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Charlietooth's avatar
Charlietooth
Tutor
Dec 31, 2022

XR500

Hi guys ! Happy new year to all of you , just purchased this amazing router and im having a problem with my Samsung smart TV , tv can't connect to ethernet via wifi or via cable . Can someone tell me the solution please . Thanks in advance .

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  • Netduma-Fraser's avatar
    Netduma-Fraser
    NetDuma Partner
    Jan 01, 2023
    Happy New Year! What does it say when it can't connect exactly? For WiFi you may need to disable Smart Connect and try to connect it manually to 2.4 or 5GHz.
    • Charlietooth's avatar
      Charlietooth
      Tutor
      Jan 01, 2023

      Right i managed to connect to wifi , everything works on tv apart from Siptv app , im using that app to watch iptv channels and it wont open any channels . Dont know why

       

      • Charlietooth's avatar
        Charlietooth
        Tutor
        Jan 01, 2023

        It's somehow blocking iptv from playing , cause im getting stream cant play error.