Thanks a lot! :) You are very helpful!
aubuti;560167 Wrote: > The Touch _can_ act as a server for other SBs. It works quite well. But > it is not a router. An embedded music server has absolutely nothing to > do with managing network traffic, handing out IP addresses, serving as > a wireless access point, etc. When I bought Touch, I didn't know this and what was needed for everything to work. I think that all this should be in the manual and in the product description. I'm not a network expert, but I'm not computer illiterate. I have custom built, setup and I maintain my 4 PCs (I'm a photographer and a graphic designer and I depend on my computers). I can only imagine how it can be for some less experienced PC users. Logitech documentation is severely lacking. aubuti;560167 Wrote: > The system requirements don't say you need to have a home network > because technically speaking you don't, but the expectation is that > most users of NMPs will have a home network. > > Do you not have a home network at all, even a wired router? Yes I do have a (some sort of) home network. But no router! :) My home network consists of my laptop and my graphic workstation that, when needed, are connected directly via "cross" ethernet cable. My "Internet" mini PC is connected to my cable modem via USB. My SB Touch is connected directly to my cable modem via second "cross" ethernet cable. My SB3 is connected directly to my "Internet" PC via third "cross" ethernet cable. I always wanted to separate my workstations from hazards of the Internet, so I never needed a router that would connect together all my PCs. So yes, there are users of "network music players" who are not using routers. The need for a router should be stated in system requirements when mentioning other Touch's connecting possibilities. Logitech should not expect that I already have a router. And worse, this setup scenario is not even mentioned in user manual, let alone explained. . -- Kuja ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kuja's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32935 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80223 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
