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<blockquote data-quote="sjevtic" data-source="post: 976919" data-attributes="member: 118214">There really is no guarantee that the device is controllable over IP/Ethernet, or even that the Ethernet port performs any useful function.&nbsp; I've found it interesting and disturbing how slow the adoption of Ethernet has been for a lot of applications where it would be amazingly useful, such as A/V control and automation.&nbsp; Although I've noticed Ethernet ports popping up on a variety of embedded devices over the past few years such as receivers and low-end PBXes, all too often these ports are inactive or at least do not have any documented functionality. Presumably the ports are showing up just because Ethernet support is included in the microcontroller (err, system-on-chip, to use the currently hip buzzword).&nbsp; I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case with your STB.&nbsp;As you pointed out, Wireshark will be pretty much useless here unless you can catch your STB in the act of being controlled by a device that supports its control protocol, assuming it supports that.Sasha</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sjevtic, post: 976919, member: 118214"] There really is no guarantee that the device is controllable over IP/Ethernet, or even that the Ethernet port performs any useful function. I've found it interesting and disturbing how slow the adoption of Ethernet has been for a lot of applications where it would be amazingly useful, such as A/V control and automation. Although I've noticed Ethernet ports popping up on a variety of embedded devices over the past few years such as receivers and low-end PBXes, all too often these ports are inactive or at least do not have any documented functionality. Presumably the ports are showing up just because Ethernet support is included in the microcontroller (err, system-on-chip, to use the currently hip buzzword). I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case with your STB. As you pointed out, Wireshark will be pretty much useless here unless you can catch your STB in the act of being controlled by a device that supports its control protocol, assuming it supports that. Sasha [/QUOTE]

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