*let me preface by saying I am not the most techno-savy guy around*

So I got a new bluray player for the bedroom and I assumed (apparently presumptuously) that it had wireless. Apparently it needs some special form of wireless adapter (I don't have one of my own and I'd hate to waste money on one if it weren't going to work).


Has anyone with this or other samsung devices found a way around this? Or know where I can get the special "samsung adapter" for cheaper than 80 bucks? I just feel like that is such a rip off... Note: hard wiring is not an option as the modem/router is downstairs



ps: I have Uverse, and I noticed the back of the box cable box upstairs has a "network" ethernet plug... that couldn't be used as a hook up could it?

9/15/2010 8:55:14 AM

haha am I the only one?

9/15/2010 3:11:26 PM

does it have an ethernet jack? If so you just need an ethernet bridge instead of a proprietary adapter.


i use one of these multifunction devices for travel, but it would get the job done
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320025&cm_re=wireless_bridge-_-33-320-025-_-Product

[Edited on September 15, 2010 at 3:47 PM. Reason : a]

9/15/2010 3:42:29 PM

I just sucked it up and got the adapter off of amazon for ~70 bucks

9/15/2010 4:02:15 PM

yeah same question for my sony tv? is there a way i could use any other wireless adapter instead of the $80 one from sony?

9/15/2010 4:08:14 PM

I have the adapter. not worth it. Do what ^^^ says. So much cheaper/better.

9/15/2010 5:04:11 PM

lol, sorry for n00bing over here, but could one of yall explain what that actually does? is it like a wireless internet receiver that plugs into the ethernet spot? does it get the power through the ethernet chord?

9/15/2010 5:37:27 PM

A wireless bridge is a wifi client in a box.

You connect it to a computer (laptop/whatever) and set it up to connect to your wifi hotspot. Once setup you connect it's ethernet jack to your tv/xbox/etc and it "bridges" the connection "wirelessly."

The key to wireless bridges is that they're universal, anything with an ethernet jack can plug into it - no drivers, no disk, etc.

Power: Most units will require a wall plug; but so does your TV so there should be one around.


Ignore the names; and the asus would go where that netgear bridge is.

9/15/2010 10:27:24 PM

I had one a long time ago for my original xbox. It sucked donkey dick. I hope they work better these days, because that's exactly what you need

9/16/2010 12:26:39 AM

they've come a LONG way. I had a linksys B version and it worked, but had horrible latency. Not that it would matter for this application...

For the record I get more bandwidth and lower latency through my bridge than through the internal wifi card. I think it has a higher gain antenna or something

[Edited on September 16, 2010 at 12:53 AM. Reason : a]

9/16/2010 12:37:08 AM

Ah, excellent- thank you for the explanation! Looks like I'll be heading over to the compusa tomorrow and picking one of these bad boys up!

9/16/2010 8:46:17 AM

ok, so I picked up a bridge and I got it set up, but for some reason it is saying that the bluray player is not connected...

I tested out the bridge again on my laptop (tired off the wireless) and it works fine (that is what I am posting with right now actually), and I know the bluray is getting some sort of connection because it managed to update itself... but when I go to internet test, it gets through the first two stages (Mac address and "IP address, subnet mask, gateway, DNS server") but stalls at the Gateway Ping which is where it says it is "not connected to the gateway"

what does this mean and how do I fix this?

[Edited on September 17, 2010 at 3:41 PM. Reason : a]

9/17/2010 3:40:37 PM

can you access the internet from your bluray drive?

I'm not sure of the particulars of your machine - it may require a dedicated IP and/or special firewall settings.

9/17/2010 4:53:05 PM

it is just caught up at the "gateway" point... which doesn't make sense to me, because the bridge takes care of that part, I would think. At this point it is like hardwiring to the router itself, isn't it? I have a uverse router so I don't know if I could even take off that firewall. I tried hooking up my old router and setting up the bridge to that, and it connects as well (and can be used for internet on my computer when wireless is turned off), but still stops at the gateway point


grrrr

9/17/2010 7:08:29 PM