I have a Samsung BD-P3600 Blu-Ray with Netflix streaming and Pandora capabilities. I also have a Wii console. They are both set up at my TV (Samsung LED) which is internet ready (I already have cable there). I have an Apple TV at the same location.
At my computer (IMac 20") I have an Apple Extreme for wireless streaming, and use it as my router. I also have a PC linked in to this network. I use a new Airport Express at the stereo, and use it to play ITunes music which I keep stored on a LaCie 2 TB Extreme Disk.
The problem is that the Blu-Ray and the Wii do not talk to the Apple Extreme, which means that we don't have the Netflix and Pandora enabled at the TV. It also means we can't update the Wii or have our Miis parade. A nightmare. I can see other networks in the building when I do a search for connections within the Blu-Ray setup screen, so it doesn't seem to be the Blu-Ray's problem.
The Blu-Ray has the wireless dongle installed. I know it's not an internet problem per se, since we have had no problem getting the Apple TV to work with all its functions including instant streaming of movies and TV shows. I have entered IP addresses, passwords, and every other thing I can think of until I'm Blu-Ray in the face.
I've been on the phone with Apple support seven times, the Samsung Blu-Ray department eight times, Nintendo five times. There is a lot of buck-passing going on.
Can I add a Linksys router or something else to the chain to make the Blu-Ray and Wii work wirelessly? Or can I split the cable at the TV and somehow bring that directly in to the Wii and the Blu-Ray? We tried an Ethernet cable between the Blu-Ray and an Airport Express and that didn't work.
Any suggestions? If I can use another router, where in the chain would it be installed and with what cables and settings on the new router and the Apple Extreme? I'm not really savvy on the lingo, so please try to dumb it down for me. Thanks so much.
At my computer (IMac 20") I have an Apple Extreme for wireless streaming, and use it as my router. I also have a PC linked in to this network. I use a new Airport Express at the stereo, and use it to play ITunes music which I keep stored on a LaCie 2 TB Extreme Disk.
The problem is that the Blu-Ray and the Wii do not talk to the Apple Extreme, which means that we don't have the Netflix and Pandora enabled at the TV. It also means we can't update the Wii or have our Miis parade. A nightmare. I can see other networks in the building when I do a search for connections within the Blu-Ray setup screen, so it doesn't seem to be the Blu-Ray's problem.
The Blu-Ray has the wireless dongle installed. I know it's not an internet problem per se, since we have had no problem getting the Apple TV to work with all its functions including instant streaming of movies and TV shows. I have entered IP addresses, passwords, and every other thing I can think of until I'm Blu-Ray in the face.
I've been on the phone with Apple support seven times, the Samsung Blu-Ray department eight times, Nintendo five times. There is a lot of buck-passing going on.
Can I add a Linksys router or something else to the chain to make the Blu-Ray and Wii work wirelessly? Or can I split the cable at the TV and somehow bring that directly in to the Wii and the Blu-Ray? We tried an Ethernet cable between the Blu-Ray and an Airport Express and that didn't work.
Any suggestions? If I can use another router, where in the chain would it be installed and with what cables and settings on the new router and the Apple Extreme? I'm not really savvy on the lingo, so please try to dumb it down for me. Thanks so much.
