I have an Ion that, due to a damaged ethernet cable, is now connected via DMX to my dimmer racks, MLs, scrollers, etc. I also have a RVI connected via an ethernet switch. When I boot up the console and bring up any channel, nothing happens onstage. The racks tell me that they're fine and if I boot up the RVI it syncs the show just fine but still no light onstage. It isn't until I unplug the ethernet cable from the back of the console that I'm able to get signal down to my racks. At this point I can reconnect the Cat5 cable and run my show without any problems.
My questions is - is there a priority to the signal going out from the DMX port vs. Ethernet? This has happened a few times on this show, and unplugging the ethernet cable seems to be the common solution each time. 9 times out of 10 I'm using the ethernet port, but I was curious if trying to use it in conjunction with a DMX port caused problems. Thanks!
Setup: All ETC: Ion v1.4.1, NET3 RVI, ETC opto-splitter, Sensor touring racks
