[pateld]

Hi Guys, first I have to apologise for my lack of techinical know how but here goes:
Pre digital switchover everything was great, I had a Ntl stb in the living room with a aerial running to the spare room so i could watch all the terrestial channels in there plus whatever i was watching in the living room could be viewed in the spare room.
After switchover this has gone off, so I have added a 2nd set top box in the spare room, but i cannot seem to hook it up properly. I have a two way splitter running off my main cable feed , 1 is used for the living room the other for spare room stb. The old cable is running from the living room thru the attic and into the spare room, it is a tv aerial cable (if that makes sense?) so i have split the cable feed and hooked it up to the aerial cable running thru the attic (which is extended by another cable) , added a 'f' plug adapter on the end (in spare room) and screwed it on to the ntl box. I though this should do the trick but no joy.
Do i need a specific cable for the stb to work?
Is the 'cable' faulty as it is extended in the attic?

Hope this makes sense!

[Boostrail]

Where did you get the 2nd stb from? If you got it from VM they would have installed, connected it and made sure it worked. If you got it from elsewhere it wont work.

[pateld]

thanks for the reply mate, the 2nd stb is an old one, i upgraded to the v+ box and they left me the old box.
The old box works in the living room too. So it's not the stb that's at fault. I think it might be something to do with the cable? wiring?