Can Win 8.1 make a "Smart TV" dumb?
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 inter...
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Theory has it that each device has a differnt MAC (Media Access something) number,, It is possible (not very but possible) that the computer and TV have the same MAC
Theory is the ROUTER will assign an I/P Address which is UNIQUE to each device.. Sometimes it does not.. OR if you have "Hard Wired and I/P address it may assign that address when the hard assigned is turned off (Why I always assign OUTSIDE the DHCP range of my router)
Finally the new computer will.. of course.. download UPDATES.. These can suck major bandwidth and overload your connection so the TV can not find the bandwidth to work with.. This.. self selves after a short time. How short depnds on the size of your data pipe (Bandwidth)
Theory is the ROUTER will assign an I/P Address which is UNIQUE to each device.. Sometimes it does not.. OR if you have "Hard Wired and I/P address it may assign that address when the hard assigned is turned off (Why I always assign OUTSIDE the DHCP range of my router)
Finally the new computer will.. of course.. download UPDATES.. These can suck major bandwidth and overload your connection so the TV can not find the bandwidth to work with.. This.. self selves after a short time. How short depnds on the size of your data pipe (Bandwidth)
