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Originally Posted by torsion
That is exactly what I want to do! Just so I understand, you got some form of RS232-to-TCP/IP (wired or wireless) converter. Do you mind telling me which one?
And you were able to have two computers connected to this TCP/IP address, to control/direct your mount?
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No convertor. If you look here:
http://www.losmandy.com/losmandygoto/gemini2.html you can see there's an ethernet port on the Gemini 2. I plug into there for the ethernet connection. I've got a small usb powered (power connection also provided by the gemini 2) ethernet/wifi router that I use (I think it cost less than $50). No special converter required. When I'm away from home, I direct cable connect from laptop to mount, mostly to reduce power usage in the laptop (switch off all wifi/bluetooth).
Because the ASCOM drivers for the gemini 2 are ethernet "aware", I load them on each system (they've got the TCP/IP address in the properties). Everything else just works from there as "normal".
I can also, obviously, hit the admin web page of the mount from any machine on the network.