topic Re: KD-55XE9005 wifi connection with macbook pro in Android TV

KD-55XE9005 wifi connection with macbook pro

Yorgos_Y — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 08:11:29 GMT

Hi all,

I just bought this Android Sony which is a great tv at all!

I am trying to connect my macbook by create a wifi network. But I can not indicate the wifi

through the tv. My iPhone can find the wifi but the tv no.

Can anyone tell me if this is possible?

The reason I want to do this is beacuse I want to play content over a shared folder wirelessly.

Both mac and tv have 5Ghz wifi adapter so speed will not be a problem.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Re: KD-55XE9005 wifi connection with macbook pro

Jecht_Sin — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 08:25:23 GMT

I am not sure what the MBP has to do with it. The TV should see the WiFi AP like any other device with a WiFi ac in your house. Unless you mean you're sharing your Internet Connection from the Mac (which is connected via Ethernet). But even in that case it should work just fine.

Unless it's the case where the WiFi AP doesn't show in the list of top APs. Maybe try to go to Settings/Network/Network Setup/Expert/See all. The WiFi AP you want to use must appear in there.

Re: KD-55XE9005 wifi connection with macbook pro

Yorgos_Y — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 21:56:54 GMT

the tv can not see the wifi that I create through mac even when I press "see all"..

The other strange think is that when I turn on wifi direct from the tv, even though I can connect with it on my mac, I can't find my shared folders..

What am I missing here??

Re: KD-55XE9005 wifi connection with macbook pro

Yorgos_Y — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 00:08:45 GMT

Why I can not find my wifi network that I creaed on mac?

Re: KD-55XE9005 wifi connection with macbook pro

Jecht_Sin — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 09:46:13 GMT

So you're using the Internet Sharing. Which version of OS X/macOS do you have? First of all you must make it sure that you see in the Mac the WiFi icon with an arrow (although since it works with your iPhone Mac should be sharing the connection). Another thing you may try is to play with the WiFi Options in the bottom right corner or Control Panel before enabling the Internet Sharing. There you can change AP/Network name, the channel (above 11 is WiFi ac) and the security access. WPA 2 personal is strongly advised, but for testing you can use "Open" as well. Just be aware that anyone around will be able to use your internet connection as long as the Internet Sharing with "Open" is active.

Personally I can't test it right now, and I usually used it in the other way around (shared the WiFi via Ethernet). But when I did I am sure my Android phone used to see it.

Re: KD-55XE9005 wifi connection with macbook pro

Yorgos_Y — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 08:23:00 GMT

I tried this with no luck. The network that I am creating on MacBook is not visible from the tv.

It is really frustrating since it's a really straight forward method in our days.

also when I enable wifi direct on the tv I can see and connect to the network from MacBook.

The problem here is that on the tv the mac appears as "unsupported" device.

Any thoughts on that?

I can't understand why the network that's I am creating on mac is not visible on the tv??

Re: KD-55XE9005 wifi connection with macbook pro

Jecht_Sin — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 09:17:39 GMT

I really don't know. I could understand if the TV wasn't able to connect to it (it happens sometimes) but it should always see the network. But please be aware that there was a bug (at least in Android 6.0) with WiFi Direct. Once enabled the TV's regular WiFi wasn't working anymore. So keep WiFi Direct disabled.

Also, can you see any WiFi network from the TV?

PS: please tell me which release of OS X/macOS you are using. Like macOS Sierra, High Sierra, El Capitain, ecc. Not that it should really matter, because I always managed to make it working no matter the OS X/macOS version.

Re: KD-55XE9005 wifi connection with macbook pro

Yorgos_Y — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 09:21:32 GMT

I am running Sierra 10.12.6. Also I can't figure out how I can put a password on the wifi network that I am creating on mac. Maybe thats why I cant peer to peer the mac with the tv

Re: KD-55XE9005 wifi connection with macbook pro

Jecht_Sin — Wed, 04 Oct 2017 09:03:23 GMT

Ok, so I tested it. It works just fine with me. I shared the ethernet interface to the WiFi in the Mac. Like this:

The WiFi AP shows in the television, the TV connects to it and it accepts the password. Then I did some tests with Plex and Kodi. No matter the 855Mbps connection, the LAN performances are abysmal, just in line with the wired connection. I get about up to 12MByte/s, maybe with some higher peaks, but still high bitrate videos will buffer with most protocols. Only WebDAV in Kody seems to get a bit more bandwidth. But from my network monitor it seems to me the max speed is capped at 100MBps no matter what.

