Is there a setting which allows you to switch between a wired or wireless connection to a SB receiver?
I can see a setting when initially setting up your SB Duet, but not one to amend it afterwards?
And is it possible on an SB3?
I can see nothing in the menu structure? Maybe a plugin to modify menus?
But if the WiFi is secure, does it make any difference?
Brian
In UK: rPi4 running LMS, Chromecast Audio Dongle and Chromecast Video Dongle attached to TV - Beresford DAC - Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 Speakers - Sennheiser HD25 Headphones. Boom in Bedroom.
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On my SB3, I held down the back button on my remote and was presented with a sort of connection menu. I don't remember the exact options/layout, but I know I was presented with a choice of wireless or wired NIC. Just plugging in a network cable did not automatically switch me from wireless to wired.
As KingTubby said - I had to switch from wireless to wired due to signal strength issues. Also becuase I didn't want anyone sniffing all my FLAC traffic. ;-)
A Touch + Cambridge DAC Magic has replaced my venerable SB3. May it rest in peace.
On my SB3, I held down the back button on my remote and was presented with a sort of connection menu....
hmm tried that, doesnt seem to work on a duet controller
Another question. Am I correct in saying in that if I have an ethernet cable plugged in the wireless signal strength shown under the information menu item ISNT an indication of ethernet signal strength??
Now I'm really confused. I turned off my wireless network to check that my receiver was picking up my ethernet signal. Logic suggests that if I turn off my wireless network I shouldnt be able to use my controller to view, fast forward my music. But I can!??!
Does the receiver transmit too? And is my controller picking that wireless signal up???
hmm tried that, doesnt seem to work on a duet controller
Another question. Am I correct in saying in that if I have an ethernet cable plugged in the wireless signal strength shown under the information menu item ISNT an indication of ethernet signal strength??
If you plug in an ethernet cable to an SB3 the wi-fi card is disabled/turned off and yes ... signal strength is meaningless in this scenario.
You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...
Touch(wired/W7)+Teddy Pardo PSU - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF M1 DAC - Linn 5103 - full Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters,VdH Toslink,Kimber 8TC Speaker & Chord Signature Plus Interconnect cables
Stax4070+SRM7/II phones
Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio, Harmony One remote for everything.
I'm interested in forcing my receiver to go ethernet as my wireless connection is constantly dropping out.
To do this, you need to go through the setup on the receiver again with an ethernet cable connected to it.
First, connect the ethernet cable to the duet receiver.
Then, hold down the button on the front for 10 seconds or so.
When you let go, it should flash red quickly then slowly.
Standing in front of it with the controller, go into the menu to switch to players. You should see a player listed that is numbers. The numbers represent the last digits of the mac of the player.
Click on it and go through the setup.
Once you complete the setup, you are configured for ethernet on the SBR.
Rich
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Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod Touch, SqueezeCommander, OrangeSqueeze, and SqueezePlayer on Xoom and Galaxy Player 4.2. CentOS 6.3 Server running LogitechMediaServer 7.7.2 and SqueezeSlave.
Current library stats: 40,810 songs, 3,153 albums, 582 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior
Cheers guys for all the replies. I seem to be connected up via a homeplug/ethernet combo and have turned my wireless connection off. But...i can still use my controller!!
If someone could explain that I would be really impressed
Cheers guys for all the replies. I seem to be connected up via a homeplug/ethernet combo and have turned my wireless connection off. But...i can still use my controller!!
If someone could explain that I would be really impressed
I thought the whole idea of the controller was that it could talk directly to the SBR via wi-fi (ie NOT via your router) The receiver has to be able to connect to the router...obviously!
You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...
Touch(wired/W7)+Teddy Pardo PSU - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF M1 DAC - Linn 5103 - full Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters,VdH Toslink,Kimber 8TC Speaker & Chord Signature Plus Interconnect cables
Stax4070+SRM7/II phones
Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio, Harmony One remote for everything.
During setup, an ad-hoc wireless network is created between the the controller and player. This is how the configuration information is communicated to from the controller to the player without having any information about SSIDs and encryption keys.
It must be that when the player is configured wired and there is no wireless network that an ad-hoc connection is created between the player and controller. Either that or the player is acting as some sort of bridge.
The wiki is slow at the moment, so I can't find the definitive answer at the moment.
Rich
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Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod Touch, SqueezeCommander, OrangeSqueeze, and SqueezePlayer on Xoom and Galaxy Player 4.2. CentOS 6.3 Server running LogitechMediaServer 7.7.2 and SqueezeSlave.
Current library stats: 40,810 songs, 3,153 albums, 582 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior
During setup, an ad-hoc wireless network is created between the the controller and player. This is how the configuration information is communicated to from the controller to the player without having any information about SSIDs and encryption keys.
It must be that when the player is configured wired and there is no wireless network that an ad-hoc connection is created between the player and controller. Either that or the player is acting as some sort of bridge.
The wiki is slow at the moment, so I can't find the definitive answer at the moment.
When all else fails, consult the documentation :-).
Here is a quote from page 4:
Choose Your Network Setup
Installing your new Squeezebox Duet is easier if you know how your home
network is set up, so you can follow the correct installation instructions.
There are three possible configurations:
• An “all-wireless” installation, where you already have a wireless
network in your home and you will connect both Squeezebox
Controller and Squeezebox Receiver to it.
• A “hybrid” installation, where you have both a wireless and wired
network in your home, and you will be connecting Squeezebox
Controller wirelessly and Squeezebox Receiver with an ethernet
cable.
• A “bridged” installation, used when you only have a wired network.
In this configuration, Squeezebox Receiver is connected to your
network with an ethernet cable, and Squeezebox Controller uses the
Receiver as a “bridge” back to your network.
what you've done is set up a bridged installation. Congrats!
This makes sense since it allows users with a wired only network to still use the duet.
Rich
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Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng on iPod Touch, SqueezeCommander, OrangeSqueeze, and SqueezePlayer on Xoom and Galaxy Player 4.2. CentOS 6.3 Server running LogitechMediaServer 7.7.2 and SqueezeSlave.
Current library stats: 40,810 songs, 3,153 albums, 582 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior
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