Thank you for being a valued part of the CNET community. As of December 1, 2020, the forums are in read-only format. In early 2021, CNET Forums will no longer be available. We are grateful for the participation and advice you have provided to one another over the years.

Thanks,

CNET Support

General discussion

Series 7 LCD-TV & Windows 7: No recognition

by troels_wind Oct 31, 2010 7:56AM PDT

I'm trying to connect my Samsung tv (Model code LE40C755R2WXXE) to my home network, which includes a Windows 7 pc. The tv is connected (internet@tv works fine, my router has the tv's mac-address listed), but it does not show up as a unit on me home network map in the Windows 7 control panel.

How can I make my pc "see" and include my tv on the network and enable me to push pics and video?

Any help much appreciated.

/Troels

Discussion is locked

3 Posts

- Collapse + Expand Details

- Collapse -

Series 7 LCD-TV & Windows 7: No recognition

by Samsung_HD_Tech Samsung staff Nov 1, 2010 7:29AM PDT

troels_wind,

What happens when you have the PC try to identify a new network device?

--HDTech

- Collapse -

Device recognition

by jw650 Nov 3, 2010 12:47AM PDT

First, turn off the PC firewall and see if the TV appears (give it a few minutes at least). The TV will broadcast discovery protocol packets at intervals and these should be detected by the PC if they are not being blocked.

Find and install Intel Device Spy and associated tools - this will tell you if the packets are being received.

If not a firewall problem, some routers can block transmission of these packets on wireless LANs.

- Collapse -

Thanks

by troels_wind Nov 4, 2010 6:00AM PDT

Thanks jw650 and Samsung_HD_Tech. Apparently my wireless LAN was the problem; cabling my pc to the network made the tv show up. /Troels

Back to Samsung forum