For hardware, Google has its own dedicated Network Box with a four-port gigabit Ethernet router and 802.11n WiFi, a TV Box with live viewing and a WiFi access point as well as a Storage Box DVR with 2TB of data and the ability to record eight shows at once.
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In brief, the physical installation simply involved plugging the AV cables (included) into the SlingBox and our set-top box (a Philips Freeview box, to be precise), then taping a couple of IR emitters onto the front of our set-top box, and finally hooking the SlingBox up to our router (via a couple of SlingLink ethernet wall-plug bridges as our router was too far away).
HDHomeRun connects to your existing TV antenna or cable TV outlet, and to your router via Ethernet.
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Users connect the adapter via an Ethernet cable to a router, and then plug the adapter into a wall socket.
When the players are connected via Ethernet to a wireless router, the app allows users to control basic functions of the players.
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We initially installed the router using an Apple (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) PowerMac G4 running Mac OS X, but we also connected a Windows-based notebook and another Mac, this one a Powerbook also running OS X, to the router via Ethernet cables.
The router has four Ethernet ports and supports Unix and Linux systems.
The NETGEAR D6300 WiFi Modem Router also includes a separate gigabit Ethernet WAN port for connecting to either high-speed cable or fiber optic broadband.
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Dubbed BRCK, the solution is a rugged wireless router that connects to the internet via Ethernet, WiFi, 3G and 4G, and can switch its source on the fly if a connection dies.
The BC2 also provides one ethernet port, so if you have an ethernet-only device, just plug it into the router.
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The FreedomPop Hub Burst modem and router boasts wireless antennas to boost speeds as well as Ethernet jacks to connect up to 10 Internet enabled devices, including desktops, TV's and streaming music and video players.
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