# Ethernet input while running psychopy

**URL:** <https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/ethernet-input-while-running-psychopy/22962>\
**Category:** Coding\
**Created:** [May 13, 2021, 8:22am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/ethernet-input-while-running-psychopy/22962 "2021-05-13T08:22:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 10:26am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/ethernet-input-while-running-psychopy/22962/3 "2022-03-07T10:26:12Z")

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Does the issue only occur when the ethernet is connected?

> [@event.waitKeys() causing freezing issues](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/event-waitkeys-causing-freezing-issues/25213/3):
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> Hi @sol, thanks for your response. Unfortunately, I don’t think that workaround is a solution for us. We also need this waiting functionality when running the script without access to an eyetracker (the eyetracker code is conditional for this reason, determined by an initial GUI menu). I did attempt to test this by trying to simulate the eyetracker via the configuration code, but it looks like you still need to be physically connected to an eyetracker for that to work. Apart from that, this may…

This thread also has some suggestions. What hardware are you using?

> [@Psychopy to egi netstation connection error?](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/psychopy-to-egi-netstation-connection-error/5396):
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> Hello, I posted the issue last week, but came back with clearer question. So I’m having difficulty establishing connection between the Psychopy running testing machine and the machine with the actual netstation installed. I numbered the summary questions at bottom! I have the basic following code below, but I’m assuming I am inputting a wrong IPv4 address or port number for the net station. from \_\_future\_\_ import absolute\_import, division, print\_function from psychopy import locale\_setup, sou…

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