do you NEED to use a switch or network to use this? = Id in theory like to buy 2 of these Sonnet 25G Twin, and connect 1 to my pc, and connect the other to my Mac Studio and have 1 ethernet cable direct (for music mixing using audiogridder; my pc is my mixing computer and my plugins to be run on my 'server' which is my Mac Studio running a pluginserver app). Just wondering if this works without a switch or network hub. Thanks for the video )
You can absolutely do a direct connect between the 2, just make sure you have another way to access other things on the network like the internet, this can be Wi-Fi from the device or use the RJ45 LAN port if you have one to link to the existing network.
Other than avoiding the necessity of having an available PCI slot, is there an advantage to this solution over connecting to a Thunderbolt card directly? How would you recommend making a choice between this approach vs. a Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt connection? Thanks!
One of the biggest disadvantages of Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt is cable length, generally you will be limited to be sitting within 2-3 metres of the NAS for this. This Sonnettech device really takes away that limitation without sacrificing performance.
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do you NEED to use a switch or network to use this? = Id in theory like to buy 2 of these Sonnet 25G Twin, and connect 1 to my pc, and connect the other to my Mac Studio and have 1 ethernet cable direct (for music mixing using audiogridder; my pc is my mixing computer and my plugins to be run on my 'server' which is my Mac Studio running a pluginserver app). Just wondering if this works without a switch or network hub. Thanks for the video )
You can absolutely do a direct connect between the 2, just make sure you have another way to access other things on the network like the internet, this can be Wi-Fi from the device or use the RJ45 LAN port if you have one to link to the existing network.
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Other than avoiding the necessity of having an available PCI slot, is there an advantage to this solution over connecting to a Thunderbolt card directly? How would you recommend making a choice between this approach vs. a Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt connection? Thanks!
One of the biggest disadvantages of Thunderbolt to Thunderbolt is cable length, generally you will be limited to be sitting within 2-3 metres of the NAS for this. This Sonnettech device really takes away that limitation without sacrificing performance.