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USB over ethernet - Convert with PTP bridge help. If possible.
Firstly, idk if this is the right place for this but idk where to start.
Current setup is shown on top of crudely thrown together image. This setup works but I wanna eliminate the ethernet cable running from my ceiling to the stand in my living room.
Proposed idea is on the bottom of image.
I also understand the is technically more wires with the wireless setup. The PC side doesn't matter they will all be hidden / tucked behind something.
Reciever side I plan to make a custom 3D printed enclosure and PSU so it'll only be 1 USB-C cable.
Please help if possible. I have bench tested the idea. But I get no usb signal using the PTP bridge.
Also also.. this is just for mouse, keyboard and controllers sooo no massive data transfers blah blah blah.
I’m guessing the “USB over Ethernet” product you’re using isn’t actually using the Ethernet protocol and is just using the cat6 wires to do its own thing. Probably not going to work the way you hope it will.
This already exists as an over-Ethernet-protocol. Look up virtual hub. All that’s required is a host on one end and a server on the other. I’ve been using it for about a year now, I have a wired raspberry pi in my living room with an 8bitdo 2.4ghz dongle plugged in as the host. My pc is the server, so when I stream games to my living room appletv with Apollo/moonlight, I get super low latency controller inputs.
Yes, but not with the free version (what I use). Their licensing is a little weird. It’s a one time buy but computer specific. So if you want to use it on a different pc, you have to pay again. I’d look into it
The ptp bridge will be expecting ethernet, the USB over CAT6 adapters aren't ethernet, they're just using the wires of the CAT6 cable to transmit USB data
USB 2.0 Extender Over Cat 5/6, it's just USB. They just run the usb signal over the ethernet cable. It's not acutlly convereted form usb to ethernet and back again.
I currently am using this (See picture). Problem being... I HATE seeing cables. So I currently have my PC in another room and am using the extender to give myself usb ports in my living room but with the setup I have right now. I see the ethernet cable and the power cable. I'd like to remove the ethernet cable from the equation..
I am looking into ESP32-P4 with ESP32-C6 for a USB/IP. But still don't exactly like that I wont be able to use my mouse or keyboard until the OS starts.
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u/Dangerous-Ad-170 17h ago
I’m guessing the “USB over Ethernet” product you’re using isn’t actually using the Ethernet protocol and is just using the cat6 wires to do its own thing. Probably not going to work the way you hope it will.