Hemps Posted November 11, 2015 Member ID: 1482 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 37 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2018 Content Per Day: 0.40 Reputation: 1440 Achievement Points: 15303 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/05/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 15 Birthday: 07/13/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted November 11, 2015 i want to hook up my amazon fire tv to an ethernet cable but i have no open ports left since they are all hooked up to other PCs in the house. can one of my cables be split somehow with some kind of hardware? its just using the wifi it buffers alot .... hxtr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
CplAh Posted November 11, 2015 Member ID: 2431 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 12 Topic Count: 75 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 310 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 271 Achievement Points: 2868 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 04/26/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 3, 2023 Birthday: 10/29/1986 Device: iPhone Share Posted November 11, 2015 Try an ethernet cable splitter. Not sure how good they work but i've seen them at stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
hxtr Posted November 11, 2015 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 3.17 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129713 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted November 11, 2015 I will say no. Their is a reason the twists and pairs are only 4 of the 8 conductors. Just get a cheap hub or an old router will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazy House Cat Posted November 11, 2015 Member ID: 22501 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 6 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 227 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 180 Achievement Points: 1520 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/31/15 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 29, 2019 Birthday: 01/26/1965 Share Posted November 11, 2015 An Ethernet switch will be a cheap plug and play solution. A switch is basically that, it takes one cable and splits it into 4 or more plugs. BUDMAN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Damage_inc- Posted November 11, 2015 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.37 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted November 11, 2015 (edited) what he said below Edited November 11, 2015 by Damage_inc- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Damage_inc- Posted November 11, 2015 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.37 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted November 11, 2015 it picks up your wireless network-dont u have a router? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Hemps Posted November 11, 2015 Member ID: 1482 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 37 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2018 Content Per Day: 0.40 Reputation: 1440 Achievement Points: 15303 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/05/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 15 Birthday: 07/13/1967 Device: Windows Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 it picks up your wireless network-dont u have a router? yes i have a comcast modem/router with wifi, like i said it buffers all the time. but when i watch netflix,amazon on my pc i have no issues. im am going to hook up my cable thats on my pc to the fire tv tonight and see if it works better. im thinking the wifi just doesn't cut it when streaming HD movies hxtr, deerejon, loaderXI and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
LaRSin Posted November 11, 2015 Member ID: 45 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 68 Topic Count: 981 Topics Per Day: 0.18 Content Count: 9011 Content Per Day: 1.68 Reputation: 3549 Achievement Points: 65839 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Online Last Seen: 1 minute ago Birthday: 02/25/1951 Device: Windows Share Posted November 11, 2015 get Ethernet switch ,,, L!ckALotAPus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Damage_inc- Posted November 11, 2015 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.37 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted November 11, 2015 i have 2 roku's and wireless-works well except thru walls where it buffers alot also,I think your doing the right thing.sorry for my confusion Hemps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Hemps Posted November 11, 2015 Member ID: 1482 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 37 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2018 Content Per Day: 0.40 Reputation: 1440 Achievement Points: 15303 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/05/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 15 Birthday: 07/13/1967 Device: Windows Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 i have 2 roku's and wireless-works well except thru walls where it buffers alot also,I think your doing the right thing.sorry for my confusion just tried it and it works great with cable hooked up to it. my router is only 20 ft away and still not great, had same problems with my roku, that's way i got a fire cause i figure it would work better with wifi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
spinpuppy Posted November 11, 2015 Member ID: 3682 Group: ++ COD5 Admin Followers: 56 Topic Count: 178 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1834 Content Per Day: 0.43 Reputation: 1747 Achievement Points: 14780 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/27/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 11 Birthday: 01/12/1960 Device: Android Share Posted November 11, 2015 wired for the streaming is always better. Get the switch Damage_inc- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Hemps Posted November 11, 2015 Member ID: 1482 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 37 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2018 Content Per Day: 0.40 Reputation: 1440 Achievement Points: 15303 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/05/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 15 Birthday: 07/13/1967 Device: Windows Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 is this what you all are talking about? http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=383560&SRCCODE=WEBGOOPA&scid=scplp603968&gclid=CjwKEAiA64uyBRCVmKyT2vuAjzgSJADfINB6bnT6Y1bdhMSomBc9ndPPhL7UIa6dQpi5CxAPbPTOmRoCFvPw_wcB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
