OK, so here’s a basic primer on TCP/IP networking. Applicable to basic computer networking, including audio devices with a TCP/IP (aka “Cat5”) port and standard networking. I’m not going to bother to explain the acronyms. Make up a cute and memorable name for each if you like.
So the overview is that each device on the network needs a unique address. Back in the bad old days when we ran coax around to each computer these addresses were manually assigned. That’s still what happens a lot in digital audio applications and device control, just to keep things consistent.
DHCP
This is where you have something on the network (usually a router, even a cheap WiFi router these days usually has a DHCP server inside) hands out address automatically. This is the easiest way to go, generally. Each device needs to be configured for DHCP instead of manual address (though you can still have some devices with manually set addresses), and the DHCP server will hand out compatible unique addresses to...
