Buffalo Technology Nfiniti Wireless-N Dual Band 4 Port Ethernet Converter WLI-TX4-AG300N
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This seems to be a good solution for an ethernet bridge
I recently purchased a Sony Bravia HDTV and a Panasonic Blu-Ray player. Both came with Ethernet ports but not wireless ones. I have a wireless-N network, so I found that I needed a wireless Ethernet bridge for these two new devices. They sell two bridges at Best Buy (D-link, Linksys), but they get poor reviews, cost $100, and only have a single Ethernet port each (requiring that I buy two bridges or one bridge and a hub). Many of the bridges on Amazon also have sketchy reviews. However, I saw some Buffalo devices that looked potentially interesting, with multiple ports and positive reviews on some models. So, I gave this one a shot since it comes directly from Amazon (instead of a 3rd party seller) and looks similar to other Buffalo devices that are reviewed positively. These reviews of other models warned of possible difficulties (e.g., poor documentation, issues with Windows Vista, issues connecting to non-Buffalo wireless routers that are using encryption) but claimed these...
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Setting up with Mac under Tiger 10.4.11
This unit works well for streaming Netflix Instant on videos to my Sony BDP-N460 Blu-ray Disc Player for playback on my Sony Bravia8 XBR TV.
It is the only bridge that I found that has four plugs in the back allowing both the TV, DVD to plug in (with space to plug in an Apple TV or Apple MiniMac in the future).
There is no documentation about how to use this unit with Macs.
Here is a guide to my setup:
To setup with Mac Tiger Os 10.4.11 or Leopard 10.5.x and a first generation Time Capsule unit broadcasting a 802.11n signal.
Note that none of the supplied software will work on a Mac so web based setup is necessary for Macs. However, you can access the manual on the CD. Also the AOSS setup method will not work with Mac Airport Base stations. The Mac documentation is essentially non-existent.
A major problem for WEP password users:
The WEP password option used with Apple Time Capsule Airport stations and newer...
Thrilled with Buffalo
Like many other customers on here, I did some research and read some reviews and then... took a chance, and it paid! This little box does exactly as it should and creates a wireless access bridge for my home entertainment center in the living room (including an Xbox 360, a Sony Bravia tv, and a Bravia Blu-Ray player, currently) and the router two [VAST] rooms away. I rarely, if ever notice any spats of slowdown or signal degredation while streaming video online off the tv or playing around on Xbox Live. Aside from the hiccup about the installation & configuration program not readily being compatible with Vista 64--which I just decided to skirt-around and instead install on my netbook, but I'm sure it's still doable with Vista after checking some boxes and etc that I couldn't be bothered with at the time--this sleek little box really does the trick.
UPDATE:
Almost a year-to-the-date that I initially posted my review, I found in a support forum that you can "dual-band...
Product Features :
- Creates IEEE 802.11n (2.4GHz/5GHz), 802.11g/b and 802.11a wireless networks
- Wireless Connections with bit rates up to 300Mbps*
- Four Built-in 10/100 Ports for up to four simultaneous wired devices
- 2 Year Warranty
Rating : 4.2
List Price : $109.99
