DD_Crash Posted June 11 Posted June 11 (edited) On 2/5/2025 at 9:36 PM, Qcumber said: I got a powered usb/ethernet lead from Amazon. Not very expensive. About £17. https://amzn.eu/d/2WCOh7y I would like to try this with my Q3, but which usb port can I plug the link cable into? Do I get a female - female adapter? Edited June 11 by DD_Crash
Qcumber Posted June 11 Posted June 11 (edited) 27 minutes ago, DD_Crash said: I would like to try this with my Q3, but which usb port can I plug the link cable into? Do I get a female - female adapter? This is the one I use. https://amzn.eu/d/3FTqgWD And a USB extension cable Edited June 11 by Qcumber PC specs: 9800x3d - rtx5080 FE - 64GB RAM 6000MHz - 2Tb NVME - (for posts before March 2025: 5800x3d - rtx 4070) - VR headsets Quest Pro (Jan 2024-present; Pico 4 March 2023 - March 2024; Rift s June 2020- present). Maps Afghanistan – Channel – Cold War Germany - Kola - Normandy 2 – Persian Gulf - Sinai - Syria - South Atlantic. Modules BF-109 - FW-190 A8 - F4U - F4E - F5 - F14 - F16 - F86 - I16 - Mig 15 - Mig 21 - Mosquito - P47 - P51 - Spitfire.
DD_Crash Posted June 11 Posted June 11 I have looked at that but am not sure which port to use for my link cable.
Qcumber Posted June 11 Posted June 11 2 hours ago, DD_Crash said: I have looked at that but am not sure which port to use for my link cable. You don't need your link cable. Just a female USB c to male USB c cable such as this one: https://amzn.eu/d/aHXLYVf Otherwise you could strap the ethernet-usb adaptor to your headset, which is not an ideal way. 1 PC specs: 9800x3d - rtx5080 FE - 64GB RAM 6000MHz - 2Tb NVME - (for posts before March 2025: 5800x3d - rtx 4070) - VR headsets Quest Pro (Jan 2024-present; Pico 4 March 2023 - March 2024; Rift s June 2020- present). Maps Afghanistan – Channel – Cold War Germany - Kola - Normandy 2 – Persian Gulf - Sinai - Syria - South Atlantic. Modules BF-109 - FW-190 A8 - F4U - F4E - F5 - F14 - F16 - F86 - I16 - Mig 15 - Mig 21 - Mosquito - P47 - P51 - Spitfire.
DD_Crash Posted June 12 Posted June 12 All connected but I cant set the eithernet to private. Tried the regedit fix and turned the eithernet on and off. any ideas?
Qcumber Posted June 12 Posted June 12 You might need to reboot your headset after disconnecting WiFi. I have to do that sometimes. 1 PC specs: 9800x3d - rtx5080 FE - 64GB RAM 6000MHz - 2Tb NVME - (for posts before March 2025: 5800x3d - rtx 4070) - VR headsets Quest Pro (Jan 2024-present; Pico 4 March 2023 - March 2024; Rift s June 2020- present). Maps Afghanistan – Channel – Cold War Germany - Kola - Normandy 2 – Persian Gulf - Sinai - Syria - South Atlantic. Modules BF-109 - FW-190 A8 - F4U - F4E - F5 - F14 - F16 - F86 - I16 - Mig 15 - Mig 21 - Mosquito - P47 - P51 - Spitfire.
Qcumber Posted June 12 Posted June 12 2 minutes ago, DD_Crash said: Thanks I will try that Just did a double check to see if I gave you the correct advice regarding Q3 and it does look OK. Hopefully Meta have not changed anything. https://communityforums.atmeta.com/t5/Get-Help/Virtual-Desktop-with-cable-connection/m-p/1163316 PC specs: 9800x3d - rtx5080 FE - 64GB RAM 6000MHz - 2Tb NVME - (for posts before March 2025: 5800x3d - rtx 4070) - VR headsets Quest Pro (Jan 2024-present; Pico 4 March 2023 - March 2024; Rift s June 2020- present). Maps Afghanistan – Channel – Cold War Germany - Kola - Normandy 2 – Persian Gulf - Sinai - Syria - South Atlantic. Modules BF-109 - FW-190 A8 - F4U - F4E - F5 - F14 - F16 - F86 - I16 - Mig 15 - Mig 21 - Mosquito - P47 - P51 - Spitfire.
DD_Crash Posted June 12 Posted June 12 I didnt set the developer account in the link app so I will give that a go I dont have a developer account option..
DD_Crash Posted June 12 Posted June 12 Getting a bit fed up with it. do I need the developer account to make it work? I am sure a youtube guy didnt mention it.