hxtr Posted November 11, 2015 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 3.17 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129713 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted November 11, 2015 i have 2 roku's and wireless-works well except thru walls where it buffers alot also,I think your doing the right thing.sorry for my confusion ruku's rock. Love that little thing. Damage_inc- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaRSin Posted November 11, 2015 Member ID: 45 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 68 Topic Count: 981 Topics Per Day: 0.18 Content Count: 9011 Content Per Day: 1.68 Reputation: 3549 Achievement Points: 65839 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Online Last Seen: 1 minute ago Birthday: 02/25/1951 Device: Windows Share Posted November 11, 2015 I'm using the google nexus player , it's been great , wireless AC ...best unit I've tried so far.. I use it Netflix , Kodi (xbmc), and to access my Plex sever.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
BUDMAN Posted November 11, 2015 Member ID: 800 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 152 Topic Count: 135 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 6938 Content Per Day: 1.32 Reputation: 4485 Achievement Points: 58181 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 11/27/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 7 hours ago Birthday: 05/29/1957 Device: Android Share Posted November 11, 2015 @@Hemps Check with comcast and get a dual band router .... I did big diff !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Hemps Posted November 12, 2015 Member ID: 1482 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 37 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2018 Content Per Day: 0.40 Reputation: 1440 Achievement Points: 15303 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/05/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 15 Birthday: 07/13/1967 Device: Windows Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 @@Hemps Check with comcast and get a dual band router .... I did big diff !!! we are going to upgrade from the 25 mbps to the 75mbps package soon, maybe that will help, but ill make sure we ask about that. there can be a few wifi stuff going on at the same time in this household that may be part of the problem, but since im not the one who really needs the upgrade, im not going to get something "I'm" going to have to pay extra for....my brother getting a 4k tv and is upgrading the cable for the 4k streaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Hemps Posted November 12, 2015 Member ID: 1482 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 37 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2018 Content Per Day: 0.40 Reputation: 1440 Achievement Points: 15303 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/05/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 15 Birthday: 07/13/1967 Device: Windows Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 but as for me, i would like to stream with no buffering on my TV and have my pc on line at same time, most likely just to get on the internet. won't be gaming and watching movies at same time so im not worried if there a bit of a bandwidth slowdown on my pc while streaming movies ect. so saying that is this item im linking what im looking for? http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=383560&SRCCODE=WEBGOOPA&scid=scplp603968&gclid=CjwKEAiA64uyBRCVmKyT2vuAjzgSJADfINB6bnT6Y1bdhMSomBc9ndPPhL7UIa6dQpi5CxAPbPTOmRoCFvPw_wcB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Lazy House Cat Posted November 12, 2015 Member ID: 22501 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 6 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 227 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 180 Achievement Points: 1520 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/31/15 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 29, 2019 Birthday: 01/26/1965 Share Posted November 12, 2015 (edited) is this item im linking what im looking for? http://www.tigerdire...PTOmRoCFvPw_wcB Yes, that is exactly it! Plug your existing cable into one port, and then plug up to 4 other cables into the others. It turns one Ethernet cable into 4. Edited November 12, 2015 by Lazy House Cat Hemps and L!ckALotAPus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Marauder-CDN Posted November 12, 2015 Member ID: 1777 Group: ++ COD5 Admin Followers: 30 Topic Count: 50 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 414 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 213 Achievement Points: 2989 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/09/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 12 Device: Windows Share Posted November 12, 2015 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5988111&CatId=2786 I have 2 of these and they work fine, save money too Hemps and hxtr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
hxtr Posted November 12, 2015 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 3.17 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129713 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted November 12, 2015 (edited) Just don't get a Mau. You won't have a token and you never get to see it beckoning. Got to have a token going for it to beckon. Edited November 12, 2015 by hxtr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemps Posted November 12, 2015 Member ID: 1482 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 37 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2018 Content Per Day: 0.40 Reputation: 1440 Achievement Points: 15303 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/05/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 15 Birthday: 07/13/1967 Device: Windows Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 cool going to pick one up today then!! Thanks for the info all! hxtr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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