Help with Green signal strength triangle drops reply

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Thanks for all the replies.

Unfortunately connecting my Maestro to my LAN (with cat V cables to the router and switch/radio)  only works to an extent.   After the all green signal strength goes to red, the connection drops and I can't listen or transmit until it goes yellow or returns more green bars.  Yes - I do show some dropped packets. I'm using V 2.4.9 (but 2.3.7 was the same)

So how do I connect directly to my 6600M?  I'm afraid that I'm finding that my Maestro has no value.  unless I can have uninterrupted communication between it and the rig. And I doubt that I'll have any success with remote ops over the internet.

Interesting is that I never have any trouble with Team Viewer over the same setup LAN OR WAN.  So I'm wondering what communication protocol Team Viewer uses? Team Viewer WORKS.

NX6D Dave

Mike-VA3MW

I agree with Dave. Also, as a test, what happens if you connect the Maestro directly to the 6600m just as a test?

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John W9KXQ

Jim,

A few months back, I had some similar issues with Ethernet connections, it was the best recommendation from Flex that I purchase a separated Ethernet Switch, dedicate it to the Flex only traffic.  I have a Maestro & 6500.  The Flex, Maestro, and logging computer each have a Good Cat 5E cable running from each to a Netgear 5 Port Network Switch, this switch is then connected direct back to my router.  I have had no connectivity issues since I installed this separate Network Switch.

I hope that this helps you track down your issues.

73

John
W9KXQ

Michael Coslo

Also, never miss a chance to install toroids. One of the bugaboos of computerized radio is that RF gets everywhere. This isn't necessarily that issue, but In my shack, all the cables have toroids, including the ethernet. 

Andy - KU7T

Mark WS7M

Michael Coslo

I put ferrites on wired mouse and keyboard, and on my CAT cable. The mouse and Keyboard use 2 inch, as does the USB cable to the hub,   the audio out , mic cable in (I use a studio mic with an adapter) and the foot switch. and for the CAT cable, I use one of the 3 inch ferrites that come with a balun kit. The power in gets that treatment as well.

This is probably a bit of overkill, but I've assembled a lot of different stations, and it's nice to have them work from the get-go.

At one time, I had the radio lose ethernet connectivity only when transmitting on certain 40 meter frequencies. Turned out the router had some 7 MHZ frequencies running around in it, and as soon as I keyed up, the reouter would reset.

Everywhere else it was fine. After the big toroid was introduced, the problem went away.

If running a laptop with a wired mouse - that is the most critical place to put a toroid. RF will jam the pointer to the far right, and take a couple minutes for the computer to get control of it again -  or in worst cases - crash the laptop. 

Michael Coslo

Exactly! 5 GHz is less crowded, and faster to begin with. 

Mike-VA3MW

Just remember, the green health indicator is not about signal strength but about network health and packets being dropped.  I routinely live in the yellow on my remote and I don't hear any degredation.

Dave Spencer

NX6D Dave

Several of the alpha testers (I'm an alpha tester) have had problems like this.  If you ask that group what sort of ethernet hardware to use, the response is usually focused on commercial grade equipment.  I'm using a D-Link DGS-1100-16 16 port switch.  I'm also using a commercial grade Wi-Fi access point centrally located in my house.  Others use mesh nets of access points in bigger places.

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