Aaaaarge!! Network cable cannot be longer than 10 feet! I just purchased this DVD player so I can access Netflix. Turns out that after I ran a 30' eithernet cable in my crawl space that it doesn't work! I was told by tech support that the cable has to be less than 10 ft long.I really don't want to spend another $80 to purchase a Linksys by Cisco Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming and Video Adapter does anyone have other solutions for getting this to work? Aaaaarge!! Network cable cannot be longer than 10 feet! I just purchased this DVD player so I can access Netflix. Turns out that after I ran a 30' eithernet cable in my crawl space that it... » Read More Aaaaarge!! Network cable cannot be longer than 10 feet! I just purchased this DVD player so I can access Netflix. Turns out that after I ran a 30' eithernet cable in my crawl space that it doesn't work! I was told by tech support that the cable has to be less than 10 ft long.I really don't want to spend another $80 to purchase a Linksys by Cisco Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming and Video Adapter does anyone have other solutions for getting this to work? « Show Less
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It's your player that's the problem. Don't listen to them when they tell you the length of the wire is the problem. The wireless bridge will not help. I suspect that there is some kind of manufacturing defect with these players. Some people get the defect, others don't - as evidenced by this post.
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Hendricks knows his stuff. After sending back one Sony unit and having the same issues with a replacement I ran across this post. With the manual settings it works perfectly. Thanks,TK
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I have also run more like 75' of cat5e cable and mine is working fine. I would trust the long cat5 cable more than the wireless link. Tech support's 10' comment was off-base.
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Come on dude, office buildings have miles of that stuff running through it with amplifiers every so often and I'm sure they're more than ten feet apart. Whoever told you that is a complete moron.
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I believe the technician mistook FEET for METER. According to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers which created the specification Sony adheres to it is 100 meters in the main run, called "horizontal" in some cases, using Category 6 cabling with solid core. Your patch cable, made with stranded cable gives you 10 meters between the device and wall jack. Your stranded cable has higher attenuation than solid cable, if you go over 10 meters on the stranded, reduce the solid accordingly. Just buy some good cabling - cat5, or 6, your choice, for a 10 foot run. Look up Panduit, or Belkin. Cheers. I believe the technician mistook FEET for METER. According to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers which created the specification Sony adheres to it is 100 meters in the main run, called "horizontal" in some cases, using Category 6 cabling with solid core. Your patch cable, made with stranded cable gives you 10 meters between the device and wall jack. Your stranded cable has higher attenuation than solid cable, if you go over 10 meters on the stranded, reduce the solid accordingly. Just buy some good cabling - cat5, or 6, your choice, for a 10 foot run. Look up... » Read More I believe the technician mistook FEET for METER. According to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers which created the specification Sony adheres to it is 100 meters in the main run, called "horizontal" in some cases, using Category 6 cabling with solid core. Your patch cable, made with stranded cable gives you 10 meters between the device and wall jack. Your stranded cable has higher attenuation than solid cable, if you go over 10 meters on the stranded, reduce the solid accordingly. Just buy some good cabling - cat5, or 6, your choice, for a 10 foot run. Look up Panduit, or Belkin. Cheers. « Show Less
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Isn't it a Bluray player...and I ran 60' of cat5 cable, and it is working fine.I think you may have a bad cable or port.Did you verify the cat5 cable with good a test meter?
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i agree with others, i have a cat5e cable running at least 40 feet thru attic and down the wall, no issue with my N460.
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If the laptop connects to the internet in any room why wouldn't the ethernet cable run from the laptop to the player? Seems like it should work.
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Geeze people, WAKE UP!! These ARE NOT networking devices!! Period!! Let me repeat. THESE ARE NOT NETWORKING DEVICES!! Period! You receive two identical balun per package. You then connect the two together using Cat5 or Cat6 cabling which have RJ45 connectors on each end. Using Cat5 or Cat6 cabling is ONLY, and I repeat ONLY FOR C0NNECTING THE TWO BALUNS TOGETHER! These ARE NOT networking devices!!! These devices are used to EXTEND a video signal and/or power! Nothing more!! THESE ARE NOT NETWORKING DEVICES!! PERIOD!! Just because they use Cat5 or Cat6 cabling... DOES NOT MAKE THEM NETWORK DEVICES!! If you INSIST on thinking these are network devices, YOU WILL DO SERIOUS HARM TO YOUR NETWORKING SYSTEM!! PERIOD!! Ok, now for those who are still not getting the message here.... THESE A-R-E N-O-T , repeat, A-R-E N-O-T NETWORKING DEVICES!! PERIOD!!!
