Hi @tourtelot,
Most routers, AP’s or other networking devices that you would connect the network port to will not have etherCon connections, so most engineers would use a standard RJ45 to RJ45 to connect anyway.
Also, one of the main benefits of an etherCon connector is that it cannot be pulled out easily, and this is not usually a problem for a local network connection.
If the control network IS disconnected, it will not stop the show (though you would need to go and reconnect it…) the audio network on the other hand is vital!
We do not have etherCon connections for the control network on any of our units, which has never been an issue and so there was no reason to change this when it came to the SQ.
We definitely wouldn’t recommend trying to rewire the network port to the SLink connector. If you really wanted an etherCon for the network, you would need to use a local network to etherCon socket, mounted on a blanking plate or similar.
Cheers,
Keith.