# Ethernet FeatherWing with Xenon - Serial 2

**URL:** https://community.particle.io/t/ethernet-featherwing-with-xenon-serial-2/47678
**Category:** Hardware
**Created:** [February 9, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/ethernet-featherwing-with-xenon-serial-2/47678 "2019-02-09T21:17:13Z")
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### Author: ![Jimmie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@Jimmie](https://community.particle.io/u/Jimmie)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/ethernet-featherwing-with-xenon-serial-2/47678/3 "2019-02-09T21:21:47Z")

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Thank you @rickkas7.

Are you saying that using the EthernetWing will prevent the use of Serial2 on the Xenon?

That would be a very serious problem for me since the SoftSerial library does not yet work on mesh devices.

Please see:

> [@Loop() not Executing on Photon with multiple SPI devices](https://community.particle.io/t/loop-not-executing-on-photon-with-multiple-spi-devices/47632):
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> I have added the NCD Ethernet shield to a Photon (I realize that it does not permit access to the cloud). I know it is working because the Photon does access my server. However, the loop() routine now is not executing. I read that according to @rickkas7, to prevent this, one needs to put the Photon in Manual Mode. My Photon is in manual mode. I know because it is flashing white and I also cannot reach it through the cloud. I am sure the loop is not executing because my LCD should displ…

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