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<blockquote data-quote="archive10" data-source="post: 1015034">I assume the TV has an RJ-45 ethernet.That would require only one ethernet cable to the tv, the STB would continue with Wifi.But if cables are not an option, then there is the alternative that VS points to of getting a wifi bridge.These are relatively rare as most devices have wifi built-in these days.but you can get them on ebay from china.Something like this:<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/MINI300-802-11-b-g-n-300Mbps-Wifi-Repeater-Router-Wifi-Bridge-USB-Powered-VDNS-/351933584374?hash=item51f0e053f6:g:3XQAAOSw6DtYUlAb" target="_blank">MINI300 802.11 b/g/n 300Mbps Wifi Repeater Router Wifi Bridge USB Powered VDNS</a>About GBP 9 w. free shipping.You will have to configure the device first using a pc with a lan cable, then move the bridge go connect to tv.I have one here - it works ok.Nothing mind-blowing, but works.We considered selling one to the customers of one of our old STBs, which suffered from the same problem as you tv - no WiFi.The makers of the chipset in the dongle simply stopped making the chip, and we couldn't get drivers for something else as the contract was terminated.So we looked into the wifi bridge, and Vonets was the only real low-cost alternative usable.In the end we dropped the plan - we introduced a new STB that has built-in wifi <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="archive10, post: 1015034"] I assume the TV has an RJ-45 ethernet. That would require only one ethernet cable to the tv, the STB would continue with Wifi. But if cables are not an option, then there is the alternative that VS points to of getting a wifi bridge. These are relatively rare as most devices have wifi built-in these days. but you can get them on ebay from china. Something like this: [URL="http://www.ebay.com/itm/MINI300-802-11-b-g-n-300Mbps-Wifi-Repeater-Router-Wifi-Bridge-USB-Powered-VDNS-/351933584374?hash=item51f0e053f6:g:3XQAAOSw6DtYUlAb"]MINI300 802.11 b/g/n 300Mbps Wifi Repeater Router Wifi Bridge USB Powered VDNS[/URL] About GBP 9 w. free shipping. You will have to configure the device first using a pc with a lan cable, then move the bridge go connect to tv. I have one here - it works ok. Nothing mind-blowing, but works. We considered selling one to the customers of one of our old STBs, which suffered from the same problem as you tv - no WiFi. The makers of the chipset in the dongle simply stopped making the chip, and we couldn't get drivers for something else as the contract was terminated. So we looked into the wifi bridge, and Vonets was the only real low-cost alternative usable. In the end we dropped the plan - we introduced a new STB that has built-in wifi :) [/QUOTE]

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