Setting Modem for Etd?

[rdebolt]

I am sure that this is here somewhere, but I can't find it. Is there a way to set your modem up to have all of the settings for the etd manually input? The reason I ask is that when I run my lights it seems to kick everyone in my house out of the internet and my wife is getting very angry with me.

Just an FYI I have very limited knowledge of how the network functions.

[injury]

E1.31 is multicast so the most elegant way if your router is choking would be to add a second network card to your machine and give it a different private IP block than the rest of your network and plug it straight into your etherdongle. Then setup your software to use this second card for E1.31.

Quick and dirty would be to unplug yourself from the network, give your card a static IP Address and plug it straight into the Etherdongle but you lose Internet and other Network connectivity this way.

[chrisatpsu]

try this...

if you're comfortable with installing cards into your computer, pick up a network card and install into your computer
if you're not comfortable, you can pick up a USB network adapter.
when you setup this card, you will need to setup this card to have it's own IP address.

you now have an added network port, and one that you already had in the computer.

plug one into your home network
plug the other one into the etherdongle

test your show, if it interferes with the internet, then swap the cables so that the wire going to the Etherdongle goes to the home network, and vice versa.

you'll need to setup the IP address on the port connected to the etherdongle

[rdebolt]

I am very comfortable installing another network card (I actually have one), but You and injury have already been helping me figure out another issue with my PC in the "porch" thread. Not sure I want to add to my problem until I can figure that out. I guess since I know that it is not the issue it won't hurt.

[chrisatpsu]

I'm kinda toying with the idea of a virtual machine running the show, but choosing it's output to the 2nd nic only, and choosing its sound device as a second sound card. so that i can still use the pc without  fear of a ding here and there showing up in the show.

[rdebolt]

I'm kinda toying with the idea of a virtual machine running the show, but choosing it's output to the 2nd nic only, and choosing its sound device as a second sound card. so that i can still use the pc without  fear of a ding here and there showing up in the show.

So I take it that you are not running with a conductor this year?

[chrisatpsu]

i never got a conductor yet.

[jeffcoast]

Alot of newer motherboards have 2 Ethernet ports, so you may not even need to add another card.

[rdebolt]

Ok I have my machine reloaded.... FINALLY!.... Installed a new nic card and gave it an ip 192.168.2.25. Internet still working on MB nic, but nothing from PCI card. I have a cat5 directly from PC (New card) to etd and nothing. If I look at the network connections it show disconnected. I am assuming that it is looking for an internet or modem input, but all I am trying to connect is my Etd. Like I said I am no network guru so once again asking for help from the experts. Do I need to bridge the connections? Remember I am trying to keep from kicking everyone in my house off of the internet while I am running lights.

[chrisatpsu]

which nic did you end up installing?   we can check to see if it supports MDIX

[rdebolt]

It is a Realtek 8139\810X

[chrisatpsu]

i can't see anything for auto sensing, or MDIX....   do you have a network crossover cable you can use?

[rdebolt]

Yes I do. I think that worked. Shows unidentified network nowand Etd shows power and connectivity. I will test now to see if lights work!

[rdebolt]

Ok I have tested in LOR and Xlights and have no light output. Do I need to change something in the software for those to see which port I am using?

[rdebolt]

So I can run the lights when plugged into my internet connection, but I cannot figure out how to confiure for the second nic.