castalla;652611 Wrote: > Why make it so super complicated with switches, routers, cables, etc.?? > > I have a single wifi router - this handles 2 internet radios, a sbs > server, a wifi printer, two wifi streaming set-top boxes, two laptops, > a Touch, and occasionally an android tablet. > > No cables, reserved ip adresses via dhcp - works 100%. > > Touch is connected via optical link to stereo amp. No sound problems, > no buffering (apart from the usual experienced with some radio > stations).
In his first posts the OP specifically asked for a setup that did not depend on wifi and would be extremely stable and trouble free. Cables are simpler than radio and more reliable . He also had some doubts about the reliability of dhcp and routers in general . I've got the impression that OP even wanted to avoid all possible problems in advance, he did want to wait untill he get a wireless problem and then figure out how to solve it. he also mentioned living in a third world country and power outakes ? Of course it can work with just a router and wifi but it is not a given that this basic setup " just works " it's evident from reading this forum ( and owning these products ) that it is not awlays the case. One thing I find mandatory with even the simplest system is to at least wire the server to the router. So most people here answered inline with these premisses, I see your piont if OP does not undertand all this it's not much use anyway or he will depend on someone else to maintain it. And it can be Overkill to do all this stuff Also we lack some info, no one here nows if OP lives in a mansion or 1 room ? Is it really a good advice to replace flac files with mp3 ? You should always rip to a free lossles format, kind of defeats the piont of having squeezeboxes, if you have to compromise with this to get the network going ? But ofcourse just plonk in any router and run sbs on a computer would solve most issues with trying to use the built in server in the Touch. Switches, complicated you just atach wires and they have no settings ? If you have a lot wired stuff you use them. I can scrap one in my setup , but the 2 others are there to collect the wires in different rooms to just 1 wire. -- Mnyb -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad 64gB wifi +3g with iPengHD & SqueezePad ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89674 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
