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nicolasmorin78
Sep 22, 2016Aspirant
EX7000 with Freebox player on Ethernet port
Hi everyone, I'm Nicolas, I'm French, and I'm new here. My ISP here is Free, and I have 2 boxes : the Freebox Server is connected to the phone line, providing the internet, while the Freebox ...
DarrenM
Sep 29, 2016Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Hello nicolasmorin78
I do not know anything about the Freebox system but have you tried to connect any other type of device to the ethernet and see if the internet works?
DarrenM
- nicolasmorin78Sep 30, 2016Aspirant
Hi,
Quick update, after a few days of digging through a lot of forums.
The Freebox Server and the Freebox Player seem to communicate through a vlan, and need to be connected either through the CPL plugs, or through a direct ethernet cable.
They're not compliant with this extender, or with any of this kind of device.
I asked my vendor to take the product back..
Thanks,
NM.