DD_Crash Posted June 12 Posted June 12 for info VD streamer says not Ethernet connected, no computer found, profile need to be private. windows sees the Ethernet port but will not change to private setting regedit fix tried but failed.
DD_Crash Posted June 14 Posted June 14 Does anyone have any ideas or should I send the stuff back and use a router.
Qcumber Posted June 14 Posted June 14 On 6/12/2025 at 9:00 PM, DD_Crash said: Getting a bit fed up with it. do I need the developer account to make it work? I am sure a youtube guy didnt mention it. You only need the developer account for eye tracking with the QP. On 6/12/2025 at 9:17 PM, DD_Crash said: for info VD streamer says not Ethernet connected, no computer found, profile need to be private. windows sees the Ethernet port but will not change to private setting regedit fix tried but failed. Are you connecting via the router? You need to connect an ethernet cable from pc to router then another ethernet cable from router to the headset (via the ethernet-usb adaptor). PC specs: 9800x3d - rtx5080 FE - 64GB RAM 6000MHz - 2Tb NVME - (for posts before March 2025: 5800x3d - rtx 4070) - VR headsets Quest Pro (Jan 2024-present; Pico 4 March 2023 - March 2024; Rift s June 2020- present). Maps Afghanistan – Channel – Cold War Germany - Kola - Normandy 2 – Persian Gulf - Sinai - Syria - South Atlantic. Modules BF-109 - FW-190 A8 - F4U - F4E - F5 - F14 - F16 - F86 - I16 - Mig 15 - Mig 21 - Mosquito - P47 - P51 - Spitfire.
DD_Crash Posted June 14 Posted June 14 My set up is rj45 on motherboard- cat8 cable-adapter-3.2 usb cable-quest3. VD is installed and running on headset. Virtual streamer installed and running on computer. Streamer reports no ethernet connection , computer not found and reports error- profile set as public. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the rj45 driver and have run out of ideas. Thanks for your help Do I need to buy a router anyway?
Qcumber Posted June 14 Posted June 14 (edited) 1 hour ago, DD_Crash said: My set up is rj45 on motherboard- cat8 cable-adapter-3.2 usb cable-quest3. VD is installed and running on headset. Virtual streamer installed and running on computer. Streamer reports no ethernet connection , computer not found and reports error- profile set as public. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the rj45 driver and have run out of ideas. Thanks for your help Do I need to buy a router anyway? Unfortunately yes you still need to use a router. Is your current router close to your pc? You could use that to check if it works for you. Edit: please see the guide in the first post. It explains what you need for the connection. This is for the QP so ignore the eye tracking stuff and you should not need to use the android edit. Edited June 14 by Qcumber PC specs: 9800x3d - rtx5080 FE - 64GB RAM 6000MHz - 2Tb NVME - (for posts before March 2025: 5800x3d - rtx 4070) - VR headsets Quest Pro (Jan 2024-present; Pico 4 March 2023 - March 2024; Rift s June 2020- present). Maps Afghanistan – Channel – Cold War Germany - Kola - Normandy 2 – Persian Gulf - Sinai - Syria - South Atlantic. Modules BF-109 - FW-190 A8 - F4U - F4E - F5 - F14 - F16 - F86 - I16 - Mig 15 - Mig 21 - Mosquito - P47 - P51 - Spitfire.
DD_Crash Posted June 14 Posted June 14 Well so be it, the family router is downstairs and the "ops room" is upstairs. So off to Amazon we go will this do? https://www.amazon.co.uk/MERCUSYS-MR80X-AX3000Mbps-Ethernet-High-Gain/dp/B09X6XHD6Q/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=kf3oE&content-id=amzn1.sym.a4ac6c4d-6ae7-4d95-b5e0-812c9dcfc72e%3Aamzn1.symc.fc11ad14-99c1-406b-aa77-051d0ba1aade&pf_rd_p=a4ac6c4d-6ae7-4d95-b5e0-812c9dcfc72e&pf_rd_r=2CDTFHMX9ZTS502J2KCD&pd_rd_wg=Yh9oO&pd_rd_r=9bc66aae-26c7-4221-8cd9-593d2497439b&ref_=pd_hp_d_atf_ci_mcx_mr_ca_hp_atf_d&th=1
