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Originally Posted by troypiggo
Probably a dumb question, but can you use those USB/ethernet converters over wireless connections? I mean plug each ethernet end into a wireless router.
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Hi,
i havent used them but the simple usb over ethernet adaptors may not be true ethernet although it uses UTP cables. I don't think they use Baluns or ferrite beads, but they may work by virtue of the twists in a UTP cable that effectively cancels EMI and crosstalk and allows propagation over distances.
but if the usb over IP devices use Layer2 Ethernet frames to encapsulate USB I/O, or Layer 3 IP addresses, then no reason why it cant be bridged with a wireless AP.
i'll be trying this out pretty soon.
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Originally Posted by midnight
Try USB via ethernet.
Here at work, part of our control system runs 200m via fibre. Ie the computer is 200m away from the desk. The connection is done via fibre optic ethernet and a simply USB converter at each end. Happily runs USB2.0 with a Canon 40D + keyboard + mouse + WD 750GB local drive + several memory sticks with no reliability issues. Been operating since 2009 when it was first commissioned.
Darrin...
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Darrin, you mention you're using a canon 40D wtih a fibre optic cable. so is the 40D being detected as a USB device on the PC/laptop with fibre inbetween? what USB converters are you using at each end and are you using media converters for copper to fibre conversion?
i've tested serial over IP devices wirelessly and it works fine.
i use a software that maps a COM port to an IP address. you then just choose the appropriate COM port and you have serial over wireless connectivity.
i just need the USB bit to work as well.