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I am also having this same problem. I have dsl 6mb service with at&t.; sad thing is I was also a dsl tech for at&t; 6 months ago. anyways I also have comcast cable 16 mb service and have the same issue on both. I am trying to run netflix on my xbox 360 and be on the internet at the same time. I have looked everywhere for a solution and havent found one yet. i guess im going to ask mwave.com since they have technical support and if this doesnt work i will be going to pay a small due to expert-exchange.com and have some experts decide.
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That may be a question the manufacturer should answer. I use this on my WD TV HD box so that I do not have to plug a cable from my router to the WD box. The wireless speed is a bit slower than a wired connection so I still use a wired connection in the living room. It is convenient to plug in the wireless Airlink and I can take it into another room or upstairs and use the WD box on another tv to use Netflix, YouTube, etc. I would suggest you check with your manufacturer for an answer or contact Airlink for help too. My personal guess would be that if you have a USB on your unit, then the Airlink should work but this is my opinion only. That may be a question the manufacturer should answer. I use this on my WD TV HD box so that I do not have to plug a cable from my router to the WD box. The wireless speed is a bit slower than a wired connection so I still use a wired connection in the living room. It is convenient to plug in the wireless Airlink and I can take it into another room or upstairs and use the WD box on another tv to use Netflix, YouTube, etc. I would suggest you check with your manufacturer for an answer or contact Airlink for help too. My personal guess would be that if you have a USB on your unit, then the... » Read More That may be a question the manufacturer should answer. I use this on my WD TV HD box so that I do not have to plug a cable from my router to the WD box. The wireless speed is a bit slower than a wired connection so I still use a wired connection in the living room. It is convenient to plug in the wireless Airlink and I can take it into another room or upstairs and use the WD box on another tv to use Netflix, YouTube, etc. I would suggest you check with your manufacturer for an answer or contact Airlink for help too. My personal guess would be that if you have a USB on your unit, then the Airlink should work but this is my opinion only. « Show Less
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Hi Bill,We posted your concern on the community forums, please see this link http://community.linksys.com/t5/Social-Media-Support/Amazon-Q-amp-A-WVC80N-Viewing-remotely/m-p/655390/highlight/true#M7201Let us know if you have further questions.Thanks,Linksys Supporthttp://support.linksys.com
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1. Yes, i have connected a cat 5 cable from my wireless router to my sony player and am able to surf the internet. 2. yes, it came pre~installed and was able to sign up but do not really use the service my self. even though I was successful in downloading a free movie. I really do not subscribe to netflix,I do not see any reason why it should not work if amazon video did. Crackle worked fine for me. Hulu is a subscription service like netflix and unfortunately I do not have any intention of paying for these services.
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using a 10 foot cable on a wireless adapter is not a clever fix. It will reduce your throughput drastically. There is a reason why netgear only provides a rather short usb cable with their adapter. the longer the usb cable the less sense it makes to by and expensive high speed wireless adapter, since your limiting your speed through the cable length. you might wanna consider repositioning your router instead, this makes much more sense because you can use a gigabit cable with long length that wont reduce speed at all. Or going for a full wired connection through your house instead.
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We are so sorry we do not offer longer cable currently, also we don't suggest you to do that, because that quality of the video will become worse the longer cable you use, the cable that included in the package would be the most suitable length. Is below system work for you? It's a PoE system, it can use about 150ft cable, thanks. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I2GNBZA
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There are significant differences in the functionality of the internet apps available on various brands of TVs and BluRay players even within the same BRANDS. I have a Panasonic DMP-85K BluRay and a Panasonic VIERA TC-P42G25 42-Inch 1080p Plasma HDTV. Vieracast for Netflix functions very differently between the two units. I have a very versatile search function within Netflix on the plasma but absolutely none on the BluRay and they both come from the Vieracast server! I am limited to viewing the movies added to the instant queue via a PC (or the plasma) on the BluRay. Additionally, Foxsports and Twitter is functional on the plasma but not the Bluray. VuDu is functinal on the BluRay but not the plasma - go figure. Would give my eye teeth for HuLU but it's not mentioned on either device. I assume it's a combo of licensing and hardware restrictions but I really don't know that for sure. Searching for Netflix video on a PC is not really all that bad condsidering the option of trying to punch in the data via tri-tap or onscreen keyboards using the devices. Gotta love VierraLink though if all your equipment is compatible. BTW, the Panny WiFi adapter is dual mode and works flawlessly. The only other one that I know of that is compatible is the Netgear WNDA3100version2 for about the same price. Not a valid gripe that it isn't "built in" because the USB cable allows for multiple positioning. Also, after much research, dollars spent. and time wasted, I think it is worthwhile to get a dual band router (Netgear WNDR37AV) and devote the 5Mz to the dumb BluRays and Tvs and devote the 2.4 band to data. You will be happy you did. This router allows you to set up QOS by MAC and it makes a huge difference even with a "so-so" broadband connecton of 5Mb down. I can stream 2 HD movies at the same time without loss of quality (and check out whats up on Facebook)
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Get a better internet connection and use a Ethernet wired connection to go on-line (no WiFi). Had the exact same issues until I discovered that my standard Time Warner standard internet connection was barely able to keep up with the HD bandwidth requirement and my WiFi signal was only average due to the router being on the other end of the house. This resulted in many frequent video breakups and rebuffering episodes, which was annoying to say the least and discouraged watching online content. Broke down and pulled CAT6 cabling throughout the house, and upgraded Time Warner to Turbo level to get close to 20Mbs vs. the standard 10Mbps. A one time pain, but it makes all the difference in the world. Will never go back to using WiFi again except for basic web surfing on the laptop. Also, using the right router can make or break the difference. I got rid of my Time Warner provided WiFi integrated router to a dedicated Cisco small business router. Huge difference, and can now run gigabit, which far exceeds the requirement of what my Samsung TV & BluRay requires.
