aubuti;612065 Wrote: > 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 > (EDIT: _much_ more 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.
Thanks for the replies. I feel like I'm making "progress". :) On option #1 above here, does the router have to be connected to my modem? If I put an ethernet switch between the VBA and Touch alone, without any connection to my home network, would that suffice? Basically what my situation comes down to is this -- my stereo "listening system" does not have wired access to my home network, and enabling it as such with some new wiring doesn't seem feasible at this time. And I do not want to connect wirelessly. I also prefer ethernet connection to use of standalone HDD connected via USB. I want to use the Touch on my listening system because I like the use of its analogue outs, and I do like the ability to stream Internet radio (yes, wirelessly for that) into my amp via these analogue outs. And I like its overall functionality. So the easiest way to plug a 'server' directly into the Touch is what I'm looking after. If I can use a VBA with an ethernet switch between them I'm all for that. If I can't connect them through any intermediary that itself is not somehow connected to my home network, then I might just go back to using a netbook, which has already proven that it works. I just would prefer using a VBA, or similar device, at this point. -- Howard Turkster ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Howard Turkster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39563 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85420 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
