| Wireless Router, repeater what do i need? I have a wireelss router built into my cable modem, that sits next to my computer. In my living room i have a sony blue ray player that has network capabilities but only wired network. Is there a device I can put into my living that I can use to connect to my wireless router and plug wired connections into? I do not want to run a wire all the way across my house if i can avoid it.
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| A wireless router with client bridge mode is what you want. This will pick up the signal from the router and pass it on to the LAN ports, "bridging" the two network segments wirelessly.
Tom Hardware is a good reference on features (like bridge mode) as well as test results and customer reviews. |
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bdnhsv
join:2012-01-20
Huntsville, AL | reply to Demtro
Get a wireless bridge and connect it to the blue ray player. Then you'll be able to connect to your Wifi with it. All the usual suspects make them (net gear, drink, linksys, etc). |
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join:2002-07-23
Norman, OK
kudos:5 | reply to Demtro
I want to extend a wired LAN to my older non-WiFi Blu-ray player and eventually my wife's Win 7 desktop (currently 802.11g wireless) and possibly a Wii game console (also currently 802.11g wireless). So I am just about to jump into powerline networking and am seriously considering the ZyXEL PLA4205kit as a way to get started based on what I read on the Small Net Builder site.
»cloudnetbuilder.com/lanwan/lanwa···-roundup
»www.amazon.com/ZyXEL-PLA4205kit-···duct_top
This recent thread maybe of interest...
»netgear xavb5001 powerline rather than wireless
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