Use of fiber optic to Ethernet converter with Bridge II

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Hi All,

I did have an issue with my DAC & it was replaced as it was a suspected broken bridge 11 board.

The new DAC synched with ROON straight away & works well.

The only issue I have now is I just can’t get the dam TP-Link MC110CS media converters to work.

I’ve done the following to double check everything:

  1. Confirmed both box’s are MC110cs Version 4
  2. Both show the same x2 greed LED lights, i.e. power & LFP (no other LED light up or blink suggesting data transfer)
  3. Double checked optical patch to ensure TX>Rx & vice versa
  4. The media converters display the same non-activity connected elsewhere in my network?
  5. Double checked switches to ensure in duplex mode & LPS is on (i.e. all switches up except the 4th switch which is down).
  6. I’ve used both Cat 5 & Cat 6 ethernet cables with no change.
  7. Rexel in Adelaide have tested the optical patch (AFL Brand) to ensure it’s not cracked & it’s working fine (Description: SC-SC Duplex SM 1M 2mm LEAD LSZH, Part Number: D1SCSC1M-SA1-2L).

If I remove the ethernet cable from the 2nd MC110cs (that goes to the DAC) & connect this directly into the switch, the input on the switch lights up & Roon (music server) see my PS Audio DAC on my network so the switch is working fine.

I’ve emailed the supplier of the media converters as they must be faulty?

Any other thoughts?

Cheers

Matt