Can you get Wi-Fi on a BD player without built-in Wi-Fi? - Blu-ray Forum

manicsounds · 02-27-2012, 11:11 AM

I have a non-Wi-Fi BD player and no Internet connection since the router is a different room. It is a 2.0-BD-Live-ready player, and there is an ethernet port, and a USB port. I tried putting in a USB Wi-Fi adapter, but the machine doesn't seem to recognize it...

Is there a way to get Wi-Fi from the ethernet port? Like an ethernet cable that can connect to a USB port and stick the USB Wi-Fi stick?

Just browsing around and I see female-ethernet to male-USB adpaters, but I'd need the opposite: male-ethernet to female-USB... Is that available anywhere?

Bryceo · 02-27-2012, 11:24 AM

You should be Abel to buy the wifi areal ?

manicsounds · 02-27-2012, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Bryceo

You should be Abel to buy the wifi areal ?

Sorry, trying to understand your bad spelling, but "buy the wi-fi areal?" do you mean Wi-Fi area? This is a player in my own house, so it is my own Wi-Fi internet connection I'd be using...

Bryceo · 02-27-2012, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by manicsounds

Sorry, trying to understand your bad spelling, but "buy the wi-fi areal?" do you mean Wi-Fi area? This is a player in my own house, so it is my own Wi-Fi internet connection I'd be using...

Sorry mate I'm a shocking speller

the little USB wifi stick should work if not you'll have to hard wire your player to the router your uesing

manicsounds · 02-27-2012, 12:29 PM

Yes, but is it possible to get an ethernet to USB converter and use that? And why is it so difficult to find one? I guess I'll go out shopping tomorrow to see if I can find one.

wp34gsh · 02-27-2012, 03:10 PM

typically most players that do not have built in wifi, may be called wifi ready, which means you will need to but a manufacturer specific wifi dongle.

i know samsung, and sony and several others offer this type of player, in the past the dongle wuld run around 70-80 dollars, not sure abouyt now a days.

i dont believe you can buy just any wifi antennae and hook it up to the usb port

blueshadow | Kosty · 02-27-2012, 04:07 PM

It depends. Some players will accept a generic USB port wifi adapter and some older ones (maybe current) need the specific brand name adapter. I think later generation players without wifi have the firmware built into the motherboard.

It would help if we had the specific name and brand of the player and the router.

obiwopkenobi62 · 02-27-2012, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by manicsounds

I have a non-Wi-Fi BD player and no Internet connection since the router is a different room. It is a 2.0-BD-Live-ready player, and there is an ethernet port, and a USB port. I tried putting in a USB Wi-Fi adapter, but the machine doesn't seem to recognize it...

Is there a way to get Wi-Fi from the ethernet port? Like an ethernet cable that can connect to a USB port and stick the USB Wi-Fi stick?

Just browsing around and I see female-ethernet to male-USB adpaters, but I'd need the opposite: male-ethernet to female-USB... Is that available anywhere?

This might be what you're looking for, but you'll still need a short ethernet cable.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2
Hope that helps

manicsounds · 02-27-2012, 10:34 PM

No, that's not going to work. You just linked this:

I need the opposite of that: a male ethernet to a female USB. I found this on Amazon, this looks like what is necessary:

So I would plug this into the back of the player, and plug the WiFi USB to that.

HDMe · 02-28-2012, 07:50 AM

In that scenario, how does the WiFi USB adapter get its power? Does that ethernet-to-USB adapter have a built-in battery to supply power?

manicsounds · 02-28-2012, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by HDMe

In that scenario, how does the WiFi USB adapter get its power? Does that ethernet-to-USB adapter have a built-in battery to supply power?

Does it need a power supply?

I was just going to plug this...

into this...

And then into the Ethernet socket of the blu-ray player.

HDMe · 02-28-2012, 09:49 PM

The WiFi USB adapters normally use the available power on a USB port.

I can't see how that adapter would work to adapt an ethernet port to be a USB port since there would be no power supplied to the USB adapter.

I could be wrong, and maybe the ethernet adapter has a battery in it or something... but I can't see how it would work as you want it to without the WiFi adapter being able to get power from somewhere.

