OK GF is getting Dish and 722 and it needs either a phone line of Ethernet connection. Neither is anywhere near where the receiver will be. I can do wireless phone line, but they are pain. I am thinking baout a wireless bridge, has anyone tried one of them to get their receiver onto internet this way? If so how well is it working for you?
Ethernet via wireless bridge for 722?
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I have one 722 connected to a Linksys Wireless Bridge WET54G. The other two 722s are cat5 connected thru a couple of Linksys switches to the router. They all work good.
I second this. The 722 has HomePlug built into it, so all you need is a second HomePlug to Ethernet bridge plugged into the router to connect the 722 to the Internet.
I was going to do the home plug way, but had a spare bridge I wasn't using any longer. So, I put it to good use.
722 has Home PLug built in? Wow they never said a thing on the phone!! Idiots!! I guess I'll look into that since it is built in. How does Homeplug do across a surge supressor? And now I see that my 2 year old 622 seems to have HPA 1.0 capabilities as well? Wow they shodul really tell people about this stuff.
Do a search in this forum. It has been heavily discussed before. I think you have to have a special qualified surge supressor. Good Luck
Dish calls it "DishComm". It's in the 622, 722 and I believe the 211. Generally they tell you not to plug it into a surge protector because certain types will block the HomePlug signal. There are HomePlug certified surge protectors on the market. The HNP6 line from tii is one example, but I don't know where you can get these in retail (DirecTV sells them directly to their customers for networking their HR20/HR21 DVRs).
Actually sorry, I was asking about another cheaper wireless solution besides the Linksys adapter mentioned....(not a homeplug)....
HomePlug works just like Ethernet, where each node takes turns communicating, so they won't interfere with each other. You will only need another adapter to connect to the router. The last I heard, DishComm in the 222 hasn't been activated yet, but I don't have one so someone else will have to answer that issue.
Quick question guys, just got a xbox 360 I want to play online and I never hooked my 722 up via broadband either.
I already have a wireless network but cant get a ethernet line from my linksys router to the 722/X Box.
I have another linksys 4 port G band router sitting around, can I just set it up as a wireless bridge and the 722 and x box 360 into the 2nd router, then use it over my existing network?
Sorry im not to familiar in how to setup a router as a wireless bridge.
Will this work?
I already have a wireless network but cant get a ethernet line from my linksys router to the 722/X Box.
I have another linksys 4 port G band router sitting around, can I just set it up as a wireless bridge and the 722 and x box 360 into the 2nd router, then use it over my existing network?
Sorry im not to familiar in how to setup a router as a wireless bridge.
Will this work?
what you would do is buy a cheap switch such as this Netgear (6.99 after mail in rebate Newegg.com - NETGEAR FS605 10/100Mbps Desktop Switch 5 x RJ45 1K MAC Address Table 64 kilobytes Queue Buffer Memory - Switches) and plug a wireless bridge into the switch using a CROSSOVER cable (Depending on the equipment a crossover cable may not be needed, but I wanted you to realize there were 2 different types of eithernet cables), then plug the 722 and 360 into the switch.