DD_Crash Posted June 14 Posted June 14 or this https://www.amazon.co.uk/WAVLINK-Extendable-Wireless-Antennas-Everything-WN586X3/dp/B0D9L9ZGLD/ref=sr_1_38?crid=3L5ZD7L6VDUCZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.YKON3IgUSnUBBJLfD4zQ192oVwJ2ZgVh3805ien5H4qiXmr3X4jxLhvS_DW_KlE70Una1s0dHmsaJCAO-hagJ2CyoCTuHW6oDNChKvfFYj1YVuKt-QI8sUR45QwBhiNSExYj7g4A2MPDMNv3JErIbJ5Gys5v1CFvrVLgAMY3MHbIryT-AR0wj8VnYT2HfqjT.LZvHxBzEXh-oMpPyMIz_NYiG8tTbogF3KJzpvCrngPQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=wifi%2B6%2Brouter&qid=1749919829&sprefix=%2Caps%2C78&sr=8-38&xpid=pofJTHCItomHr&th=1
Qcumber Posted June 14 Posted June 14 (edited) 38 minutes ago, DD_Crash said: Well so be it, the family router is downstairs and the "ops room" is upstairs. So off to Amazon we go will this do? https://www.amazon.co.uk/MERCUSYS-MR80X-AX3000Mbps-Ethernet-High-Gain/dp/B09X6XHD6Q/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=kf3oE&content-id=amzn1.sym.a4ac6c4d-6ae7-4d95-b5e0-812c9dcfc72e%3Aamzn1.symc.fc11ad14-99c1-406b-aa77-051d0ba1aade&pf_rd_p=a4ac6c4d-6ae7-4d95-b5e0-812c9dcfc72e&pf_rd_r=2CDTFHMX9ZTS502J2KCD&pd_rd_wg=Yh9oO&pd_rd_r=9bc66aae-26c7-4221-8cd9-593d2497439b&ref_=pd_hp_d_atf_ci_mcx_mr_ca_hp_atf_d&th=1 That's the same one I have been using for about 2 years so yes it should work ok. Edit: here is a list of routers that have been "approved" by the VD team. https://reddit.com/r/OculusQuest/w/faq/virtualdesktop?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share Edited June 14 by Qcumber PC specs: 9800x3d - rtx5080 FE - 64GB RAM 6000MHz - 2Tb NVME - (for posts before March 2025: 5800x3d - rtx 4070) - VR headsets Quest Pro (Jan 2024-present; Pico 4 March 2023 - March 2024; Rift s June 2020- present). Maps Afghanistan – Channel – Cold War Germany - Kola - Normandy 2 – Persian Gulf - Sinai - Syria - South Atlantic. Modules BF-109 - FW-190 A8 - F4U - F4E - F5 - F14 - F16 - F86 - I16 - Mig 15 - Mig 21 - Mosquito - P47 - P51 - Spitfire.
Qcumber Posted June 14 Posted June 14 3 minutes ago, Hempstead said: Has anybody tried PoE? PoE? PC specs: 9800x3d - rtx5080 FE - 64GB RAM 6000MHz - 2Tb NVME - (for posts before March 2025: 5800x3d - rtx 4070) - VR headsets Quest Pro (Jan 2024-present; Pico 4 March 2023 - March 2024; Rift s June 2020- present). Maps Afghanistan – Channel – Cold War Germany - Kola - Normandy 2 – Persian Gulf - Sinai - Syria - South Atlantic. Modules BF-109 - FW-190 A8 - F4U - F4E - F5 - F14 - F16 - F86 - I16 - Mig 15 - Mig 21 - Mosquito - P47 - P51 - Spitfire.
Mordants Posted June 15 Posted June 15 14 hours ago, Qcumber said: PoE? I understand it to be Power over Ethernet. 1 SYSTEM SPECS: Hardware Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700K CPU @ 3.80GHz, 3792 Mhz, 64Gb RAM, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, CONTROLS: VPC Rotor TCS Base, VPC Hawk-60 Collective Grip, VPC MongoosT-50CM3 Base, VPC Constellation ALPHA Prime [R], Thrustmaster Warthog – Throttle, Thrustmaster TPR - Pendular Rudder Pedals, Honeycomb Alpha Flight Control (For Anubis C-130 Hercules), Meta Quest Pro. SOFTWARE: Microsoft Windows 11,
Senpai Posted June 15 Posted June 15 (edited) Thanks for this, I am stuck though. I got it to work for like 10 seconds but then it disconected and no matter what I do, even redoing the steps, cant get it to connect again. evn happened in steam, it connected then disconected. could it be my family hub kicking me out? UPDATE Even bought a switching hub so it wouldnt even go through my router, still not good enough. just kicks me out Edited June 16 by Senpai
Hempstead Posted June 15 Posted June 15 (edited) 12 hours ago, Mordants said: I understand it to be Power over Ethernet. Ya... Power over Ethernet. It's a standard that is build into PoE capable switches to carry power over certain wires in the Ethernet cable. The receiving ends have to split the power out. This way, you can skip the power wire to your Ethernet-to-USB-C adapter. So, one Ethernet cable in, and that's it. Obviously, you need an PoE capable Ethernet to USB-C adapter. I have one capable of the required 60W. Note that, PoE capable switches are not cheap. Edited June 15 by Hempstead 1
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