I'm trying to help my father out. He just picked up a new smart BR player. He didn't look too closely and picked one that didn't have built in wifi, only an ethernet port.
A look at newegg only came back with what looked like full wifi routers/repeaters. Running a cable is doable, but a PITA and last resort. No returns as it was Sears store closing clearance.
So, what say the hive mind?
Take it back and exchange it for a wifi enabled one? What you'd need is a wireless bridge or a ethernet over power setup. Both of those are way more spendy than just going back to the store and doing an exchange and paying the difference.
With that being said some cheapish routers can be used as a bridge and I'm sure someone will post a pennies on the dollar option I don't know about.
EDIT: I can't read good and didn't see the store closing part.
You need a wireless gaming adapter. Should be cheap and work exactly for what you need.
IMHO, run a cable. Even if you have wifi in the device, run a cable. Wifi is convenient for portable/mobile devices, but it's got enough intermittent connectivity issues that for anything in a fixed location it's worth running the cable.
codrus wrote: IMHO, run a cable. Even if you have wifi in the device, run a cable. Wifi is convenient for portable/mobile devices, but it's got enough intermittent connectivity issues that for anything in a fixed location it's worth running the cable.
My HTPC's (3) are all wireless and I don't have any issues in our 2000sqft house, but then I use good adapters with decent antennae and DD-WRT firmware on the routers which improved the stability over the piss-poor factory firmware.
Then again it's a Blu-Ray player, it doesn't need all that much connectivity, just for firmware and other updates for DRM, etc.
Cheap solution, buy one of these (the fixed antenna N150, go detachable if signal strength is shakey) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002WBX5ES/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and flash it with this https://www.gargoyle-router.com/ set up as a client/wireless bridge(I forget which is preferable in this case), and go.
+1 for the "Wireless gaming adapter." These are simple boxes meant to wirelessly connect old gaming consoles that only had wired network ports. Just what you need.
Running the wire is the best solution. That said, its not always possible.
Wireless gaming adapters do work. Ethernet over powerline may also be a choice.
Another choice would be buying a DD-WRT capable router and setting it up to be a repeater bridge, but thats on the high level nerd scale.
Running the wire is the best solution. That said, its not always possible.
Wireless gaming adapters do work. Ethernet over powerline may also be a choice.
Another choice would be buying a DD-WRT capable router and setting it up to be a repeater bridge, but thats on the high level nerd scale.
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