Zgemma Box Visible Connection VM

[Slainesco]

Hello

I was in my virgin media hub and noticed my Zgemma is showing as an Ethernet Connected Device

Does that mean those cheeky chaps at VM can see that as well

thanks

S

 

[marconi_pete]

Hi There. Short answer is Yes. You can change the name of your Zgemma box to something else to avoid this. Depending on what image you are using.

For OpenATV images using your remote you want to go to Menu, Setup, System, Network,Mounts Setup, Mount Manager and scroll down to Change Hostname.

For Vix images again using your remote go to Menu, Setup, System, Network, Mounts setup, Mounts manager, Change host name. Press OK and an on screen keyboard opens, select "all" to highlight old name, then type over it. think you then press green to save.

Change the name to anything you like. I've got mine set up as Apple TV.

Thanks

 

[Slainesco]

Thank you so much

 

[marconi_pete]

Thank you so much

No problem. Make sure to reboot your router after you have changed the name, as your router/hub may not show your new name automatically.

Thanks

 

[Slainesco]

Thank you again and will do. I am just trying to get to the bottom of my constant freezing on both my boxes and noticed this on the router

 

[marconi_pete]

Thank you again and will do. I am just trying to get to the bottom of my constant freezing on both my boxes and noticed this on the router

This may not be causing your freezing. You may find that it's your line provider or signal levels. Check these first.

Thanks

 

[Slainesco]

yeah i didnt think it would it was just i noticed it when i was perusing my router

how do i check my signal levels

thanks

 

[marconi_pete]

yeah i didnt think it would it was just i noticed it when i was perusing my router

how do i check my signal levels

thanks

Depending on what image you're using and skin, you can usually hit the ok button twice on your remote when watching a tv channel and in the bottom right corner there should be a SNR percentage. SNR stands for Signal to Noise Ratio and is basically your signal level coming into the receiver for that certain channel/ frequency you're currently using.

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[Slainesco]

ahh yeah i saw that it was 29% if i remember from earlier

 

[marconi_pete]

ahh yeah i saw that it was 29% if i remember from earlier

What Zgemma box have you got. I've only ever heard of the H2 models getting stuck on 29%.

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[Slainesco]

i think its the H2H

 

[marconi_pete]

i think its the H2H

The model of your Zgemma box will be printed on the front of the box. If your box is a H2H Make sure you have an up to date image flashed to your box. If your certain you have a current image and your SNR still shows 29%, then your signals may be a bit on the low side and could probably do with boosting either by a dedicated booster like the kong yellow brick amp or by a HDU.

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[Slainesco]

ive just checked and the last time it was updated was 20-11-16.
Im quite new to this so whats a good image and will i lose my sub info
thanks

 

[marconi_pete]

ive just checked and the last time it was updated was 20-11-16.
Im quite new to this so whats a good image
thanks

If your image was last updated in November 2016 then yes I'd say you're running an outdated image. As you're pretty new to the world of c/s I'd suggest going with an image that has been pre configured such as wooshbuild. Wooshbuild is based on a openATV 6.0 image and can be found in the downloads section of this site. There are plenty of threads on this and help is readily availble.

Thanks

 

[Slainesco]

legend and thank you again much appreciated

 

[grog68]

technically vm probably can see what is connected to your router, legally I am not sure they are allowed to snoop without a warrant or your permission. I've never bothered changing the hostname on any of my boxes, and I have 4 connected to the router at the moment and have not had any issues.

Search the forum and you will see there have been a lot of people experiencing freezing although today appears to have settled down. (tempting fate)

 

[rs500nutter]

Yeah vm dont give a crap whats connected and make most of there money through broadband and only a fraction through tv channels as sly own most of the channels anyway etc vm just a 3rd party provider for most tv ::