Cardsharing Server Setup...

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1.. For starters, can i set up a card sharing server without a Dreambox? I have seen a few guides but they almost all mention the use of a Dreambox at some stage. I know my family will need a Dreambox or similar c-line capable box to share with my card, but do I need a Dreambox to set it up?

yes....You don't need a Dreambox at all....I guess the people writing the guides you've read just have this as their receiver!

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2.. Could someone please point me in the right direction for hiding my IP Address of my local Server.

Hiding it from what? If you mean so nobody can find out the 192.168.xxx.xxx address then you need to setup NAT from your router...ie. request comes in to your DNS and your router points the request to your local server....having a secure listening port for your cam will ensure a more secure setup!

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3.. Do I need to purchase a Full Subscription to set up card sharing for the full service or can I do anything with the card? I have a basic white card at the moment, can I do anything to unlock channels through that or do I need the host card to have all the channels subscribed to? I have read about updating entitlements etc, (Is this just like activating the card or is it a bit darker)?

No...you can't 'unlock' the channels...you can of course receive entitlements from other peers but there is no hack to unlock per se! Entitlement updates are Sly checking your subscription and then refreshing your entitlements...its automatic these days if you use the likes of OScam

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4.. If I get my family to spend money on these cccam box’s will I get at least a few years out of them or are the big providers clamping down? I don’t expect it to last for ever but from what I can see the only solution would be for the big providers to replace all the box’s out there at the moment and surely that’s a no go.

Thanks in advance to anybody who can shed a bit of light on this for me.

Its all caveat emptor I'm afraid...it could all end tomorrow!

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How do I receive entitlements from other peers? Is that done through cccam or is this saved to the card? Would that mean that I could have a Sly package with Movies, You could have a Sly package with Sports & we could share the Sports & Movies?

In a nutshell...your box pretends to be your peers and channels decrypt as they would on their setup!

And yes...your package example would work! Make sure your family know if there are box or internet problems they won't be able to receive the channels you share with them!

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Yup will do, Thanks Sandman... Jeez I cant wait to set stuck into some of the tutorials here, What a site! After all my searching, Im finally home... Keep up the good work..

lol..yea theres quite a lot to read and it can be daunting but you can't break anything so trial and error is the best way to go....if you get stuck, you know where to come!

you are probably best to have your cardsharing server on a separate PC as you said you was looking in to anyway! - an old lappy etc - as your main PC which you are using as your HTPC with the quad tuner etc would have to be on all the time, and the server would be disrupted every time you are tweaking stuff on the PC. You need to get a card reader for your server PC and no you don't need your server to have any kind of viewing equipment or feeds - just the server software, card reader and sub card, connected to the net. You might want to consider using a dedicated linux receiver rather than a HTPC setup as well - I once used HTPCs and never looked back after getting my first E2 receiver, but each to their own!

Hi Thatfellow,

Apprecaite very much if you can kindly share you tutorial on how to setup a pc server for card sharing.

Looks interesting and would like to learn since I do have a old pc around.

Thanks.

If you got to the Linux Server and Card Sharing sections, you will find loads of tutorials, covering this.

I will follow the tutorial ubuntu but I have a question: If I use a PC server, one OMNIKEY and a card full peciso I do not really connect the cable operator in the server? Because my card will have to exchange keys with the operator and update dates and tiers etc, how will I do this? I have to remove the card and put the device from time to time?

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I will follow the tutorial ubuntu but I have a question: If I use a PC server, one OMNIKEY and a card full peciso I do not really connect the cable operator in the server? Because my card will have to exchange keys with the operator and update dates and tiers etc, how will I do this? I have to remove the card and put the device from time to time?

full peciso?
CCcam can allow EMM updates. You can pass these updates to your card through client receivers by putting the right bits in your fline to allow them
have a read of this
http://linuxsat-support.com/ca…nes-clines-beginners.html
As to whether this is safe or not depends on your card. Some providers use updates to turn off cards if they suspect they are being used for sharing. Other cards might be able to get updates outside their standard equipment but you may need to use another softcam such as Oscam or scam etc.

Really appreciate the detailed :smile:tutorial, they help me setup a family connection at different locations from east to west. I took more than 2months for a newbies like me. Thanks.:smile:

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My planned Setup:
Dedicated Linux PC Server
TBS 6984 PCI-E DVB-S2 Quad Tuner TV Card
USB Smargo Smartcard Reader Plus
Full Paid Subscription to a certain provider

I'm thinking about setting up a HTPC as a Linux c/s server with a very similar specification to the one that you planned.
Did you build the linux server after? Did you have any problems or any advice that you can share?

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