So I am using my MBP to control AV switchers like Blackmagic ATEM TV Studio or Analog Way Ascender via Ethernet cable. I have to submit custom IP address, subnet mask & gateways. Unless I unplug the Ethernet cable, I can not browse the web at the same time. Is there a way to change that? You can do it on Windows no problem....
MacBook Pro
this happens with anything I connect to via ethernet, it's like Mac has to chose between either wireless or wired network card...
System Preferences > Network WiFi OFF when ethernet cable is connected may works, though my MacBook Pro works both of ethernet cable and WiFi are connected same time.
I think it's router side issue, not MacBook and Mac OS X.
It's not a router issue, it happens on all WiFi networks. And how would switching WiFi off enable me to get out on the web? There is no internet access on the ethernet cable as it's used to control devices, not to connect to the web.
Your Mac will send Internet packets to the top Interface listed on the System preferences > Network pane. Packets that are going to devices on the local Network are sent directly, not via your Router.
You may need to set Internet addresses very carefully to get Internet packets to go to the Router to get forwarded to the Internet, and local packets to go directly to local devices.
If you want help with this, list the Addresses you are using, and which interface is the topmost in the Network pane. These should all be "strictly-local" addresses, and not anything that is Internet accessible, so you will not be giving away anything private. (for example, lost of folks have 192.168.xxx.yyy addresses and/or 10.10.xxx.yyy addresses on their local networks, but they are not directly reachable from the Internet because they are in one of three "strictly local" ranges.)
So the addresses I'm using are:
IP 192.168.2.141
Subnet 255.255.255.0
Gateway 192.168.2.140
WiFi sits at the top of the Network pane.
and what addresses for the AV switchers?
and what address for the Mac Ethernet port?
And address of the switcher is 192.168.2.140
Mac Ethernet port addresses I've stated above.
WiFi is DHCP on 192.168.0.15
All of your networking equipment is on the Same, Single network -- you do not have two distinct networks, and you cannot re-use any numbers.
Gateway 192.168.2.140
switcher is 192.168.2.140
no, that is NOT OK, that address is already used by the gateway. You must use a different address.
WiFi is DHCP on 192.168.0.15
that address needs to be on the same subnet as the Gateway (an address the same in all but the last octet), or you cannot get on the Internet, or you have an additional Router/Gateway you have not listed, or you are using additional addresses on other ports on your Mac you have not listed.
Unable to browse the web while having ethernet cable plugged in to switcher on custom IP
