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hello,
i instal titan v5 and since, dmx on ethernet don't work.
That's strange because with the console's dmx output, i have no probleme.
And i don't have probleme to with my node and titan v4.
Can you help me?

my probleme is with a pearl expert

Is it possible my problem coming with the V5? because i'm trying with simulator v5 on my network, same problem. And i come back with the simulator v4.2, all is good

I had some problems which were resolved by enabling 'broadcast always'. Perhaps worth a try?
Also check it is actually enabled.

I don't find " broadcast always". Where is it?
But i find my problem. In the DMX setting, node properties of my console, i have an ip like 192.x.x.255. I put 255.255.255.255, like the simulator.
And it's work now. Can you explain to me what it's this ip.
thank you

255.255.255.255 is a special network address called 'limited broadcast', adressing the ENTIRE LOCAL network, whereas 192.x.x.255 is the braodcast address of the specific network 192.x.x.? (subnet mask 255.255.255.0).

Seems you acchieved broadcasting by using the correct address.

Unfortunately, IP networking is a rather complex stuff; hard to explain it just in a forum. A starting point: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_address

I'd recommend to re-check your IP settings: all the devices which need to talk to each other must be on the same logical network which is defined by ip address and subnet mask. I.e. put all subnet masks to 255.255.255.0, and use the ip-adresses 192.168.1.1, 192.168.1.2, 192.168.1.3 etc. Avoid anything with 0 or 255 as the last 'number', and as a starter stick to that '192.168.1.' as the trailing section (it's a designated network for private use - this way you'll avoid problems when connecting your devices to the internet)

thank you for your explanation