According to 3rd party sources (such as a review from "i am an edge cutter"), the port on the Genie-2 (HS17) is Gigabit. Don't know if that is for all or the revised version (first run had an eSATA port that later ones dropped, don't know if any other changes). But the official manual I could look through for the HS17 did not specify. So I don't have a solid answer one way or another.
That being said, Gigabit would be wasted on any DirecTV box. They are built for satellite service. Perhaps if the new co-owner innovates new boxes (perfably receivers instead of this client-only mess that is forced upon the consumer), then there may be some use for it.
I am also curious, why is Gigabit on a satellite box that important? Is this just general tech curiosity or is something going on where you think you need it to be Gigabit?
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detuch254
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@litzdog911 is probably correct. I have not owned the HS17 so I can’t confirm but to my knowledge I thought it had a gigabit Ethernet port
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zovuna
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I did a search on Google and it seems the first responder is correct.
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detuch254
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It has a gigabit Ethernet port. Why were you wondering?
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litzdog911
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10/100 Base-T
Why do you ask?
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zovuna
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One answer is Gigabit and the other 10-100, which is it?
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litzdog911
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I don't think any DirecTV boxes have Gigabit ethernet ports. Again, why does it matter?
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detuch254
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OP was asking a similar question but about DIRECTV STREAM in this thread at the bottom of page 1:
https://forums.directv.com/conversations/watching-directv-stream/connection-speed-and-broadcast-resolution/6268c24f0a4f3b73643b4e28
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litzdog911
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I wonder why anyone would really care. 100 Base-T is plenty fast enough for any of the box's internet features.
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zovuna
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Why do I ask? I would like to know. So is the first responder correct?
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detuch254
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We get you want to know. However we are just interested ‘why’ you want to know since it shouldn’t have an effect on your DIRECTV box performance.
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shannon02
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AFAIK litzdog911 is correct 10/100 base-T
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Juniper
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According to 3rd party sources (such as a review from "i am an edge cutter"), the port on the Genie-2 (HS17) is Gigabit. Don't know if that is for all or the revised version (first run had an eSATA port that later ones dropped, don't know if any other changes). But the official manual I could look through for the HS17 did not specify. So I don't have a solid answer one way or another.
That being said, Gigabit would be wasted on any DirecTV box. They are built for satellite service. Perhaps if the new co-owner innovates new boxes (perfably receivers instead of this client-only mess that is forced upon the consumer), then there may be some use for it.
I am also curious, why is Gigabit on a satellite box that important? Is this just general tech curiosity or is something going on where you think you need it to be Gigabit?
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zovuna
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I am also curious.
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Juniper
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Just curious then? Fair enough.
Would be nice if there was an official listing in the manual or such from AT&T/DirecTV, instead of going off 3rd party info.
I stand by it being wasted, but perhaps by the time it came out it was just easier to just use Gigabit as standard.
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