Re: Re: Bush Internet Box

["Quinten Uijldert" <yahoogroups@xxxxxxx>]

I used primary  213.120.228.99 and secondary 217.158.66.11. This was what
ipconfig /all showed on XP when connected by normal PC to Free24-7.net
(bare-bones V21).

----- Original Message -----
From: <nickt@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 12:11 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Bush Internet Box


I was told by Reading Toys R Us that voucher sceme was extended so it
might be worth your while questionning them.
Does anyone know recommended DNS settings for V21?
Nick

--- In ukha_d@y..., "Quinten Uijldert" <yahoogroups@n...>
wrote:
> The vouchers are no longer active. That ended on the 31th of
October (so I
> have been told). Still at £19.99 you have a wonderfull piece of
equipment
> which can be modified beyond belief (well sort of).
>
> As it happens, I also picked up 4 units from my (not so) local Toys
R Us and
> my impressions were that the unit is nice, tidy and compact; the
remote is
> awkward to work with but I suspect that is just a matter of time to
get used
> to. The telephone cable is OTT (10m or so), the scart cable is
about 1.5m.
>
> I didn't even bother connecting it up with the Bush ISP, but
instead went
> straight ahead with the instructions from
> http://www.kentwebnet.com/bush/config.htm
and hacked it so it would
connect
> to my 0808 (BT Friaco) ISP, Free24-7.net (or V21 really). After
performing
> the steps on the website I connected straight away using my ISP...
for nowt
> :-)
>
> The webpages do surprisingly look good on my TV (your milage may
vary
> ofcourse) and are automagically transformed (don't expect
flash/image maps
> to work though).
>
> As to the remote... Yes, you should be able to use this on your PC,
provided
> you have an IR receiver connected to it and some appropriate
software. I
> myself have a Hauppauge WinTV card which comes with remote and
receiver and
> use a program called uICE ( www.mediatexx.com ) to control the PC
remotely.
> I will have a play with it later this week to see if it will accept
the IR
> signals from the Bush remote, but I don't foresee any problems.
>
> Q.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Campbell Macdonald
> To: ukha_d@y...
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 12:09 AM
> Subject: [ukha_d] Bush Internet Box
>
>
> Boo Hoo where is my voucher ?????
>
> Popped into ToysRus at Govan and picked up a box to play with. Very
> impressed with the unit especially the remote. Could this possibly
be used
> on a pc (probably not). If I ever get time (maybe 20 years off) I
will have
> a play.
>
> Worried needlessly bout getting it indoors and the "but what do
we
need it
> for?" speech. SWMBO thought the remote was nifty looking and
didn't
even
> blink (must be the morphine in the tea...works a treat!)
>
> BTW  Govan has plenty of the boxes, so the girl says, and £20 isn't
much
> when you've bought loadsa x10 kits from Homebase.....
>
> Campbell



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