I thought I would pass on this story from a loyal reader – we’ve all been there!
“Hey,
As a certified fan of your blog, I wanted to share a little home networking story with you.
My wife bought me a very cool Samsung Blu-Ray player for Xmas. This player has a nice feature where it connects directly to Netflix over the internet. The only problem is that the connection is a LAN connection. Samsung does not provide support on how to do the job wirelessly.
After reading a few forum threads I determined that I needed a wireless Ethernet hub, and I also needed to upgrade my wireless router at home which was about 5 years old.
I went to Best Buy and sure enough the Geek Squad there did not even know what a wireless Ethernet Hub was. Total waste of time.
I got home, and ordered one on-line from NewEgg (good site by the way includes good reviews of products).
When it arrived I first set up my new supercharged Wi-Fi and then tackled the Hub. All went relatively smoothly, although there are some issues about having to reboot in a certain order for some reason.
When I went to test the Blu-Ray, I realized I had to update it's firmware (even though it was brand new. Very annoying!) I downloaded the update from Samsung onto a USB memory stick and plugged it in the back of the player. 30 minutes later I was up and running.
It works really well, very clear and has all the normal features of a DVD. (Pause, FFWD, etc.) So far they don't seem to have any Blu-Ray titles on the Netflix Instant queue (you need to set up two queues), but they are promising them.
Overall a neat little set-up that saves a lot of wiring and adds a nice feature to my video selections.
Anyway, that's my story.”
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