Connection Problems WD TV Live Via Swicth to Router

WD Legacy Products WD TV Live & Live Plus
1

Hallo,

I have purchased another WD TV Live. The first one I have connected to my network via Wifi and was piece of cake.

Now second one I noticed connecting networkcable via a Switchs to my network causes problems: No DNS found & Internet.

Directly conecting to the router shows no problem and the IP adres found works also when connecting via the Switch.

I have read several forums, also to find my proble, but noticed in one discussion that the WD TV Live does not work via a Switch. Is this true, just can’t believe this nice gadget cannot accept this.

If it should be possible , could someone tel me what to do, saves me laying another cable through my house.

Seaman 

2

Yes, the WDTV works connected to a network switch; I have one connected that way and a second connected wirelessly.

Have you connected another device (e.g. laptop PC) to the network cable connected to the WDTV to check that all works well with laptop?

3

As Mike said…it works with a switch…I’ve had mine connected that way for years.