No SBS on T-box

My Tbox displays 'Channel not available' on all SBS channels.  I used to be able to watch them. However, from a few weeks ago until now i can only watch them when i avoid the tbox. How can I change this? It's a nuisance and i can' record any SBS.

Hi FrogDog, you obviously like French Bulldogs.  Mate I offered the previous information for Ryan and possibly yourself which sort of covers a few different things that MIGHT, I say MIGHT have been effecting SBS on the T-Box. We have the T-Box 2 and it's never missed a beat, it's in continual use. Could I ask, have you done a full reset of the box, as opposed to just a rescan of the channels, if not try that and then a rescan of channels, from what I understand, someone else who had the same problem effecting SBS and the ABC, found after the FULL reset, they we up and running again. Maybe worth a try.

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    [11/29/2014 23:00:07.0633] [0] **********************************************
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    [11/29/2014 23:39:26.0117] [0] **********************************************
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    I will keep this brief .
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    v
    Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SBS2012
    Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : Contosso.local
    Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
    IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
    WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
    DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : Contosso.local
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    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82575EB Gigabit Network Connecti
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    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-67-39-23-14
    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
    Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::8087:34f0:59f9:6a26%12(Preferred)
    IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.35.250(Preferred)
    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.35.1
    DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 301997671
    DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-17-39-46-22-00-1E-67-39-23-15
    DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.35.250
    NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
    PPP adapter RAS (Dial In) Interface:
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    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : RAS (Dial In) Interface
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . :
    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
    IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.35.24(Preferred)
    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
    NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
    Tunnel adapter isatap.{6E06F030-7526-11D2-BAF4-00600815A4BD}:
    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
    Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
    Tunnel adapter isatap.{A23E95B8-B5C2-4D88-BDE9-E9F1C2DD3902}:
    Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
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    Address: \\192.168.35.250
    Dom Guid: c50b6df3-9d22-4c87-b2a7-adadc4fd5ec1
    Dom Name: contosso.local
    Forest Name: contosso.local
    Dc Site Name: Default-First-Site-Name
    Our Site Name: Default-First-Site-Name
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    DNS_FOREST CLOSE_SITE FULL_SECRET WS
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    Starting test: Connectivity
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    Doing primary tests
    Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\SBS2012
    Starting test: Advertising
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    Starting test: FrsEvent
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    Group Policy problems.
    ......................... SBS2012 passed test FrsEvent
    Starting test: DFSREvent
    ......................... SBS2012 passed test DFSREvent
    Starting test: SysVolCheck
    ......................... SBS2012 passed test SysVolCheck
    Starting test: KccEvent
    ......................... SBS2012 passed test KccEvent
    Starting test: KnowsOfRoleHolders
    ......................... SBS2012 passed test KnowsOfRoleHolders
    Starting test: MachineAccount
    ......................... SBS2012 passed test MachineAccount
    Starting test: NCSecDesc
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    Replicating Directory Changes In Filtered Set
    access rights for the naming context:
    DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=Contosso,DC=local
    Error NT AUTHORITY\ENTERPRISE DOMAIN CONTROLLERS doesn't have
    Replicating Directory Changes In Filtered Set
    access rights for the naming context:
    DC=ForestDnsZones,DC=Contosso,DC=local
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    Starting test: NetLogons
    Unable to connect to the NETLOGON share! (\\SBS2012\netlogon)
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    Starting test: ObjectsReplicated
    ......................... SBS2012 passed test ObjectsReplicated
    Starting test: Replications
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    Starting test: RidManager
    ......................... SBS2012 passed test RidManager
    Starting test: Services
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    ......................... SBS2012 failed test Services
    Starting test: SystemLog
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    An error event occurred. EventID: 0x0000041E
    Time Generated: 07/12/2013 08:32:32
    Event String:
    The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows could not obtain the name of a domain controller. This could be caused by a name resolution failure. Verify your Domain Name System (DNS) is configured and working correctly.
    An error event occurred. EventID: 0x0000041E
    Time Generated: 07/12/2013 08:37:32
    Event String:
    The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows could not obtain the name of a domain controller. This could be caused by a name resolution failure. Verify your Domain Name System (DNS) is configured and working correctly.
    An error event occurred. EventID: 0x0000041E
    Time Generated: 07/12/2013 08:42:32
    Event String:
    The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows could not obtain the name of a domain controller. This could be caused by a name resolution failure. Verify your Domain Name System (DNS) is configured and working correctly.
    An error event occurred. EventID: 0x0000041E
    Time Generated: 07/12/2013 08:47:32
    Event String:
    The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows could not obtain the name of a domain controller. This could be caused by a name resolution failure. Verify your Domain Name System (DNS) is configured and working correctly.
    An error event occurred. EventID: 0x0000041E
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    Event String:
    The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows could not obtain the name of a domain controller. This could be caused by a name resolution failure. Verify your Domain Name System (DNS) is configured and working correctly.
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    An error event occurred. EventID: 0x00000457
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    Event String:
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    Event String:
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    A warning event occurred. EventID: 0x00002724
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    Event String:
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    Time Generated: 07/12/2013 09:03:33
    Event String:
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    Time Generated: 07/12/2013 09:03:46
    Event String:
    The machine-default permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM Server application with CLSID
    An error event occurred. EventID: 0xC0002720
    Time Generated: 07/12/2013 09:03:46
    Event String:
    The machine-default permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM Server application with CLSID
    An error event occurred. EventID: 0xC0002720
    Time Generated: 07/12/2013 09:03:46
    Event String:
    The machine-default permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM Server application with CLSID
    An error event occurred. EventID: 0xC0002720
    Time Generated: 07/12/2013 09:03:46
    Event String:
    The machine-default permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM Server application with CLSID
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    Event String:
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    Event String:
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    An error event occurred. EventID: 0x0000041E
    Time Generated: 07/12/2013 09:17:34
    Event String:
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    An error event occurred. EventID: 0x0000041E
    Time Generated: 07/12/2013 09:22:34
    Event String:
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    ......................... SBS2012 failed test SystemLog
    Starting test: VerifyReferences
    ......................... SBS2012 passed test VerifyReferences
    Running partition tests on : DomainDnsZones
    Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
    ......................... DomainDnsZones passed test CheckSDRefDom
    Starting test: CrossRefValidation
    ......................... DomainDnsZones passed test
    CrossRefValidation
    Running partition tests on : ForestDnsZones
    Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
    ......................... ForestDnsZones passed test CheckSDRefDom
    Starting test: CrossRefValidation
    ......................... ForestDnsZones passed test
    CrossRefValidation
    Running partition tests on : Schema
    Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
    ......................... Schema passed test CheckSDRefDom
    Starting test: CrossRefValidation
    ......................... Schema passed test CrossRefValidation
    Running partition tests on : Configuration
    Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
    ......................... Configuration passed test CheckSDRefDom
    Starting test: CrossRefValidation
    ......................... Configuration passed test CrossRefValidation
    Running partition tests on : Contosso
    Starting test: CheckSDRefDom
    ......................... Contosso passed test CheckSDRefDom
    Starting test: CrossRefValidation
    ......................... Contosso passed test CrossRefValidation
    Running enterprise tests on : Contosso.local
    Starting test: LocatorCheck
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    Warning: DcGetDcName(TIME_SERVER) call failed, error 1355
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    Warning: DcGetDcName(GOOD_TIME_SERVER_PREFERRED) call failed, error
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    Warning: DcGetDcName(KDC_REQUIRED) call failed, error 1355
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    Starting test: Intersite
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    I found a few people who have had similar issues that was caused by the "netlogon" service being paused or stopped but in my case it is set to automatically start and is running.
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