Pluto Plus or only Adelm Pluto - Ethernet support?

[Basil]

That's how my set up is, so maybe I can help a little?

Tell me, exactly which ethernet cable to Pluto USB adapter do you have? Do you know what chipset is in it? Analog Devices say the Pluto is designed to work with a few specific ones, and somewhere on their random web site are the ones they do suggest you use.

What I would recommend you do is to get your LAN to see the adapter (not the Pluto) and the adapter's IP address. Do you have some suitable software to scan the LAN and return IP addresses and found devices? I use some free software called "Advanced IP Scanner".

I have a rather long LAN cable out to the dish, so I added a powered ethernet switch in the cabinet which is said to help if the output level from the USB to ethernet adapter is a bit low for the cable length. I found it did help a lot, but I suggest you start without any added complication with everything on the bench indoors and a short ethernet cable rather than be running in and out. Get it working on the bench then put it outside in a cabinet under the dish.

If I can do it most anyone can, you're probably missing some step, or have unsuitable hardware.

Perhaps you could describe exactly what's connected to what at the moment, in detail? Maybe some photos?

Fell free to contact me direct, my e-mail address is on QRZ, good luck. Chris 2E0ILY

EDIT, here's my Pluto config.txt. note the IP address is that of the ethernet to USB adapter, *NOT* that of the Pluto!

[NETWORK]
hostname = pluto
ipaddr = 192.168.2.1
ipaddr_host = 192.168.2.10
netmask = 255.255.255.0

[WLAN]
ssid_wlan =
pwd_wlan =
ipaddr_wlan =

[USB_ETHERNET]
ipaddr_eth = 192.168.1.8
netmask_eth = 255.255.255.0

[SYSTEM]
xo_correction =
udc_handle_suspend = 0

[ACTIONS]
diagnostic_report = 0
dfu = 0
reset = 0
calibrate = 0

********************************

This is what the LAN scanner software shows for the Plugable (brand) ethernet to USB adpater:

On pluto.fritz.box 192.168.178.20 Plugable Technologies 8C:AE:4C:DB:D2:68



Yours will undoubtedly be different. Your PC DATV software needs to be talking to the adapter, not the Pluto, if you see what I mean?

[Basil]

The other thing that I recall (I don't use DATV Easy, although I have tested it...) is that in one of Easy's menus are two means of increasing drive power to the Pluto. If all else is working you may have an issue there.

I *THINK* one is max power limit and the other is something else. For obvious reasons the software defaults to a very low level drive, you probably *WILL* have to carefully increase both controls until a workable level is found. This fooled me for quite a while as I couldn't get the Pluto to apparently Tx. I also recall it wouldn't work work without my call sign being put in, but may be wrong there..

[G8DGR]

Hi
Thank you for your kind and prompt reply.
It highlights my first and major issue.
You have two subnets running (192.168.1.xxx and 192.168.2.xxx)
My router is a BT Hub 5 and can not support two subnets at the same time.
So the question arises what type of router do you have.

Regards Rod G8DGR

[Basil]

What Zen Internet provided, a Fritz Box 7530, I doubt it's anything out of the ordinary at all. I have another device that boosts the WiFi in one of the workshops, A Draytek Vigor AP810, it may be that that you are seeing, the computer I use for DATV is plugged into one of the Vigor's LAN ports, it worked fine long before that came on the scene.

That's just an oddity of my LAN set up and nothing that's by any means any sort of a requirement.

What make is you LAN to USB adapter that you have plugged into the Pluto's USB port Rod? Run the scanner software. Does it see the adapater and show its IP address???

[g8lce]

Rod G8DGR, that is not two subnets on the system.

"
[NETWORK]
hostname = pluto
ipaddr = 192.168.2.1
ipaddr_host = 192.168.2.10
netmask = 255.255.255.0
"
refers to the Pluto when connected to USB.
"
[USB_ETHERNET]
ipaddr_eth = 192.168.1.8
netmask_eth = 255.255.255.0
"
is the one you need to change to make it something on your routers address set. The 255.255.255.0 is probably the same but the 192.168.1.8 will be the one to alter. You need to use Avanced IP scanner to check your system and then pick an address to use for your Pluto in that range. Once you have altered the configuration of the Pluto via USB connection, try again on the LAN. Check if Avanced IP scanner sees the new address then if it does the Pluto may work!

Martin G8LCE