I have a question about Ethernet port on my TV.

by THEVAN3D

I have a Hisense 50H8F which has its own Ethernet port. The problem is, as I found out, it is just 100Mb connection and I need gigabit connection for in-home network streaming of 4K HDR rips. So I went and plugged gigabit Ethernet to USB adapter into my TV's USB 3.0 port (thinking it might give me better speeds). But it has no reaction at all. It's like the TV's own Ethernet port is a priority and it cant recognize other one. I used to use this same adapter on Mi Box S, so the adapter itself is fine.

So my question is, can I somehow disable the built-in Ethernet port, so that I can use the one via USB 3 adapter?

Thanks.

E_l_0

It's not about disabling the Ethernet port - a lot of people tried different types of adapters and none of them are working with the major TV brands. If you find one that is working, there are a lot of people who would be interested about this. It's like the support for those NICs has been removed from the Android Kernel on purpose ...

sivartk

If you look in your user's manual, what all does it say that the USB port can be used for. If it can't be used as an internet / network connection, it won't work. The firmware of your TV controls what each port is allowed to do.