Had several problems. First, not up-dating channel configurations when I edit or fool with a sequence...spent several frantic moments thinking I had a hardware problem.
Second, failed power supply. I worked an extra shift and came home to see none of my mini trees working. The 730w power supply was fairly new and I felt it was not under a heavy load (10 100ct dumb strings.) To add insult to injury the power supply manufacture's web site is a product portal with no customer service link and I am past my return window with Tiger Direct. $55
Third, rain (3" in 24hrs) 2 of the 10 trees quit working last night. I dried out the plugs and found I had some blown fuses. Plugged them back in and one quit again a few min later. Rather then stand in the rain I will work on it today. I am thinking I will place the DSC in battery boxes and re visit how I attach the DSC to the hub next year. With all that said my ether dongle and active hub are operating flawlessly and are playing nicely with LOR and the scheduler.