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    Joe Bleasdale
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Putting mulitple network protocals through the same switch..

I am planning a show using a Full Boar and 2 Hippo's...

I will have a Critter FOH to remotely manage the full size Hippo (stage or HD.. have not decided yet) over Hippo-Net. Right next to the FB too...

Then I will have the FB outputting Hog-Net to DPs in the stage area... and furthermore Art-Net to the Full size Hippo to control it off DMX. (The critter is purely to monitor the full size Hippo so I can then perform certain remote tasks such as on/off)

My question is... can I (or is it advisable not to) run Hog-Net, Hippo-Net and Art-Net all through the same switch FOH to save on cabling and switches...

I did PM Eric about this... but he suggested that I put it here so all of the users can have the benefit of his knowledge (and others).

So... has anybody had any good or bad experiences doing this or something similar?

Thanks,
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    I know I am resurrecting this thread, but I have a question...

    I have been working on an install project where the building was supposed to run some conduit or cable tray from point A (console) to point B (DP 8000), but for some undetermined reason, that never happened. There is no clean way for me to run my own hard ethernet line (yet); however, the building is networked and wired more than anything I have ever seen, and there exists building network access at both points. The building IT manager assigned me my own VPN, gave me a set of IP's for the console and DP, and the gateway IP's for the switches each was attached to (basically the console is on a different switch than the DP, and they are connected by a fiber link). Long story short, console and DP8k aren't talking. When I plug in two computers in these ports, they computers can see each other, ping each other, etc.

    Is there something I should tell the IT admin to do? No ports are blocked, and I know my IP settings work when connected through a small router or directly via a cross over. I do have the alternative of running a cable directly in a messy fashion, but I would really like the project to be as clean as possible. Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.

    Thanks!

    Chris
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    I know I am resurrecting this thread, but I have a question...

    I have been working on an install project where the building was supposed to run some conduit or cable tray from point A (console) to point B (DP 8000), but for some undetermined reason, that never happened. There is no clean way for me to run my own hard ethernet line (yet); however, the building is networked and wired more than anything I have ever seen, and there exists building network access at both points. The building IT manager assigned me my own VPN, gave me a set of IP's for the console and DP, and the gateway IP's for the switches each was attached to (basically the console is on a different switch than the DP, and they are connected by a fiber link). Long story short, console and DP8k aren't talking. When I plug in two computers in these ports, they computers can see each other, ping each other, etc.

    Is there something I should tell the IT admin to do? No ports are blocked, and I know my IP settings work when connected through a small router or directly via a cross over. I do have the alternative of running a cable directly in a messy fashion, but I would really like the project to be as clean as possible. Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.

    Thanks!

    Chris
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