So, if you can't make it working, my suggestion is to forget about it. Just use the Ethernet (you may buy an ethernet HUB in case). You wouldn't be getting many benefits anyway going via WiFi.

Re: KD-55XE9005 wifi connection with macbook pro

Yorgos_Y — Sat, 11 Nov 2017 08:52:18 GMT

hi you achieve this by wifi or ethernet?

thanks

Re: KD-55XE9005 wifi connection with macbook pro

Jecht_Sin — Sat, 11 Nov 2017 09:03:17 GMT

[EDIT: Sorry, I made a mess with the replies]

I achieved it sharing the Ethernet/Thunderbolt interface (I have the ethernet adapter) to the WiFi. Basically I turn the Mac into a 5GHz WiFi Hotspot. Then I could connect the television.

Re: KD-55XE9005 wifi connection with macbook pro

Yorgos_Y — Sat, 11 Nov 2017 09:27:54 GMT

so both are connected through modem they are not connected directly right?

Re: KD-55XE9005 wifi connection with macbook pro

Jecht_Sin — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 07:34:24 GMT

@Yorgos_Y wrote:
so both are connected through modem they are not connected directly right?

I am not sure what you mean. It works like this:

Modem/Router <- Ethernet -> MBP <- WiFi 5GHz -> TV

The MBP (MacBook Pro) acts as a second router for the TV. The TV doesn't have direct access to the modem/router.

Re: KD-55XE9005 wifi connection with macbook pro

Yorgos_Y — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 07:58:19 GMT

I think that I am talking about something different..

what about if you dont use the modem and just connect the mac with tv directly.

On the Macbook create new network through wifi icon on the menu bar -> Then try to connect the tv to this network directly without modem router. The tv can not connect to this network for some reason

Re: KD-55XE9005 wifi connection with macbook pro

Jecht_Sin — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 08:54:34 GMT

Oh, great. So it is a completely different matter...

I think I achieved it via Ethernet. But I had to mess up with the system configuration files via Terminal. It's probably possible to do it via WiFi as well, but it would require much more technical knowledge, because one can enable the Internet sharing via WiFi only if.. there is an internet connection.

Still, it isn't exactly something you do from the Control Panel. I think the best option for you would be to buy a couple of Powerline Adapters (PLAs), with two ethernet ports each, and then connect both the Mac and the TV to the two ethernet ports in the same PLA. The other would be connected to the router. In this way you would have a straight 100Mbps connection between the Mac and the TV, and also Internet connection in both. Obviously you would need to buy the Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter as well for the MBP.

Otherwise you can do like I did. My MBP connect well via WiFi 5GHz to the router (at about 200Mbps). I have the TV connected via PLA (and thus via Ethernet) to the router. In this way I achieve maximum bandwidth between the MBP and the TV (90-99Mbps, stable). It changes more depending on the protocols used (DLNA, SSH, WebDAV, NFS ecc) than on the physical connection itself.

Re: KD-55XE9005 wifi connection with macbook pro

Yorgos_Y — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 08:59:51 GMT

I see.. what modem are you using?

Re: KD-55XE9005 wifi connection with macbook pro

Jecht_Sin — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 09:17:28 GMT

@Yorgos_Y wrote:
I see.. what modem are you using?

I have TIM Fibra (fiber) in Italy. The modem/router has both WiFi 2.4GHz and 5.0Ghz (802.11 ac). If your router only has 2.4GHz your best options are the PLAs mentioned or to buy a second router with 5GHz WiFi (they say the Fritz Box are great) to connect to your ISP modem/router. But in this second case the Mac and TV must not be too far away from the 5GHz router. After 6 meters the signal quality isn't that great already in my home (with the MBP getting a better signal than the TV). Although the Fritz Box are supposed to have better signals. But I've never tested one so i can't tell you more.

Re: KD-55XE9005 wifi connection with macbook pro

Yorgos_Y — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 09:21:44 GMT

great thanks for the info!

What about if you don't use ethernet and connect straight to the modem both mac and tv.

Any lags there streaming 4k 50+ GB with plex?

Re: KD-55XE9005 wifi connection with macbook pro

Jecht_Sin — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 11:34:33 GMT

@Yorgos_Y wrote:
What about if you don't use ethernet and connect straight to the modem both mac and tv.

Straight how? You either use the Ethernet or the WiFi to connect to the ISP router (the modem is the part of the box that connects to the phone line and converts the signal. They are two in one: modem and router together).

Sorry, but your question doesn't make much sense.

Re: KD-55XE9005 wifi connection with macbook pro

jumpsuit — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 12:58:19 GMT

I'm sure thats meant in a polite way