Melco Audiophile NAS

[Peter@57m]

(15-04-2015 12:25)Mihaylov Wrote:  

(15-04-2015 07:50)Peter@57m Wrote:  I had tried removing the cable from the LAN socket to see if that improved the sound but, like you, found it stopped playback. I am wondering whether this is the Melco or KDSM losing its IP address and getting upset (technical term).

Try to turn off the DHCP in Melco N1.

Quote:You can run the Melco in disconnected mode, it will then provide IP address to the KDSM, but with a Linn player you then have no way to select the playlist as the KDSM is not visible on the network to Kinsky etc.. Some players have controls on the front which would allow you to use this mode.

That's right.

From the Melco manual:

Using Direct Mode
Set the HA-N1 to direct mode if it is directly connected to the Network Audio Player with an Ethernet cable and no other devices are connected to the network. By default, network mode is configured. To configure direct mode, follow the procedure below.
Notes:
• Direct mode is not suitable if your Network Audio Player is operated only via a remote control app on mobile devices.
• In direct mode, the HA-N1 will be the DHCP server that assigns an IP address to the Network Audio Player. Routers cannot be used.

So DHCP is off when its in Network mode which is how I run it.

(15-04-2015 09:02)simoncn Wrote:  

(15-04-2015 07:50)Peter@57m Wrote:  So given that the LAN socket needed to be connected, I tried using the RLI-1 on the N1A end of the cable from my NetGear switch and found this beneficial.

If I connect the RLI-1 between the switch and the N1A (at either end), it breaks the connection and nothing works. This is because the RLI-1 can only handle 100 Mb connections, not 1 Gb connections. Did you reconfigure the port on your GS108 to 100 Mb, or does your GS108 have 100 Mb ports?

My switch is a Netgear ProSafe 8 Port Gigabit Switch Model GS108 v3

As far as I know you cannot configure this, so it could only be working at 100Mb (but its name would very much imply otherwise), or what I think is happening is that the switch is auto-sensing the RLI-1 can only handle 100 Mb. The port lights for the cable that run to the RLI-1 is only flashing one light whereas most other ports, to QNAP etc., have two lights flashing.