Network qs Options

[Geoff Magee]

Hi,

I'm not that tech savvy so would like some advice. My wireless router is on one side of my room and the tv and wdtv are on the other. It's not feasible for me to run an ethernet cable form the router to the box while having it plugged in to the tv. Is it possible to use a second router to act as a bridge and if so how do I do it? If not are there any solutions?

I've mentioned in another post that my router is a basic one supplied by my ISP. It's a Zyxel wifi v1.

Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated

[phazblade]

You wouldn't need another Router, you just need a USB Wireless Dongle to plug into the WDTV Live Hub and connect to your existing Router via that.

Look in this Network Section 5 posts down, they are talking about USB Dongles

[kshporter]

You wouldn't need another Router, you just need a USB Wireless Dongle to plug into the WDTV Live Hub and connect to your existing Router via that.

Look in this Network Section 5 posts down, they are talking about USB Dongles

Or you could just use a switch and/or a 25ft Cat5e or Cat6 LAN cable and make a (faster) wired connection. Plug one end of the LAN cable into the router (or swtich if the router has no free slots) and the other to the WD Hub ... done!

[kshporter]

Hi,

I'm not that tech savvy so would like some advice. My wireless router is on one side of my room and the tv and wdtv are on the other. It's not feasible for me to run an ethernet cable form the router to the box while having it plugged in to the tv. Is it possible to use a second router to act as a bridge and if so how do I do it? If not are there any solutions?

I've mentioned in another post that my router is a basic one supplied by my ISP. It's a Zyxel wifi v1.

Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated

ah, I see now - the Zyxel v1 only has one LAN port. In this case, I would buy a cheap network switch and a couple of Cat53 or Cat 6 LAN cables. For the computer closes to the router, a meter long cable should suffice. For going across the room, use 25ft (6-7meter) LAN cable.

Use the LAN cable currently coming from the router and going to the computer - unplug from the computer and connect that end to the network switch. Plug a new bought cable into one of the free ports on the switch and plug the other end to the computer. Plug the remaining cable into another free port of the switch and the other end into your WDTV live hub.

Unlike a new router, there will be no setup to go through - plug-n-play (Except for file transfer from the computer to the HUB ... you'll need to map the network drive on the computer first).

Map network drive:
Assuming XP, Vista, or Win7 computer ...
On the WD TV hub, go into settings, network settings and note the IP address ... should be something like 192.168.1.x where x is a number.
Go to your computer.
Open MY COMPUTER and right mouse click on COMPUTER. Select MAP NETWORK DRIVE ... enter as it shows in the sample ... \\192.168.1.x\\ instead of 'x', of course, you would enter the IP address of the hub. Click BROWSE and look for your WDTV Hub by name ... should only be a few options on a small home network and it will actually say WDTVLIV ... or similar.
Once it is selected and setup ... it will look like a hard drive to select on your computer. Now you can transfer files back-n-forth from your computer to the HUB. (May take some time for transfering alot of files/videos, etc. since max speed is 100mbps).

Yes, you can use the WDTV live hub as a backup drive for personal data as well. ;-)

Enjoy!