I don’t see the problem then. WiFi should work inside of a cabinet given that proximity.
================================================= My compliments and kindest regards Gordon Smith: <gor...@mac-access.net> Accessibility & Information Technology Support Specialist.. This Message Was Created Using 100% Recycled Electrons. If you can avoid printing it, please do so. Think of the environment, save a tree! Contact: • UK Free Phone: 0800 8620538 • UK Mobile/SMS: +44 (0) 7907 823971 • Vic. Australia: +61 38 82059300 • US/Canada: +1 646 9151493 • UK Geographic / Global: +44(0) 1642 688095 ---------------------------------------- —— > On 26 Aug 2017, at 13:17, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote: > > 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. >> >> >> ================================================= >> >> My compliments and kindest regards >> Gordon Smith: >> <gor...@mac-access.net <mailto:gor...@mac-access.net>> >> Accessibility & Information Technology Support Specialist.. >> >> This Message Was Created Using 100% Recycled Electrons. If you can avoid >> printing it, please do so. Think of the environment, save a tree! >> >> Contact: >> >> • UK Free Phone: 0800 8620538 >> • UK Mobile/SMS: +44 (0) 7907 823971 >> • Vic. 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