LokiUK - 11 hours ago »
Update: Humax support actually got back to me and said they'd had another report of problems with this router and would test it "in the future"
So looks like I need to look into the alternative of power line ethernet or something.
I'm using a Tenda W150M wireless bridge/router to connect my HDR to my secure network. That connect's to the HDR's ethernet port - and the HDR doesn't know the difference between this and a direct ethernet cable connection (which I tried first, to prove the priciple, but SWMBO didn't like cables trailing round the house!).
The W150M has first to be connected to a computer to configure it, and is then transferred to the HDR. It can be powered either from a supplied mains adapter or from USB. Mine is powered from one of the HDR's USB ports so that it doesn't waste power when the HDR is in standby and so that I don't need an extra mains socket.
The setup instructions are not that easy to follow, partially because it has a number of modes of operation, but if you Google, additional on-line help is at hand.
WT