I just wanted to say thank you so much for posting this knobworld! This is just what I have always been looking for. Great explanation and I got this working first time! 

Much appreciated!

Felix

Hey everyone! Does anyone have an idea why my instances aren't showing up in VEP 6? I can manually connect by typing in the IP and instance name, but it would be a lot easier if the instances showed up and I'm assuming there's a bigger problem at hand. 

I followed Knobworld's static IP instructions (Thank you by the way) and assigned my main Mac OS 10.12.6 (192.168.25.2 sub 255.255.0.0) and my slave Mac OS 10.13.2 (192.168.25.3 sub 255.255.0.0) 

I've tried it with wifi on and off. For some reason, if wifi is on my local VEP shows in the instances. If wifi is off, nothing will show. I'm connecting my macs via Thunderbolt 2, so I wasn't sure if that was part of the problem. And I double checked to router subnet (I think I read that it can't be the same as the bridge) and it is 255.255.255.0

I've tried it with multiple DAWs all with similar results. And this level of networking is all pretty foreign to me, so I apologize if I overlooked something simple, but I would love to hear any suggestions. 

Thanks! 

You can try this :

Didable WIFI on all the MAC

Connect everyting using DHCP

Check if it is working

Note down every parameter

Set your Mac with FIX IP with the parameter you have note down

Tell me if it s working 

Hi ChristopherH,

Please set all Subnet Masks to 255.255.255.0 instead of 255.255.0.0, then you should be able to automatically establish a VE Pro connection.

Best, Marnix

Hey, I tried changing the subnet to 255.255.255.0 on both computers but still no luck. Would there be an additional step for it to take effect? (ie Restarting my computer, etc? 

Thank you for your help! 

@Cyril Blanc said:

You can try this :

Didable WIFI on all the MAC

Connect everyting using DHCP

Check if it is working

Note down every parameter

Set your Mac with FIX IP with the parameter you have note down

Tell me if it s working 

I reconnected everything using DHCP and still nothing. The strange part is these were my default settings before I started messing with the static IP haha. Any suggestions why that's happening now? 

Thank you for your help!

Hello

If it does not work with DHCP it is very bad.

Phone to Apple support they will help you  on line to remove the files so you start from scratch (they are very helpfull and it is free)

Good luck

Hi, would really appreciate some insight here - I'm planning to connect a mac mini late 2012 as the master and a mac pro late 2009 as the slave. 

1.

For connecting: Do I need a

Gigabit Switch? If so, which one??? Type gigabit switch into amazon....

Gigabit Router? See above....

Or simply, a Cat6 "Gigabit" cable? Are all cat6 cables "Gigabit", and does "crossover" matter?

2. 

Can I still use wifi on the master and slave for basic web browsing?

3.

Is there a video walkthrough of someone setting up the static IP addresses? In system preferences, I configured the ethernet hardware to manual, speed to 1000baseT, but am unsure of the optimal settings for the Duplex/MTU/ABV/EAV Mode settings. 

Is there anyone who does private consults on these setups? I'd be happy to pay someone for a brief phone consult. Thanks so much!

Hi there,

I don't know if you actually need a gigabit switch or not but in my experience it works better with a switch than direct ethernet cable connection. Plus you only need a small one and they are very affordable these days.

Definitely get a few Cat 6 if not Cat 7 ethenet cables. - I experienced a NOTICEABLE difference from CAT 5. 

You should not need a gigabit router or a any router really. If you follow the instructions in the first thread you should be all set. Hang in there and be very thorough - It's about getting all those settings correct and restarting a lot and it will work...eventually!

Yes, you can use wifi on the master setup. You simply add an ethernet connection in system prefs and set service order.

If you really can't get it set up, I can help. felixbird.at.gmail.com

Felix

@Joey Alarcon said:

Hi, would really appreciate some insight here - I'm planning to connect a mac mini late 2012 as the master and a mac pro late 2009 as the slave. 

1.

For connecting: Do I need a

Gigabit Switch? If so, which one??? Type gigabit switch into amazon....

Gigabit Router? See above....

Or simply, a Cat6 "Gigabit" cable? Are all cat6 cables "Gigabit", and does "crossover" matter?

2. 

Can I still use wifi on the master and slave for basic web browsing?

3.

Is there a video walkthrough of someone setting up the static IP addresses? In system preferences, I configured the ethernet hardware to manual, speed to 1000baseT, but am unsure of the optimal settings for the Duplex/MTU/ABV/EAV Mode settings. 

Is there anyone who does private consults on these setups? I'd be happy to pay someone for a brief phone consult. Thanks so much!

How do I tell VEP on the master computer to use the private network to talk to VEP on the slave? It just looks on the normal network...

I on Window 10. I've setup the adaptor priorty on both systems. The VEP netowrk doesn't even show up in VEP.

The systems are connected with a stright ethernet cable; perhaps I need to try a crossover cable, though I can ping the other system.

@Bill said:

I on Window 10. I've setup the adaptor priorty on both systems. The VEP netowrk doesn't even show up in VEP. The systems are connected with a stright ethernet cable; perhaps I need to try a crossover cable, though I can ping the other system.

Both are desktop systems, so no WiFi. Each has 2 Ethernet ports, one for general use and internet (DHCP) and one for VEP (192,168.20.x) and set to first priority.

In the server connection window, the local host shows up with a strange ip, 127.0.0.1; don't remember if that was the case before. With the private network connected, the server on the slave system doesn't show up. If I unplug that cable, the slave server shows up with the with the general ip. I have a crossover cable coming tomorrow, so we'll see it that makes a difference.

I find it strange that there's so little information about working with a separate VEP network. I haven't seen anything here from VSL.

Have you contacted VSL support regarding this? support@vsl.co.at

Bumping this thread bc it helped me figure out why my server would only sometimes connect to my laptop.
Thanks for the post!