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DVD player internet connection
I just got Uverse this week and went about setting up the internet connection for my DVD player (to use Netflix, Vudu etc). I can connect to the wireless network, but I can't get a wired connection to work. The Uverse modem/router is right next to the DVD player so it seemed like a good idea. I would prefer a wired connection over wireless because I think it will be faster and hence stream better.
Anwyays I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. It's a Sony BDP-S390. Is there somewhere I can go to figure out the IP address, gateway, dns and all that stuff? I tried an auto setup, but that didn't work, so it looks like I will have to manually enter all this information into the DVD player.
Thanks
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ATTU-verseCare
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10 years ago
Hi @okieguy ,
I am sorry about the issues you are having with your DVD player, but I will be glad to help. The first thing you may want to try is the Ethernet connection going to the DVD player. Try to plug a laptop or another device using the same Ethernet cable going to the DVD player to see if it gets assigned an IP address. If not, it may be a defective cable.
To manually configure it, if you have left the U-verse router on default settings:
IP address: 192.168.1.50 (You can actually use anything from 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.253, but I would suggest using something below 192.168.1.64)
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.254
DNS address: (You can actually use any DNS server out there, but here are a few that you can choose from)
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4
68.94.156.1
Hope this helps.
-David T
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okieguy
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10 years ago
Thanks that worked. Pretty sure I also had a bad cord as well.
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ATTU-verseCare
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10 years ago
That's great to hear! I am glad everything is working!
-David T
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Tigereyze209
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9 years ago
I hqave to say, I was totaly facinated to read about your dvd with the internet connection, as I had no idea that was even a thing.
The setup instrections for the connection were very educational. Seriously, thanks for sharing.
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