66
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.000
Gateway 192.168.001.254
DNS Preferred 192.168.001.254
DNS Alternate 000.000.000.000 (Insert 192.168.001.254 or it won't work: The box will default it to zeros)
DHCP On

My instructions might not be perfectly accurate, but I'm sure you can figure it out!
 

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am using my laptop as router now coz the wifi dongle could not catch the sigle from the far router but i did the 2nd part from what u said n nothing still !!
i think its the dongle
 

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Sounds like it.
 
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