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I'm trying to provide a wired ethernet connection (wireless is not an option for this device) to a device (Samsung blu-ray player) without running Cat5 cable all over the home. I have a PC sitting next to this device and the PC is connected to the network via a wireless USB adapter.
Is it possible to provide a wired connection from the PC to the wired device using the (currently unused) ethernet port in the back of the computer?
Here's how I envision the device getting connected to the internet via my network:
Linksys WRT54G v8 Wireless Router
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``--> Windows 7 PC connected via wireless
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``--> Blu-ray player connected via wired connection to the
ethernet port on the PC.
If so, how is this done? Will I need a crossover cable? What settings will I need to change in Windows 7 so that the device can connect?
NOTE: I'm trying to avoid having to buy a wireless bridge and/or hacking a router with an open-source firmware to get this to work. See my previous question for more details.
Thanks for the link. On that site, it specifically mentions setting up a PC as the client device. I need to make sure I can configure my blu-ray device accordingly. – Ben McCormack – 2010-01-02T18:02:00.863
Also, do you know if this requires a crossover cable or will a regular patch cable work? – Ben McCormack – 2010-01-02T18:07:50.133
regular ethernet cable. as for configuring the device, i'm sure you can specify IP, subnet and gateway, if 192.168.0.1 is your windows 7 machine then use 192.168.0.2 as IP and 192.168.0.1 as gateway/DNS server on the bluray player. – None – 2010-01-02T18:19:07.287
In this sense, am I setting up my Win7 machine as a router? I have a router already with IP of 192.168.1.1. Should I make the Win7 machine static and use DHCP or static on the device? – Ben McCormack – 2010-01-02T18:27:28.440
@Ben: sorta. it's more like a bridge than a router, but it's not exactly that either. you should leave your Win7 wireless connection alone; whatever it currently uses will continue to work. the wired connection, and the blueray, well, for 2 connections it's probably easiest just to set them as static addresses. – quack quixote – 2010-01-02T18:40:51.597