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Samsung Blu-ray player says the HTTP port is disabled
I am trying to connect my wired Samsung Blu-ray player to the internet and I keep getting the message that the HTTP port is disabled. I have tried assigning its own IP address and also entering the ro...
- I installed a firmware update for the blu-ray player onto a flash drive and updated the player through that and it connected again finally. Guess the new router was not compatible with it before the update. I would try that.
I just Googled "Samsung Bluray http disabled"' and found this interesting link on another forum. Looks like either manually configuring a DNS server address on the Blu-Ray player or manually configuring a static IP, gateway address and DNS server address works.
Hi thanks, I read that same post and tried everything it suggested to no avail.
- Can you provide some details about what you tried? Did you manually enter a DNS server address on the player? What address did you enter?
Did you try entering a static IP address as well as a gateway address? What did you enter?
Is your player obtaining an IP address from the router?- Yes I entered the DNS server address, static IP and gateway as listed in my router configuration. I added a photo to the original post of the network test screen on the player. It is obtaining an IP address.
- You shouldn't copy the same values from the router. When you manually enter a static IP address into the player, you are setting up the player to NOT use DHCP. You can't just use the same IP address that the router had previously assigned to the player. As far as the router is concerned, the player has stopped using DHCP, and that IP address is now available to be assigned to another device.
It might be easier to switch the player back to using DHCP to obtain an IP address. Then, just override the DNS server address. If you want to use a static IP, then you will have to use an address that outside the range of addresses managed by the router's DHCP server. For example, if the router is set up to hand out addresses between 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.100, then using something like 192.168.1.200.
As to the DNS server address, you probably entered the router's IP address. You should, instead, enter the address of a real DNS server on the Internet. Use 8.8.8.8. This is the IP address for Google's DNS server. Being Google, it's pretty much guaranteed to work.