Arrggghhh - can not figure this out!!
Yesterday, I used an ethernet cable direct between my Transporter and my laptop (macbook pro) running squeezebox server. This worked well and sounded better than wireless, but only for files I ripped into onto the macbook pro. I know it was working wired because I turned off my laptop's wireless capability (Airport). The internet radio stations (and apps like sirius) did not work. On the squeezebox server software, they look like they were playing, but the Transporter just read "Connecting...".
So, then I learned through this thread that "wired" network is really about attaching the TP to the base station/router. So, I connected an airport express to extend my wireless network. Then I attached the Airport Express through ethernet to my Transporter (trying two different cables that I know are good). Then I tried setting up an ethernet network on the Transporter, and I'm getting the error message - "Ethernet appears disconnected Please check your network connection".
This is frustrating. Going to the manual is no help. On page 8, Configuring Transporter, Step 3 says "If you are using an ethernet connection, skip to Step 7". There is no Step 7!! It ends at Step 6!
Can someone help? Maybe both the computer and the TP need to be wired to the same base station, but I don't know why and can't accommodate this. Is there anywhere where Logitech provides any explanation of how to set up a wired network?
Thanks - Sunday nights should be easier