Setting up a Homeplug Network for BRAVIA & Blu-ray

[Joeboy22]

Hi Everyone

I really hope you can help me here.

I bought a KDL-46EX503 TV in March. I also bought a Sony dongle UWA-BRA100.

Since i've had it the BBC i-player and all the other on demand channels have worked intermittantly. I've been busy with other things and only just recently i've started to try and sort it out.

I've been through the network set up on auto and am getting the ok on the Wireless device,local access and internet access. When i go to the i-player i get all kinds of different results. Sometimes it connects and plays a whole programme( 1 in 10 attempts) Or starts then crashes,Or it's really slow and makes it onto the BBC site and it then crashes,sometimes i get the I-Player banner screen and its sits on loading for ages going nowhere,sometimes i dont get that far. This service not available. The list seems endless. I spoke to Sony support and they were very helpful and suggested i put the TV back to factory settings and reset my BT Infinity homehub which i did but with the same results. Also asked me to get the ip address from my pc,default gateway etc etc. Also checked the software which he said was the current version.Rang BT and used ipconfig to get that,(NOT sure if DNS was right though) and when i go down the manual network set up custom route i get local access and internet access fail,so go back to auto and get the 3 ok's.

I sent off for a wired cat5 cable and connected it and it worked instantly no problems. I also took my dongle back and changed it for a new one thinking it MUST be the dongle BUT its exactly the same. My BT infinity connects successfully over a dozen produts from iphones to xboxes,wii's and blackberrys but wont do this and its driving me crazy !!

Sorry for the long story, any ideas ? Gonna ring Sony back tomorrow anyhow

Joe

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[Joeboy22]

Catmambo

Just a few questions. I also use a PS3 connected wirelessly. Could i use a power adapter for that ? So i'd have one transmitting from my BT hub and 3 receiving (PS3 ,BT vision box & TV) Would be rare for 2 being used at the same time let alone 3 to be honest. Would that mean the speed would be compromised ? I've read the manual but it shows the speed being split in half. I'm getting 19 meg from BT wirelessly and probably more hardwired so i'm guessing i'd still get a good speed...?

Got me thinking here as i'm having a few issues with wireless connectivity with the BT hub.

Sorry if this sounds dumb.

Joe

[Catmambo]

That would be fine - I actually use a small Edimax switch behind my TV similar to the below (this isn't an official Sony recommendation just what I personally use :smileyhappy:) Very low power consumption and pretty cheap.

http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=edimax+switch&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=2268124508044965...

So the home plug connects to this and then feeds out 4 short runs of CAT5 cable to my amp/ps3/BRAVIA etc etc. Never had any speed problems with playback as mindful the bitrate of streamed content is normally quite low (I think HD iplayer is still only 3.2mpbs or something)

I think devolo even offer a homeplug adapter with a wireless extender which might work as well, but where possible, I always prefer to hardware, for speed, simplicity, security and convenience.

Hope this helps

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[Joeboy22 · Accepted solution]

Hi Catmambo

Success !!

Finally got hold of the new comtrend adapter last night. Took a bit of messing around. Had to factory reset all 3 adapters and start from scratch but eventually got them all working. I'm now on the look out for a 4th one for my PS3 as my TV, PS3 and BT vision are all in seperate rooms.

Thanks for all your help. You have achieved god status in my house !

Anybody wanna buy a dongle ?

Joe

[Catmambo]

Great - glad everyting is working now. I've changed the title to aid other people who might want to configure a similar setup as its a good workthrough of how best to do it.

All the best

[Joeboy22]

Hi All

Just to finish this off. I have been sent a new router from BT (Homehub 3) and I tried the dongle and it worked first time. Have now sold the dongle on ebay as not required. So after all that it looks like it was an issue with my old BT router (Homehub 2). If you have one of these homehub 2's get BT to send you the new one as all my wireless connectivity issues have been solved too.

Have also bought 2 more power adapters from ebay so have 5 in total which run my TV,XBOX,PS3 and BT vision.

A word of advice if buying the BT issued COMTREND 902 (white ones) power adapters is that they are factory set in pairs as one is for your router and one for the BT vision box. So if you get hold of more than 2 the 3rd/4th/5th etc have to be factory reset before being sync'd to the first 2. This is done by holding in the config/reset button for about 15/20 seconds until all the lights on the adapter go out. You then press and hold the config/reset button on the adapter that plugs into your router until the light flashes then do the same on your new adapter until it does the same. You should get 3 short flashes on the new adapter more or less instantly which comfirms it has sync'd. The whole thing took me less than a minute..easy

Hope this has helped someone out there

Joe

[andimummy]

Hi! We have had a Bravia tv for a year and it's been connecting fine to the internet until a couple of weeks ago and it just can't seem to access the internet content.

The only thing I'm wondering might have something to do with it is that I accepted a request on my laptop to connect with the tv. do you think that might have something to do with it?

I have checked the internet connection via the inbuilt dongle and the wired connection, and both connect fine to the internet. The problem comes when it goes to access/refresh internet content and stays set on the screen no matter how long I leave it.

So I'm guessing the best thing is to reset the tv to factory settings generally as a start? It was all done by a tv guy who set it all up along with new aerial etc so I'm hoping it's quite straightforward. Any advice much appreciated. Thanks!