i use an old dumb 5 port switch between pc and sitemonitor to get to them
for initial programming
On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 2:50 PM Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com>
wrote:
> I did disable the other interfaces. Had 10 half link to my laptop. Got
> link light on a dumb switch. I would still think it'd be 169.254.1.20/16
> on new devices, which doesn't ping or arp.
>
> Turned off firewall and ran the program as admin. Discover IP worked! I
> told it to factory reset, power cycled it, and now I can get in to it!
> Thanks for the tip.
>
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> On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 2:12 PM Forrest Christian (List Account) <
> li...@packetflux.com> wrote:
>
>> The reset process uses multicast. The challenge with multicast is that
>> Windows seems to be non-consistent about what interface it sends the
>> multicast messages out on. Sometimes it's all of them. Sometimes it's at
>> least the active ethernet. But for some reason, a certain (high)
>> percentage of devices will decide to send them on some random,
>> not-even-in-use interface. And there doesn't seem (in at least the tools
>> we're using) any way to force it ou a given interface.
>>
>> So yes, disabling all the unused interfaces is useful. Also running
>> the tool as administrator also sometimes helps. Plus disabling the windows
>> (or other) firewall. Plus you'll find the odd switch/device which doesn't
>> really do 10Mb/s anymore. Those are probably the biggest causes.
>>
>> The Base 3/Rackinjector uses a different, probably just as annoying,
>> method of resetting the units.
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 10:12 AM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I found that I had to use a PC with only one interface active to make
>>> the factory reset work. I don't know if it was me, or that he reset
>>> software needed a dedicated interface to work its process.
>>>
>>>
>>> bp
>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 7/8/2020 9:05 AM, Josh Luthman wrote:
>>>
>>> I have two units (ii "newer" ones) that I can't get to 169.254.1.20.
>>> Several laptops, several network cables, switches, etc later.
>>>
>>> They've been on the shelf for years unpowered. Maybe both were DOA, but
>>> I feel like that's unlikely.
>>>
>>> I tried to factory reset one with the software @
>>> https://tickets.packetflux.com/kb/faq.php?id=13 but that didn't work.
>>> That never has worked for me, I don't think.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any ideas before I just buy a couple more?
>>>
>>> Josh Luthman
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>>> Direct: 937-552-2343
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