Howard Turkster;612059 Wrote: > Yah, it seems that way. I just can't go that way without going wirelss > with the Touch, and without getting into that debate :), I just don't > want to go that way. > > Knowing nothing about computers myself really, I still find it odd that > the concept of plugging a Touch directly into a computer seems so odd to > everyone else. :) It seems odd to everyone else because the Touch, like the rest of the SB line, is a _network_ music player. And the "center" of most networks is the router, not an individual server.
I don't understand how you can connect a VBA to the Touch directly, but then claim that if you put a router between the VBA and the Touch you must go wireless. The VBA has exactly one network interface, so if it's connected directly to your Touch, then it can't be connected to the rest of your network. Do you really mean to use the VBA and Touch "standalone" (or off-network) like that? And if you do mean to use the VBA and Touch that way, you could wire it directly. It will be a bit of a hassle because that's not the way most networking is done, but it's do-able. But you could just as easily pop a $40 router between the VBA and Touch, turn off the wifi on the router, and run ethernet from the router to the VBA and from the routher to the Touch. No wireless needed. Alternatively, if the VBA is going to be wired on the home network, then you can get away with a $10 ethernet switch. Both the VBA and the Touch would plug into the switch, and the switch would connect to the router. -- aubuti ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85420 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
