# Sacn or artnet **URL:** \ **Category:** How do I ...?\ **Created:** [March 20, 2025, 11:23am UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/sacn-or-artnet/3552 "2025-03-20T11:23:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@jeff](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/jeff)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 11:23am UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/sacn-or-artnet/3552/1 "2025-03-20T11:23:25Z")
Hello, I need to conect my s1 with vista with protocol sacn. I use a node showtec net-2/5. I can use this node with artnet or sacn. When i connect vista with this node on artnet, all fine well!. But when i change in sacn, doesnt work. I connect my node directly in my laptop. My ip adress it, 10.0.0.2 and sub mask 255.255.255.0 I do something wrong? Thank you ![17424693385395051485065173396343](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/chroma_q/original/2X/e/e8084e75b6a05d1db99fa0b7d1ac1951e6a209ec.jpeg) ![17424695784817288647341127625001](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/chroma_q/original/2X/a/abc2ddd8c2cdf89746582047847604383abd9427.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![jack.moorhouse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/vistaforum.chroma-q.com/jack.moorhouse/32/439_2.png) [@jack.moorhouse](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/jack.moorhouse)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/sacn-or-artnet/3552/2 "2025-03-20T13:07:06Z")
What version of Vista are you using? (build number) Does it work if you turn off wifi? - Updating to the latest version of Vista will solve this if the answer is yes. ---
**Author:** ![jeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@jeff](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/jeff)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/sacn-or-artnet/3552/3 "2025-03-20T15:16:34Z")
Hello jack, Vista 3 r4 build 1679, i do update now. I run the build 1762. Close wifi, same things, artnet work,but not sacn ---
**Author:** ![jack.moorhouse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/vistaforum.chroma-q.com/jack.moorhouse/32/439_2.png) [@jack.moorhouse](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/jack.moorhouse)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 5:39pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/sacn-or-artnet/3552/4 "2025-03-20T17:39:29Z")
What’s the IP address of your node + subnet mask? Are you using a managed switch + have it configured correctly for IGMP snooping? ---
**Author:** ![jeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@jeff](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/jeff)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/sacn-or-artnet/3552/5 "2025-03-20T21:13:43Z")
10.0.0.10 255.255.255.0 And the node is 10.0.0.2 same submask. Thank you for reply ---
**Author:** ![jack.moorhouse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/vistaforum.chroma-q.com/jack.moorhouse/32/439_2.png) [@jack.moorhouse](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/jack.moorhouse)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/sacn-or-artnet/3552/6 "2025-03-21T10:21:23Z")
What do the 2 IP addresses say in your original screenshot? Can you try disabling all network connections other than your 10.x.x.x.? Also, what switch hardware and IGMP settings are you running 😛 ? (If you arn’t using managed switches that are correctly configured for IGMP / multicast you are basically wasting your time in terms of data on the network, you’d be better off using Artnet anyway). ---
**Author:** ![jeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@jeff](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/jeff)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 12:20pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/sacn-or-artnet/3552/7 "2025-03-21T12:20:40Z")
Hello jack, I have a little hub in usb-c with an entry rj45 I manage the hub in 10.0.0.10 ![17425588432246106678332017964911](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/chroma_q/original/2X/a/a80b230f1ec62ba4feaed429a21f866bb4a24c45.jpeg) I put the node into them, in 10.0.0.2, and the both in sbmask 255.255.255.0 For the artnet, its ok! I try node directly into my laptop. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![jeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@jeff](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/jeff)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 12:30pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/sacn-or-artnet/3552/8 "2025-03-21T12:30:11Z")
I put directly nodde into my laptop. Laptop is 10.0.0.10 and node 10.0.0.2 Vista autmatically adds artnet port I disabled output artnet and adds network sacn Vista doesnt send the output sacn ![17425600830278805363077518156460](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/chroma_q/original/2X/a/a66cca809c3ed3ab2a50dc26b0273c25f9b9d53d.jpeg) ![17425601286306823157819469295942](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/chroma_q/original/2X/0/0800b9d7bf6b3b96b41558072bc688ee56b3e1d4.jpeg) Thank you, have a nice day ---
**Author:** ![Het-Laagland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a6a055/32.png) [@Het-Laagland](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/Het-Laagland)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 8:16am UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/sacn-or-artnet/3552/9 "2025-03-31T08:16:21Z")
so from expierence its probably a DHCP/ip issue. I don’t know the real cause of the issue but I almost never can connect directly to a sACN node without any other hardware inbetween with vista but as soon as i put a DHCP server in the network (by running it as a program on my mac on the port directly or adding a router/managed switch in between) it automaticaly pops up in the patch. you shouldn’t need to add it manually normally anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Dogo1234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@Dogo1234](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/Dogo1234)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/sacn-or-artnet/3552/10 "2025-06-18T19:28:50Z")
Yea I think this may be a leading issue with me attempting to connect my node with vista. I hate the fact that it cant be direct. On mac you need to att a network protocal for the usb hub and then try to connect the node to the computer through the hub