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  • How do I get VEP to use 2nd Ethernet port on Mac Pro?

    K
    K

    Hi everyone,

    I recently added Euphonix controllers to my rig, which use ethernet to send and receive into the main Mac Pro. I have a (GB) switch that connects to a router in another building. The slave machine (also Mac Pro) hooks into this switch. Everything worked fine until I installed the Euphonix, and now the 64 bit VEP server on the slave machine is crashing, but not the 32 bit instance, oddly enough.

    I have the (5) Euphonix controllers on their own GB switch, which is connected to a port in the main switch, where the master and slave computers are connected. This way, everything can get their IP addresses assigned from the router. The main computer is using only ethernet 1 for its connection. The Euphonix system must be connected to EN1 to work properly. 

    So my question is, is there any way for the master machine to use ethernet 2, to have a dedicated connection to the slave? I have tried coming out of EN2 into a switch, then out of that into the slave machine, but it doesn't work, presumably because the slave can't get an IP address from the router. If I got another Router/GB switch and put it between EN2 on the master computer and EN1 or EN2 on the slave, would that work? How would I set up the Mac network settings?

    Thanks!
  • L
    L

    I've been wondering about this myself. I've got two Mac Pros in my system, and I thought it would be more efficient if my VEPro traffic could go directly computer to computer through the second ethernet ports on these machines, without going through the router. I hope somebody knows if this can be done, and how to do it.
  • Cyril BlancC
    Cyril BlancC

    just plug the second port directly to your second computer
  • K
    K

    would you need a cross-over cable?

    thanks
  • Cyril BlancC
    Cyril BlancC

    with 2 Macs you dont need a cross-over cable

    Don't know with a PC
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    K
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    @Cyril said:

    just plug the second port directly to your second computer

    Wow could it really be that simple? I'll try it and report back.. wondering how the slave machine gets its IP address..

    Say, maybe I go from EN2 on the master, to EN2 on the slave, and have EN1 on both machines connected to the switch/router?

    Man, hope I don't blow anything up!![:$] 
  • Cyril BlancC
    Cyril BlancC

    Of course you must set  Network in system pref, to using DHCP 

    If you have problem, use "assist me "

    It is better if you can set the IP manually, just copy what "using DHCP" has set and put it to manually and put a "NON USED" IP address \

    Cyril
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    @Killahurts said:

    Say, maybe I go from EN2 on the master, to EN2 on the slave, and have EN1 on both machines connected to the switch/router?

    why not !

    I have done the above using a Macpro and a Mac mini !
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    @Killahurts said:

    Say, maybe I go from EN2 on the master, to EN2 on the slave, and have EN1 on both machines connected to the switch/router?

    why not !

    I have done the above using a Macpro and a Mac mini !

    Ah, but if I do that, how do the computers know to use the straight connection, and not the regular switch?

    I don't think there is a way in the VEP server to tell the the computer which port to use, is there?
  • Cyril BlancC
    Cyril BlancC

    so you just put one cable between both
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    @Killahurts said:

    I don't think there is a way in the VEP server to tell the the computer which port to use, is there?

    That's why you set static IP address for en2 on each machine. You can set a static IP per NIC. It is advised to do so. Make sure it's set out of the range of your DHCP addresses.
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    @Killahurts said:

    I don't think there is a way in the VEP server to tell the the computer which port to use, is there?

    That's why you set static IP address for en2 on each machine. You can set a static IP per NIC. It is advised to do so. Make sure it's set out of the range of your DHCP addresses.

    OK, excellent, thanks Jeremy!!