Hi there wiraone, it has been a long time

I use Dlink Green switch on top of the router to divert the line. Interestingly, I can connect a switch between the IPTV unit and the router, meaning to say by doing so, the IPTV unit can be installed at any ethernet end from the switch itself. Here's how I do it :



Original configuration:> ------[fibrehome/ZTE unit]------[DIR615]-------[IPTV set top box]-----TV




Add a switch:> ------[fibrehome/ZTE unit]------[DIR615]------[Switch]---[IPTV set top box]-----TV



The advantage of adding switch is that the IPTV Set Top unit can be detached and move to any of the networked room.





I even tried to add another switch (bought one just to try on) at the set top box end, but it fail to detect the IPTV signal.



Well, I would love the double switch configuration as I only have ONE Cat5e cable in betw my router and HTPC & LCD end. So if it works, I won't have to swap the ethernet cable whenever I want to watch TV with HTPC or with the IPTV.

This post has been edited by peter32: Dec 24 2010, 09:40 AM

u can plug a cable to the available port on the wifi router

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Added on December 24, 2010, 9:48 amgood idea, im new to pfsense, upgrading from ipcop...will explore pfsense more

This post has been edited by xshiro: Dec 24 2010, 09:48 AM

guys TM jus reached my house..

they charging me 300 for the wiring T_T

contractor can charge u if extra work?

Yes, they will charge if there are extra work...such as fiber optics go thru the roof. Extra CAT5e cables usually RM10 / 1 meter. Extra charges sometime can go up to RM700 +++..Better nego with them else DIY.

they just drill some hole on first floor..

they said they climb roof.. so dangerous need pay extra -.-

normally they said they will only install at the TV area.. is that true?

lol... they said like that is want duit kopi....

Not really duit kopi. Telekom instruct them to do the easy installation with minimum drilling. Go up the roof, hide the cables, Indoor fiber optics more than 15 meters..etc is extra charges.

Some contractor even dare to ask for duit kopi (RM200) even tho it is an easy installation...This i don't pay

As for my house, they only need to do:
1, Outdoor termination
2, Indoor termination (Cable installation done by me in less then 10 mins)
3, Configure the Modem, D-Link router & IP TV (House network CAT5e Cable already done 1 week before Unifi Installation)

All this took them 2 hrs !! slow like snail...

This post has been edited by ldragon: Dec 24 2010, 11:03 AM

but when i install unifi... got 1 people said dangerous need extra fee rm100... i dint paid it... because tm already charge rm200 installation fee... after that got 1 of them told me not really dangerous, just that guy want charge only...

Go up the roof is easy, just that if they crash the roof..etc who going to be responsible? you can call Unifi sales they will inform you that their contractor will charge customer for the extra service.

I have assist 5 of my friends to register & install unifi. I will know if they want "duit kopi"

The worst that i encountered is,
Out door termination behind the house going up to the roof to the front master bedroom (Modem, d-link router).
From master bedroom Cat5e (our own) pull to ground floor living room IPTV
Total RM700 !!
Manage to nego until RM250

This post has been edited by ldragon: Dec 24 2010, 11:17 AM

yes i understand it.... but they use the dangerous reason for extra charge... but actually not really dangerous at all... the installation fee 200 we paid is not include climb roof? and the 1m = rm10 cat5e expensive like hell...

Perhaps when TM called later for feedback, you can tell the TM about the extra charges. If it is valid then its ok. But if they charge extra out of the ordinary hopefully TM will get the feedback and blacklist the contractor.

TM guy called me up on the day, during the service to find out if the contractor did arrive, and after the installation too. Nowadays their feedback service is much better I think.

Thats why I bought 1 box of CAT5e for about RM200 +. Extra I gave to my friends who is going to network their house computer system & Unifi setup

ya... self wiring the cat5e is most cheapest...

For those who wants to wire up the house, I do recommend to use Cat6 once and for all.

lol... most of shop sell cat6 is 1 box.... 1 box cat6 is too much for me...

Mmmhhh, my Unifi was install on 13-Dec, after 1 week the phone is not function, cant call out and not able to call in also. :-/

In your BTU is the VOIP light indicator on?

Hi Peter .. long time for sure .. what happened to the motor trader forum? gone for good? seems the new board is so difficult to use and I given up



My networking knowledge is not good but the above config won't work. Plain switch won't do routing .. the DIR615 splits the IPTV traffics .. adding a switch won't help to combine and split the traffics back to iptv and internet .. if you're worried of running long cables, I guess you could try that powerline thingy.. no idea if it works but some say it works okay for them. As for me .. I've never switch on my IPTV after they started charging for "premium" channels .. I've Astro and that should be good enough.

sometime ON, sometime not, but most of the time is ON. but the phone still can't function even the light in ON :- /

This post has been edited by Sirius: Dec 24 2010, 12:28 PM

Ic. Thanks for the info. Me being noob have to experiment in things like this.