Hi there murphy761,

thank you for your reply.

Indeed it made no sense to try and avoid using a router / switch
so I set it up using a TP-Link 8 port Gigabit desktop switch.
Connecting all macpros using their Ethernet port 2

I followed your tips starting with Auto at first, then moving on to Manually (it seems important to have a manually set-up IP for each machine so that master and slaves can connect and reconnect without being afraid of each other..)

I had until now never touched settings such as Advanced / Hardware / speed, duplex, link local only...
so I did and set them up as you mentioned. 
I fumbled around for a few days like a madman, and have in the end, achieved great improvements:

No more pops and clicks. A buffer size of 192 in Cubase. 
All my VEP Pro plug-ins are set to two buffers. 
If an instrument is complaining, I set it to 4 buffers, and that usually does it. 

It's a one master, two slaves situation, with Macpros. 
So now I'm off to buy an iLok or two (sigh)

Bump ? Or bummer

I am fine-tuning a similar set-up.
Using Macpros, one master and two slaves.

I did a first config with a 'high speed' Router, and I am trying now without a router.

Has anyone set up one master and 2 slaves without a router, with a direct "LAN network".

Would this have any clear advantages?

Any tips appreciated. 

Hi there,

Paul, 

is this the link you meant to post below:

https://www.vsl.co.at/en/Downloads_Archive

for some reason the link you posted leads to my own account's Download page.

And the archive page does not seem to feature a download of VE Pro 5
I am also searching for the install of VE Pro 5 :

*** or the one that's compatible with Snow Leopard 10.6.8

as I am building a weird anachronistic setup.
I do have two licenses for VEP 7 for my other machines,

I would appreciate it. I'll email tech support too...

Originally Posted by: Paul

Hi epicquest, 

Yes, an older version of VE PRO 5 (5.4.15566) is still available in our Software Archive. 

Best, 
Paul