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Samsung TVs suddenly have lost WiFi connections & won't reconnect!
I can write the same detailed content that I have posted to a Samsung forum, if needed, but basically my 2 not so smart Samsung TVs have lost their WiFi connections & cannot reconnect! I have several...
mikey59 wrote:
Yes, I know small 5 port switches are dirt cheap, but my internet connection comes into the house in another room & the wife would hit the ceiling if I just started running cables across the floor, throughout the house.
You talked about "TVs, along with Apple TV boxes". If you can plug one device into the router or satellite, then you can have a switch there to go to other nearby devices. No need for long wires. So if the TVs and Apple TV boxes are next to each other, the switch can connect to the satellite and feed both of these. I mentioned it because these MS satellites don't have as many LAN ports as some routers.
Powerline Ethernet is another option for devices like TVs that don't need ultrafast Internet.
UPDATE: With all that being said, I was able to download the latest firmware update for the living room TV (the one that wasn't even seeing the WiFi) & after the update, it saw my network, connected to it with no problem & is working fine.
So the challenge now is to get the BR TV to work?
Again, start with the TV and its setup routine.
While looking for an additional satellite, to put in the bedroom & used the LAN port on it, Amazon was nice enough to recommend a 'renewed' Nighthawk Tri-band WiFi 6 Mesh System, 3.6Gbps, Router + 2 Satellites system for $129, so I bought that & since router has 4 ports & each of the satellites have 2, I can connect both Apple TV & Samsung TV to them & hope for the best!