2 July 2004 

Installation manual for the ASTRA proxy client 

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Guide for ASTRA customer. This is not an end user guide. 

Technical Services, Multimedia Customer Support 

SES/TD/TESMM/0012EN 

Appendix 9: Hardware   Frequently Asked Questions  

1. 

Can I use my existing PC satellite receiver with the ASTRA proxy client? 

Yes, provided the ASTRA proxy installation and test program is able to detect your receiver properly. 

Then, the program can utilize the configuration of the ASTRA proxy client software on your satellite 

receiver. 

The transponder and service parameter you have to enter in the control application of your existing PC 

satellite receiver are mentioned chapter 9 

2. 

How can I find out the MAC address of my PC DVB S receiver ? 

The MAC address is the globally unique address of a network card consisting of 12 hexadecimal 

digits. You may need this address when you register to ASTRA Broadband services for the first time. 

Normally, the MAC address of your satellite receiver is either displayed by the provided control 

application or it is labelled directly on the adapter.  

The installation and test program for the ASTRA proxy client is also able to detect the MAC address of 

your receiver hardware in step 2 of the installation. In case you don't use this program, please follow 

these steps: 

On Win9x/ME click on  Start  

  Run  and enter  winipcfg . Click on  OK  and select your 

satellite receiver from the list. The MAC address is the value in the field  adapter address .  

On Windows 2000/XP click on  Start  

  Run  and enter  cmd . Click on  OK . On the 

command line enter  ipconfig /all  and press . Eventually you need to scroll up the 

screen output. Find your satellite receiver and take the value  physical address . 

3. 

Why does the  TechnoTrend DVBsat PCI budged  adapter have the IP address 

192.168.44.xx? Where does it get this address from? I would have expected another address. What if 

my (local) subnet accidentally used the same address?  

In order to connect a physical network interface i.e. the satellite receiver, to a network it requires an IP 

address. This address is arbitrary and currently fixed by the manufacturer to any private class C 

address. This can lead to conflicts of course, no matter how unlikely this might be, and it can be 

resolved by assigning a different IP address to the receiver. 

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