Will this dual monitor/ethernet setup work?

[kinsdotnet]

So I convinced my workplace to get me a 13 inch retina MacBook Pro as my work computer. The problem I've run into, however lies in the display adapters and lack of ethernet.

The only solution, given my monitors, that I can come up with is to connect one display via displayport/thunderbolt, and connect the other display via HDMI-> displayport adapter using the HDMI port on my MacBook.

This would leave one thunderbolt port open for use with a thunderbolt->ethernet adapter.

Would this setup work? Can I use HDMI->Displayport and still use the other thunderbolt for display?

Is there a better alternative anyone has come up with?

 

[AdrianK]

Can I use HDMI->Displayport and still use the other thunderbolt for display?

No, DP to HDMI cables only work DP to HDMI. Going the opposite direction requires active conversation rather than a passive adapter.

I was about to ask which manufacturer in their right mind would limit a display to DP only... I guess I forgot where I was

 

[x3n0n1c]

So I convinced my workplace to get me a 13 inch retina MacBook Pro as my work computer. The problem I've run into, however lies in the display adapters and lack of ethernet.

The only solution, given my monitors, that I can come up with is to connect one display via displayport/thunderbolt, and connect the other display via HDMI-> displayport adapter using the HDMI port on my MacBook.

This would leave one thunderbolt port open for use with a thunderbolt->ethernet adapter.

Would this setup work? Can I use HDMI->Displayport and still use the other thunderbolt for display?

Is there a better alternative anyone has come up with?

Just use a USB Gigabit Ethernet adapter, that will free up the two thunderbolt ports for display purposes.

 

[kinsdotnet]

No, DP to HDMI cables only work DP to HDMI. Going the opposite direction requires active conversation rather than a passive adapter.

I was about to ask which manufacturer in their right mind would limit a display to DP only... I guess I forgot where I was

The displays I'm attaching to also have DVI and VGA. I wasn't aware of that limitation of HDMI. Can I go HDMI to DVI in such a fashion?

I may be resigned to just using USB to ethernet, but its speed limitation is disconcerting.

 

[poiihy]

AFAIK HDMI and DVI use the same signals so you can easily use an HDMI to DVI cable.

 

[Killerbob]

Get the ATD, it connects via TB/DP, has en Ethernet port on it, and is an excellent monitor...