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I’m also interested in the 2nd solution Chris mentioned for the wireless solution https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Extender-Gigabit-Ethernet-RE650/dp/B01MR90E3A If someone has experience with this, or similar wireless solution, I would appreciate your input.

Thanks for your persistence Jeff. I had clicked the link at the bottom of Chris’ article, and when Tp-Link stated they were out of stock, I didn’t check elsewhere. Is this solution working well for you? Are you also streaming Hi-res content?

Thanks Jeff and agladstone. I really cringe at going the DOPL route as that solution injects more noise on the power lines. The wireless solution that Chris mentioned is no longer available, I assume because the Mesh networks are now hitting the scene. Agladestone - I also considered fishing an Ethernet cable down, but my joists are perpendicular to where I need to go, which will necessitate cutting holes in walls (ceilings are not an option due to the plaster texturing would be very difficult to match). I will check to see if there’s something I haven’t thought of from a fishing perspective, but I’m still interested in a WiFi solution, if possible.

I’m finally replacing my antiquated MBP/A+ combination with a N100H, which should arrive within the week. I’m planning to copy my music collection over from USBdrive to the internal 4TB drive, and I want to explore Tidal or Qobuz streaming when available. My problem is how I will connect to the internet. My audio room is in the finished basement; no Ethernet cabling in walls, and the cable modem and router are a floor up in the family room (about 20’ from my equipment rack, if there were no walls or ceiling). The install literature I’ve seen only shows hard-wired solutions. I could add another cable modem & router in the basement, but the ISP considers that to be another service at an additional $60 monthly charge. I think that leaves me with WiFi. Are any of you successfully using WiFi based solutions? If so, is an extender sufficient, or mesh network preferred for the higher throughput? If you can share how you’ve set up and how reliable the operation is, I would certainly appreciate it, as I am a relative novice when it comes to network solutions. Foxman - I found this on page 19 of this thread: What I eventually did was set up on my access point what is called an IP Reservation. You can also find and change the IP address on the Aurender by opening your browser and entering http://ipaddress of Aurender/network (for example http://192.168.1.12/network) and changing IP Type from DHCP to Static IP. Then be sure to enter a valid address for the network you're on, use the same gateway and subnet mask that has been working so far. Because you're making this change directly to the Aurender it's dangerous. Putting in an address that's either .1 or .255 is flat out wrong, and using an address already in use in your network is another no-go. And if you're even considering this approach it's still best to fence off this address or a range so that the access point's DHCP function doesn't try and give away the Aurender address by "mistake". That's why the guys at Aurender won't recommend this option.

Thanks Jabbr and Baddog. I'll try your suggestions when I get home tonight. . .

Thanks for the quick response Forehaven. I don't want to pull all the files into the iTunes Media structure if I don't need to. Are you saying that this is the only solution short of re-adding all my files to Library? I noted other threads on CA where users appear to have independent file structures, as well. So, I would think that has to be a way to do this without pulling everything back under iTunes file structure. Am I missing something?

So, I have a noob question, but wasn't finding my answer through search: I'm using a MB Pro, iTunes & Amarra setup, with files stored on a 1TB WD duo RAID. I have hit the capacity of that drive, so I purchased a 4 TB G-Tech RAID o move the library to. I can then unRAID the WD to become a 2TB backup. My file structure on the WD has been: Type / Artist / Album / tracks. Type is AIFF, WAV, etc. From there, I would simply use Add to Library in iTunes to point to the music files. Now that I need to switch to a new drive, copying the files is easy enough, albeit, a long 9 hours to complete, however, I can't find an easy method for setting iTunes to use the new drive locations. I would like to maintain my current file structure, but if my only alternative is to redirect all the tracks, I may need to consider pulling all the files into the iTunes folders. Can any of you share your wisdom on this issue?