Ethernet or Wireless

[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.

[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 the manual:
http://www.slimdevices.com/documenta...r_Guide_EN.pdf

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.

[KingTubby]

Blimey - I have a bridged network. I'm clearly cleverer than I thought.

Perhaps not!



Perhaps I should ask if there is a downside to using a bridged network?