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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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    [QUOTE=ryanwilkinson;40487]Awesome. As a side note, these switches can trunk together using more then one ethernet cable. Its nice because it offers more throughput between them and acts as a backup. If someone steps on one of the cat5 cables, it only lessens the throughput keeping your show going. You can use a max of 8 ports for a trunk according to the manual. I don't think you would use 8 cat5 cables between them, but you never know.

    I would like to stress the fact that CAT5 wire will not carry GB ethernet, it needs to be CAT5E or CAT6.
    I have had to much trouble with this in the past not to meantion this even to obviously knowable people like you.
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    [QUOTE=ryanwilkinson;40487]Awesome. As a side note, these switches can trunk together using more then one ethernet cable. Its nice because it offers more throughput between them and acts as a backup. If someone steps on one of the cat5 cables, it only lessens the throughput keeping your show going. You can use a max of 8 ports for a trunk according to the manual. I don't think you would use 8 cat5 cables between them, but you never know.

    I would like to stress the fact that CAT5 wire will not carry GB ethernet, it needs to be CAT5E or CAT6.
    I have had to much trouble with this in the past not to meantion this even to obviously knowable people like you.
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