Can Win 8.1 make a "Smart TV" dumb?

Dozer wrote:
Is it possible or just a coincidence? I went from using Windows Vista to Win 8.1 (8.1 was a clean install), the next day when I tried to use the "Smart" functions on my TV I get a msg: "Network interference has occurred please try again later."

I've rebooted everything on the network but to no avail. From my PC I can see the TV and I can run a continuous ping with no errors. When I try to re add the TV to my network (from the TV menu settings), it sees my router and is good to there but when it tries to go out to the internet it fails.

At some point in the 8.1 install it says to power on everything on your wireless network and then continue. All I thought about was my printer, the TV never occurred to me could this be my problem?
Not sure how to troubleshoot this...any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!
Dozer

Your TV just like a PC when placed on a network will need what is known as a IP address..

Normally most PCs and other network devices are setup to automatically get a new IP from the network (router).

While reinstalling your OS on the PC it may have been assigned the same IP address as the smart TV. This causes one of the devices to be blocked off the network.

Turn the PC off, possibly reboot your router then turn the TV on with the PC off.. Then see if your TV can access the Internet..

Once the TV is able to connect to the Internet then try turning the PC on.. If all goes well the PC should be assigned a new IP..

If it fails to get a new IP then you may need to check the network card settings and make sure it is set to DHCP and not a static fixed IP..