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And how are you supposed to protect yourself on errors like that ? It's not like you don't have the pinouts, and if seller said one thing and you got another, then that is not something you could have foreseen. Worst case, guess you can always just buy the required connectors and build your own cable. Or just spend a little bit more and get an HDMI to AV converter, and you can use it with any device. After all this time, I'd probably just get the converter. Something like this: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CZNPQ937

Keep in mind that 5Ghz may be faster, but it is more temperamental as you get further away from the router. 2.4Ghz may be slower (but usually plenty for most IPTV) but it is also more stable on longer ranges "IF you have properly selected the right channels to avoid congestion". It can sometimes be a bit of a trial an error before you get it "just" right. Maybe use an app on your phone (I think I used to use Wifi Analyzer) which can graphically show you the analysis of the different channels and which ones seem more congested than others in your area of the home.

Like Ryu said, it is NOT a good idea to use as internal storage. That can cause all sorts of issues, and the day your ssd or usb connection get's flaky, it will corrupt your whole box and be forced to do another factory reset. Format it as portable storage and it can be used for downloading movies, recordings, etc.. as long as you set the options accordingly int he PVR options section. And as a test, IF it is possible, if the freezing persists, try to run an ethernet cable from your router, to the box, to eliminate the possibility that it is some sort of interference with the wifi causing the freezing. Does your router only show a single SSID and handle band steering internally, or does it present 2 SSID (one for 2.4Ghz band, and one for 5Ghz band) where you manually can select the one you want ? Very often many routers can cause glitches in the way they try to do band steering and sometimes constantly try to renegotiate back and forth between both bands. You are better off, if possible to disable any automatic band steering and ideally be able to manually choose a 2.4 or 5Ghz SSID.

For many drivers (including network), you are at the mercy of the chipset vendors. And historically network drivers are a mess with "sleep" or "Hibernate" options. Your combination of hardware (router, switches, dhcp server setting [like lease times], etc..) may be making the issue worse, but with very few exception, using sleep in many of these media boxes is always a toss of a coin, and eventually you need to do a reboot to ensure things are clean. So personally, for the last decade on ALL of my media boxes, if possible, I select that they go into proper shutdown mode instead of sleep/suspend. Sure it take an extra 30 seconds to boot, but at least you know things were all freshly initialized t each boot.

First thing you can do is post in the correct section for your box, and not hijack a 3 month old thread which is irrelevant to your issue. Then provide more info, like exact model of box you are using (there are a few different X5 models). You Software version (5.0.xxx), firmware version (V202xxxxxxx). Why type of subscription you are using MAC, XC, M3U ? Have you tried using a VPN service ? Many ISP are blocking iptv streams lately and worse during prime time peak hours. Start a NEW thread, and include the pertinent info. Please do NOT continue it in this thread.

Has nothing to do with the box. That is the nature and limitation of a MAC connection and all servers I know can only do single connection with a MAC based server. Keep in mind that a MAC is supposed to be a unique identifier for a device, and as such, the servers were designed to only handle a single physical connection for each device. Subscriptions using the XC (Xtreme Codes) API are different, they uses a username/password combination and therefore don't have such a limitation. Just like you can log into your favourite website from multiple devices, it is the same for XC. And they implement the connection limitation on the server to allow a certain number of connections, depending on how much you pay. The primary server I use, allows 2 simultaneous connections by default when using XC API. And has the option for 4 or 6 connections (at an extra cost) for those who need that.

It all depends on your provider. This will not work if you have a MAC type subscription, since your service needs to offer multiple connections. With an XC API type connection you can have the option for multiple simultaneous connections. You can check what yours has by going into the menu->settings->account info. And you can see the max connections vs active connections (if your account/service has multiple connection options). Keep in mind to record something while watching something else, you need to have at least 2 under max connections, since you need 1 stream for the recording, and 1 stream for your live TV.

There is already a thread dedicated to P6 wishlist. And I had already requested this feature https://stbtalk.com/topic/14151-buzztv6-application-wishlist-for-new-features-and-enhancements/page/6/#findComment-37232

Even it it did work, if I recall correctly with the P6 (BT500) the voice function only works outside of the buzztv app (I did very limited testing on voice functionally). So mostly commands from home screen. It's quicker to just use the remote to navigate anywhere I want for the amount time it would take to speak the command Not particularly useful in my opinion. Don't expect Alexa, Google or Siri type of interaction with any of the boxes.

Does it show up under settings/storage ? IF it does not show up at all under storage, then it is quite possible the drive is dead. And possibly that may be the reason things were behaving strangely if there were links to the drive it was trying to resolve, but drive was not there.

Have you tried rebooting your router ? Quite possible that it is the DHCP server on your router that is acting up and not issuing an IP. Have seen that a few times, especially with older Dlink routers. By unplugging and re-plugging it in, it forces it to make another request. If you unplug the power from the box and plug it back in, does it also fix the problem ? Do you have your box set for suspend or shutdown ? From home screen, go to settings (gear icon on top), then select BuzzTV Utilities, and then Power Options. The setting you want to check is "Power Off Mode". Is it set to suspend or shutdown ? If you keep going into suspend, eventually things can get messed up. Do yourself a favor and change that to shutdown. Sure it takes an extra 30 seconds to power up the box every time, but this way you will always have a clean boot. It's like Microsoft Windows. If you keep putting your machine to sleep mode all the time, eventually it will start doing strange things and you will be forced to reboot anyhow

X5 SS connected to the SAME location and cable as your X5 ? Swapped positions ? At least if you swap locations of the boxes you will be able to tell if the issue follows the BOX, or if the issue follows the connection location. If it follows the box, then use the backup/restore function of BuzzTV 5 to backup your servers and favorites to a USB stick. Then try a hard reset as recommended by Ryu above.

Nobody said your internet connection is defective. Obviously since your computer works, your internet connection is fine. BUT, it may not be your X5 with the defective ethernet port. It may be your cable which is defective, or maybe even the port on your switch/router which your X5 is connected to. Have you tried power cycling your network switch to ensure it is not partitioning out the port if it potentially detected something odd on the other end. It would not be the first time that I have had a network switch decide to shutdown some ports and eventually fail completely. Now, everything in my home, including all my buzz boxes, are connected through a UPS. I have at least 10 in the house and every 5 or 6 years I really hate that battery bill But at least all my equipment is protected from brown outs (which are worse) and surges.

Damn these guys are quick. Ordered them Wednesday night. And they were just delivered by Canada Post expedited parcels. And it is nice to see the "signature required" option back for deliveries. Guess I'll be busy this weekend

What buzz box model do you have ? And how many other things have you installed on the box ? And what firmware/software version is installed ? If you don't have too much 3rd Party apps installed, you can always backup BuzzTV 5 to a USB stick, then do a factory reset and restore your BuzzTV 5 settings.