HDMe · 02-29-2012, 02:48 AM

FYI... I'm not wrong. I did a little research on the adapter you mentioned... and it doesn't do anything but provide a mechanical connection... so it will not power a USB device. Others have tried to do what you are trying with only this adapter... and it didn't work.

I'm not even sure what the point of this kind of adapter is... because you could only use it to connect to another device with a similar connection on the other end... but then you could just use a regular ethernet cable... so I'm not even sure why this adapter exists.

ManUtd · 02-29-2012, 03:19 AM

You need something like this ethernet to wifi adapter.

02-27-2012, 11:11 AM	#1
manicsounds Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Tokyo 4K collection:227 Blu-ray collection:4992 Blu-ray reviews: 99	Can you get Wi-Fi on a BD player without built-in Wi-Fi? I have a non-Wi-Fi BD player and no Internet connection since the router is a different room. It is a 2.0-BD-Live-ready player, and there is an ethernet port, and a USB port. I tried putting in a USB Wi-Fi adapter, but the machine doesn't seem to recognize it... Is there a way to get Wi-Fi from the ethernet port? Like an ethernet cable that can connect to a USB port and stick the USB Wi-Fi stick? Just browsing around and I see female-ethernet to male-USB adpaters, but I'd need the opposite: male-ethernet to female-USB... Is that available anywhere?

02-27-2012, 11:24 AM	#2
Bryceo Banned Member since:Oct 2011 Home Theater Gallery:26	You should be Abel to buy the wifi areal ?

02-27-2012, 12:29 PM	#5
manicsounds Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Tokyo 4K collection:227 Blu-ray collection:4992 Blu-ray reviews: 99	Yes, but is it possible to get an ethernet to USB converter and use that? And why is it so difficult to find one? I guess I'll go out shopping tomorrow to see if I can find one.

02-27-2012, 03:10 PM	#6
wp34gsh Senior Member Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Jacksonville, FL. 4K collection:26 Blu-ray collection:156 Digital collection:32 iTunes collection:9 Blu-ray reviews:21	typically most players that do not have built in wifi, may be called wifi ready, which means you will need to but a manufacturer specific wifi dongle. i know samsung, and sony and several others offer this type of player, in the past the dongle wuld run around 70-80 dollars, not sure abouyt now a days. i dont believe you can buy just any wifi antennae and hook it up to the usb port

02-27-2012, 04:07 PM	#7
blueshadow \| Kosty Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Blu-ray collection:3	It depends. Some players will accept a generic USB port wifi adapter and some older ones (maybe current) need the specific brand name adapter. I think later generation players without wifi have the firmware built into the motherboard. It would help if we had the specific name and brand of the player and the router.

02-27-2012, 10:34 PM	#9
manicsounds Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Tokyo 4K collection:227 Blu-ray collection:4992 Blu-ray reviews: 99	No, that's not going to work. You just linked this: I need the opposite of that: a male ethernet to a female USB. I found this on Amazon, this looks like what is necessary: So I would plug this into the back of the player, and plug the WiFi USB to that.

02-28-2012, 07:50 AM	#10
HDMe Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2010 Location:North Augusta, SC	In that scenario, how does the WiFi USB adapter get its power? Does that ethernet-to-USB adapter have a built-in battery to supply power?

02-28-2012, 09:49 PM	#12
HDMe Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2010 Location:North Augusta, SC	The WiFi USB adapters normally use the available power on a USB port. I can't see how that adapter would work to adapt an ethernet port to be a USB port since there would be no power supplied to the USB adapter. I could be wrong, and maybe the ethernet adapter has a battery in it or something... but I can't see how it would work as you want it to without the WiFi adapter being able to get power from somewhere.

02-29-2012, 02:48 AM	#13
HDMe Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2010 Location:North Augusta, SC	FYI... I'm not wrong. I did a little research on the adapter you mentioned... and it doesn't do anything but provide a mechanical connection... so it will not power a USB device. Others have tried to do what you are trying with only this adapter... and it didn't work. I'm not even sure what the point of this kind of adapter is... because you could only use it to connect to another device with a similar connection on the other end... but then you could just use a regular ethernet cable... so I'm not even sure why this adapter exists.

02-29-2012, 03:19 AM	#14
ManUtd Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 Location:In my HT Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:15 Blu-ray collection:829 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:5	You need something like this ethernet to wifi adapter.

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