# Fathom-X-Tether

**URL:** <https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/fathom-x-tether/4605>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [March 13, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/fathom-x-tether/4605 "2019-03-13T16:09:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![spudder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@spudder](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/spudder)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/fathom-x-tether/4605/1 "2019-03-13T16:09:37Z")

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Purchased the fathom spool w/Fathom-X-Interface.  
Using the slim tether so soldering wasn’t a big deal and I have the correct pins soldered, but I get no communication? The lights on interface show power and linked. Because there is no ethernet cable is there something in program that has to be changed? When I use the original Interface everything works?

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**Author:** ![corndog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@corndog](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/corndog)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 5:15pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/fathom-x-tether/4605/2 "2019-03-13T17:15:06Z")

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I’ve only done it using the software setup info with the Topside Interface, so I don’t know if setup is different however you had it connected before, but maybe start here?

> **[BlueROV2 Software Setup](https://docs.bluerobotics.com/brov2/software-setup/)**
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> The BlueRobotics documentation site has instructions, tutorials, and guides for using BlueRobotics' products. You can contribute through Github!

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**Author:** ![jwalser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/jwalser/32/2234_2.png) [@jwalser](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/jwalser)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/fathom-x-tether/4605/3 "2019-03-15T20:31:41Z")

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> [@spudder](#):
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> When I use the original Interface everything works?

You need to do the ‘network setup’ bit of the [setup instructions](http://docs.bluerobotics.com/brov2/software-setup/) independently for each usb-ethernet adapter that you use. Verify your network settings.