Just bought an RCA DSB778W Streaming Media Player and setup was pretty cut and dry with one hitch. When I go through setup for the Wi-Fi to acquire an IP Address it just hangs. I have 2 Laptops and 1 desktop in the house and they pickup an IP with no problem and one of them is farther away from the router. Am I supposed to hard wire a cat 5 first to obtain an IP? Unfortunatly, there was no info provided with this unit and nothing I could find on the net.

Thank You
John Where did you get it? A yard SALE? What makes you think it is a wireless device? A similar device for sale at Wallchart is not a WI-Fri device.I guess the big Wi-Fi printed on the BOX was decieving. It has wireless settings in the menu as well. It picks up the local SSID but lags while trying to acquire an IP. Funny though, there's no antenna on the unit which I would think would be needed to acquire an IP.My bad. If it has WI-Fi on the box it has to be a wireless device.
What kind of security does you wireless network use?

It maybe having an issue with the password for your wireless router. Look in the documentation for the router and find the password or code needed to establish a connection. In some cases it is printed on a label non the BACK of fourteenth.

Not the Ethernet password, the wireless password.No problem. I guess I should have explained better but the device searches for the network and finds it with no problem. It ALSO accepts the network password I assigned to it with no problem. It even says it's connected to my network in the network list. The problem is when it searches for an ip address, it just hangs. I'm not totally computer savy but I know enough to run my network. I really think it's a POS problem the device now. I have 5 computers running in my network at this time and everyone of them is on a Dynamic IP and if I change it to Static, they pick up an IP, no problem. Thanks for trying but I guess 50.00 for a Streaming Video device was too good Wi-Fi to be true. Time to run some Cat 5 I guess.

Thanks Again
JohnI think the problem is the nRCA gadget NEEDS to have the wireless key for your router.

The Ethernet password and the wireless key are two distinct things. The wireless key is part of the WEP or WEPA security for wireless.

A static IP is one way to solve part of the problem.
My limited experience suggests the wireless password or key is the issue. The Wee, PS3 and XBox don't work right until the router verifies the wireless key with then new device . I assume you device works like that.

A workaround is to use not security at all and run "naked"on the wireless. Not a good idea with more and more neighbors getting WI-FI devices. But it is ab easy way to verify that the password is the only issue.

However, it you can hook it up directly to the network using an Ethernet cable, the wireless wouldn't be a problem.

Try turning off your security in the router for a short while to test the gadget. Some routers tallowy to have alternative profiles, so you might create a profile with no security. After testing, switch back to the normal profile.
Good idea Geek, I'll try that before climbing in the attic.

Thanks
John