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Nighthawk XR500 configuration for IPTV
Hi everyone
I have spent the last few days trying to get an HT500a IPTV set top box working with my new XR500 router but I'm not having much luck. I have configured VLAN tagging with a tag grou...
Hi Greg, I'm not sure if the ISP will require it to be only accessed through the hub they provided or not. I'd recommend logging in here: http://support.netgear.com/ and calling the Netgear 24/7 support number as they'd be more familiar with this setup.
Thanks Fraser
I tried literally every possible combination of settings related to multicast and IGMP but I could not get the XR500 router to send IPTV traffic to the set top box. I tried splitting traffic using a VLAN tag and VLAN bridge but it didn't work.
One thing I couldn't determine was whether there is a setting for enable IGMP snooping which I have heard might make a difference. Short of trying to use Wireshark to work out what's going on, I decided to call it quits and return the router for a refund after spending hours and hours trying to get it working.
A shame because I've purchased lots of Netgear products in the past and they've been great.
cheers,
Greg
- Sorry to hear you returned it, had you confirmed with the ISP that they did allow it to work with 3rd party routers?