Thanks for your thoughts, at $15 for each adapter I'm prepared to take
the gamble though I do hope my T14 works afterwoods and I don't stuff
anything up.
I Thought about the repeater idea and there's no sense me going down
that road as the LAN is centimeters away from the T14 itself, actually
its an Ithernet switch connected via a line adapter which has its
opposite number directly connected to the Asus rooter itself so - if I
can get it going - the LAN is there for the taking.
As for Wi-Fi performance of the T14 itself at present? Well as I say I
can't fault it at all but it its a pain in the bum physically as I outlined.
Actually you do have a device that could benefit from a fixed connection
and it too uses the USB port on the back for a fixed connection, i speak
of course of your Polk Omni S6.
On 26/08/2017 10:07 PM, Gordon Smith wrote:
Firstly, to answer your comment about a service port. USB Service
ports are used by repair technicians, that kind of thing, using
dedicated software to work with specific systems. They often have
access to things like level inputs and outputs, along with other
configuration parameters which the user never needs to know about, let
alone tinker with.
Regarding the adapter, you may find that some will work, some won’t.
It depends really on how Robel have configured your system. In all
probability, your solution should work. However, not always. If the
port needs to be enabled, by the engineer analysing your system, I
mean, then you could be out of luck. But, if they are saying you need
an adapter from them, in all probability that’s just sales talks.
They’d probably charge you a fortune for the brand name, and nothing else.
I’ll give you an example of both these scenarios because I’ve been
there. I used to own a Pace Sky box. On the rear of that box, there
was a USB host port marked, “Service”. Just out of interest, I did
exactly what you’re about to try, as that box didn’t have Ethernet or
WiFi. Sky were selling what they used to call the “Sky Connector” kit.
Essentially, it was just a LAN adapter, with a service port extender
socket as well.
Sky wanted £99.99 for this adapter, which I refused point blank to
pay. I bought a Buck-she adapter from a local computer hardware store.
I plugged it into the Service port, and turned the box on. Well, the
LEDs on the box apparently flashed like traffic lights for a little
while, then it all just went dead. That box never worked again, and I
had to replace it.
I went online and looked for a company selling the boxes, as I refused
again to pay Sky’s £349.99 asking price for the then current Sky Plus
box. I found a company selling the new boxes for just £99.99 which, as
you can see, was quite a significantly lower price. That box, I still
have to this day and it works fine.
All that having been said, I have another piece of equipment to which
I would also like to use via Ethernet. It, too, contains a USB Service
port. But the manufacturers of that device were much more forthcoming
than the Sky dealers were. They told me that, if I took the unit into
a local repair shop and gave them a reference number of the case that
I opened with the manufacturers, they would be quite happy for me to
use the port as an Ethernet hub. This, I duly did. And I used the
Slingbox in this configuration for quite some time until my
circumstances changed, and I no longer required it.
So based on my own experience, I would say that, if you consider the
gamble worthwhile, then try it. If not, then there is one more thing
you could try and this is also something I’ve done.
Why not just buy a WiFi Extender? Set it up as it comes by default, in
repeater mode. Then just plug it into an AC port close to your tuner,
and it will boost the signal to and from your router. Thus, you can
use it in a cabinet or backed shelving arrangement. That is how my Neo
box is configured and it works just fine. Although the Neo box does
have Ethernet, if I remember rightly, it isn’t convenient for me to
run cables from the media centre here in my lounge to the router in my
front room. But this solution works a treat, solves the problem
without taking any chances. The extender only cost me £19.99 so it was
definitely a worthwhile investment.
Just my thoughts.
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On 26 Aug 2017, at 12:14, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]
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And that I am, he's given me excellent advice and service up until
this point so let me explain.
I bought a Rotel T14 Dab/FM/Internet Internet streamer back in
February this year, its a wonderful high quality piece of gear and I
have no problem with the equipment except for one annoyance, the T14
doesn't have a LAN port so all connectivity to your network is done
by Wi-Fi though this in itself is absolutely nothing to complain about.
The T14's Wi-Fi connectivity is rock solid on either 2.4 or 5.0GHZ
with an array of 3 antennas on the back.
So one has to wonder why the designers of the T14 left out a LAN port?
W-Fi connectivity is fine as it goes (in particular very good Wi-Fi
connectivity)( but its a damn pain in the bum having those 3 antennas
standing proud on the back of your T14 when you're wanting to house
the device in a cabinet or shelf.
So I turned to the manual of the Rotel T14 to see if any other
connectivity solution was offered and I discovered that yes, their
was another way and that was using an adapter that plugs into the USB
port on the back of the T14.
Now apparently this USB port is labeled "Service", whatever that is
supposed to mean.
The manual then tells the user to "Consult Your Rotel Dealer" and
that's exactly what I did.
The dealer didn't have any idea what I was talking about but at least
he did contact the distributor of Rotel equipment out here asking for
a further explanation of this mysterious USB to Ethernet Port adapter.
The dealer got back to me telling me that he hoped to have stock of
the adapter within a week and the cost of the adapter could be
anywhere from $50 to $100, possibly that much? Well if it meant I
could connect the Rotel T14 to a fixed LAN port then I'd be happy.
Well all this was some time ago and I've not heard a dicky bird on
the subject from my friendly Rotel dealer so I decided to take
matters into my own hands and I'm not sure whether this will work but
its worth a try.
I spotted some USB 3 to Ethernet port adapters on eBay at $15 each so
I bought four of those given the usefulness of the adapters
themselves for other applications in my home.
I'm awaiting the arrival of these adapters and then comes the
business of testing one with the Rotel T14 to see whether it will
work, i'm hoping it will and I won't need some sort of proprietary
adapter from Rotel.
I'll let the list know how I get on.
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