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Gjl1950
Feb 08, 2026Aspirant
media server not connection to wired connection
r300 router sees hard drive, my samsung s90d connections to media server when connected wirelessly, but when I connect my samsung s90d tv to a wired connection the media server does not show on t...
Gjl1950
Feb 11, 2026Aspirant
In answer to the hard drive connection to the router. It is plugged into the usb on the router so I'm using the routers media server which I can connect wirelessly to my tv. But when I connect to my tv with a
wired connection through a Lan port, I cannot see the built in media server. I hope this clears things up a little bit. If any more information is needed I will supply as soon as I can.
Thanks
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StephenB
Feb 11, 2026Guru - Experienced User
Gjl1950 wrote:In answer to the hard drive connection to the router. It is plugged into the usb on the router so I'm using the routers media server which I can connect wirelessly to my tv. But when I connect to my tv with a
wired connection through a Lan port, I cannot see the built in media server. I hope this clears things up a little bit. If any more information is needed I will supply as soon as I can.
Have you done anything to make sure the TV is connected to the internet generally when connected with ethernet?
Also, have you tried a different LAN port on the router?