OpenPLi Wiki: How to stream SDTV & HDTV from my DM box to my computer

This is an old revision of e2Stream made by jonc on 2008-11-12 01:17:16.

Use VLC 0.86i

A PC or Notebook running XP/Vista/OSX/Linux (Iphone / Windows Mobile 6 etc)
A web browser - Firefox and Google Chrome (for Windows users)is recommended however Internet Explorer (Version 7 up) does work with limited success
You will need to download and install the application called VLC version 0.8.6i on your computer Click here
You can see a flash movie on Howto install VLC here Make sure you follow all the steps.
Make sure your DM box is connected to your local area network (LAN). Most important
Make sure your PC is connected to your local area network by cable or wifi. Most important

You need to know the IP address of your DM Box. Most important
Open your web browser to the IP address of your DM box or simply use http://dreambox

In this example below we will use the IP address of 192.168.1.220 and this world wide web site in your DM box will appear.

Now we have there (2) options for streaming from your DM box back to your PC or other device.