Express has Net2, so that is all that applies right now. With ETCNet2, there is an RJ-45 connector on the back of the Express. You can NOT just run a standard ether cable to your comp. I know that because I tried. However, this is just a basic rule of networking. You would have to use a crossover patch cable or run it to a router or hub then to the comp. Then from the hub you could also run it to the dimmers, if ETC, and even to a wireless access point. Then you can hook up nodes too, wired or if you have the wireless stuff, wireless using WiFi like 802.11 a/b/g whatever you use. Oh and remote video displayst can be plugged in too. The thing I don't know is what you can do on the comp. I doubt EXP-Offline sends Net2 signals, but there is the ETCNet2 configuration editor. I haven't had a chance to play around with that yet, but next time I haul my cable bag and a router to the theatre, I hope to figure it out.
And for the record, I believe there is up to Net4, but again it is useless on Express.
I'm waiting for ACN to get big.
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