kd7eir
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Although I am not positive, I believe the OP is using something similar to this:
USB Extender over CAT5E or CAT6 Connection up to 150ft - Monoprice.com
It is a USB connected to his computer, longer than most, but still within what should be expected to work. He's not trying to control the radio attached to a different computer over the ethernet, which I would agree to be outside of the expectation range.
Computer control of the radio is an advertised feature.
And you CAN control it using a virtual screen with the software from Butel. No where is the 436 advertised as being remotely updatable or programmable, which is what the OP seems to want. The 536 does talk about controlling it over WiFi, but even there nothing is mentioned about programming or updating over WiFi.
I think we have a case here of someone seeing a word and nothing bothering to contemplate the many, many variations of functionality that word can mean, and verifying WHICH SPECIFIC functionality the product at hand supports.
Sentinel was NEVER advertised as a remote control solution for the radio, so expecting it to do anything remotely is also wrong.
It's NOT the fault of the 436 that the OP PRESUMED it would do something that it was never designed for. Again, the only failure here is the OP via his ASSUMPTIONS.
Prudent fiscal responsibility mandates that one research what they need to accomplish, then research which tools can accommodate those requirements, and finally narrowing down the selection to the one that best fits with the intended task. Purchasing based upon a cursory glance is virtually never a prudent choice, and it never gives the purchaser the right to demean the product/manufacturer for not doing something that they never said they could do in the first place.