Fantastic. Now you can use JEmpeg. Sorry VPC never worked, though.
But now that you've got ethernet going on the Mac, you should be able to use VPC via ethernet (using the same settings) and that ought to work. For example, if you ever need to re-configure the Empeg with the real Emplode since JEmpeg doesn't have that particular capability.
Question: Somewhere during that whole procedure on the PC, did you manage to upgrade the Empeg player with the 1.02 software upgrade? What version of the player software are you running now? (You can check via the "About" menu on the front panel.)
Now, the only thing remaining is to set up your ethernet configuration so that your internet connection, the airport, and the Empeg all coexist peacefully without needing any configuration switching. Or do they currently work fine this way?
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Tony Fabris