Networking Capability is one reason I bought the Optibox Raptor. I have been wanting a fta receiver that can record and store a reasonable amount of tv programs. My Raptor has high speed record capability and a decent amount of storage area with an internal WD 1 tb hard drive installed. Now we need to connect it to other devices so the Raptor's hard drive can be shared

I wanted to connect the Raptor to a desktop computer that has a decent sized hd monitor plus two other computers. Video and other files will need to be transferred between all of these computers. This setup may sound complicated but it is real easy to do.

The Raptor's Ethernet is connected to a wireless router that is configured as an access point. The rest of the computers in the system are connected to the access point using wireless connections. FileZilla is installed on all of the computers, which gives all of the computers access to the Raptor's hard drives.

This networking system has not been running long, but I have tested it and I am very pleased with the way it performs. All three computers have been connected to the Raptor at the same time without problems. Simultaneous file transfers between two computers and the Raptor have taken place without any issues.

Transfer speed in this network varies. I have seen transfer speeds as high as 3.0MB with a computer that is close to the Raptor, and speeds as low as 68KB between the Raptor and the computer that is located about 500 feet away from the Raptor.

Having a receiver that can do these kind of things is great. The Raptor has an excellent blind scan and produces one of the best hd pictures I have seen. But I bought it to do more than just to scan and watch tv. I wanted a receiver that is packed with features and the Raptor has them!

More on this as it progresses.

I would also like to say Thanks to eastof111 who has been helping with the networking issues and for finding some channel editors that work on the network. EB