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Originally Posted by chaley
We originally intended that the wireless device be the "go to" connection, and the content server was for occasional use. Of course we were immediately surprised that some people use only the content server. I am not sure why other than possibly having a 24/7 content server somewhere, meaning that one does not need to launch calibre or its computer.
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Easy to explain -- I have little need for connecting as a wireless device -- I can plug in a cable from any of my PCs that run Calibre and transfer that way. BUT, I'm reading a book, discover that I don't have the sequel on my device, and I don't want to get out of bed, fire up my PC, and download the book? NOW that content server that sits on my Windows Storage Server Essentials is suddenly my go-to option. (If one could PULL content from a Calibre repository without having to run the content server, that would be even better, but I can live with this.)
My only real complaint? CC doesn't handle dual NIC servers well. (I have two networks in my house -- my domain network and a separate network that connects to a different wireless host and is only used for entertainment stuff. The Windows Storage Server Essentials box has two NICs and sits on both networks. CC didn't like that, and I finally had to force it to only use one network. I usually have to switch wireless networks to connect to it.