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well all my friend!!If you want to see netflix, blockbuster or where ever HD movies you want, you need first HIGH SPEED INTERNET CONNECTIONS. I HAVE COMCAST 12 MBPS DOWLOAD AND 3 MPS UPLOAD and I can see HD in netflix , blockbuster and I can't remember exactly how many movies!!!! it's just like you see a blue ray DVD. Tried and you will see!! comcast have special offer!!! roku player is a really GOOD DEAL!!! but if you want to play blu ray disc you must have to buy a samsung bdp4600, if this model doesn't work for you replace by another keeping the same model, some time the firmwareis really bad,but you don't have nothing to loose, just time and we have more time than live, so don't give up!!! well all my friend!!If you want to see netflix, blockbuster or where ever HD movies you want, you need first HIGH SPEED INTERNET CONNECTIONS. I HAVE COMCAST 12 MBPS DOWLOAD AND 3 MPS UPLOAD and I can see HD in netflix , blockbuster and I can't remember exactly how many movies!!!! it's just like you see a blue ray DVD. Tried and you will see!! comcast have special offer!!! roku player is a really GOOD DEAL!!! but if you want to play blu ray disc you must have to buy a samsung bdp4600, if this model doesn't work for you replace by another keeping the same model, some time the firmwareis... » Read More well all my friend!!If you want to see netflix, blockbuster or where ever HD movies you want, you need first HIGH SPEED INTERNET CONNECTIONS. I HAVE COMCAST 12 MBPS DOWLOAD AND 3 MPS UPLOAD and I can see HD in netflix , blockbuster and I can't remember exactly how many movies!!!! it's just like you see a blue ray DVD. Tried and you will see!! comcast have special offer!!! roku player is a really GOOD DEAL!!! but if you want to play blu ray disc you must have to buy a samsung bdp4600, if this model doesn't work for you replace by another keeping the same model, some time the firmwareis really bad,but you don't have nothing to loose, just time and we have more time than live, so don't give up!!! « Show Less
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Gary, If I were you I would pay a little more and purchase a smart Samsung blue ray player! I purchased the Neo Netgear and it never worked properly!! Now i am trying to return because it's supposed to have a 1 year warranty and there's always an issue!! Never buying Netgear again�
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RhymeBoy.G, Thanks for your post. I want to connect our satellite receiver, blu ray disk device, and plasma tv to the internet by cat5 cable. We have the following: dsl modem&gt;D-link wifi router&gt;desktop pc&gt;wifi laptops. I was not certain if I could connect the entertainment devices through a switch connected to the wifi router. Now I know this will work! Thanks.
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I order 2 sets and opened only one which did not work. I even took it to a computer repair business and they could not get it to work. Bought a Netgear Universal N600 Dual Band WiFi to Ethernet Adapter WNCE3001 which is working at a distance of about 400'.
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We have obtained several of the lightning deals that sold out very quickly. Tips: Make sure your computer and browser are up to date and without excessive plug-ins or extensions. A fast internet connection with low latency and fast upload is key. Speedtest.net is a great place to check your connection. Mine was reported with 1 ms ping, 151.4 MB download speed and 168.7 MB upload speed. Gotta love the dedicated (un-shared) fiber optic to the home.I might add that we live in a fairly rural area in the rocky mountains (~30,000 population in an area the size of Connecticut)
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I had a linksys for 3 year without any problems...I changed recently to a Belkin double band, thinking it was going to be better for the gaming and multiples computers and all i got is connections troubles, it keep disconnecting two o tree times per week, solutions is restarting the router ...not good..I heard is happening every time ip changes...It's going back to Costco.