I lost the conection to my 6600

lu7yz

Good afternoon

I am Alex LU7YZ from Argentina

I had my flex connected to my computer via switch and the maestro was also connected there
working perfectly using the network configuration in dhcp that is in the Smartsdr settings.

I tried to set a static IP, to do this I activated Static IP in network config in the smartsdr program. I entered the parameters of my network in which I have a reserved IP for the Flex.


I rebooted the switch, rebooted the computer and the flex radio, but the radio does not appear on my network, that is, smartsdr cannot connect to the flex

How can I re-enter the network settings from smartsdr or from another software because when I cannot connect I cannot change these parameters?

I've thought about doing a factory reset, but I don't know if it's the right way and if once I've done the factory reset I can import the saved profiles from my flex.
I hope I've explained my problem well.


Thank you very much
Greetings from Argentina
Alex - LU7YZ

Trucker

A factory reset should put everything back to the basic settings in the radio. Then you should be able to import your profiles in SmartSDR and be good to go.

James

WD5GWY

lu7yz

HI Jim
Thanks for the reply.
It's like you say, factory reset and then load saved profiles.
I sent a query to Help desk and Tin Ellison answered me in a lest than hour.
His reply:

We do not recommend using a statically assigned IP address on the radio specifically for this reason. If something happens, either with the setup or a network change, it can make the radio unreachable.

If the radio needs to have the same IP address assigned to it all the time, we recommend using DHCP to assign the same IP address based on the MAC address of the device. All FLEX-6000s and FLEX-8000s use the same OUI (Organizational Unique Identifier), 00:1c:2d which is the first 3 bytes of the MAC address. This is how you can identify the radio from your DHCP lease table. This is sometimes known as DHCP Reservations.

Now let's address your issue. A factory reset will revert the radio to using DHCP so you will be able to access the radio again.

Comprehensive Cold Boot and Factory Reset Procedure
NOTE: Before starting, shut down all programs that may interface with the radio such as loggers, digital mode programs, and NodeRed devices.

NOTE: If you have anything connected to the REM ON connector on the back of the radio, please remove it before running the reset procedure. Once the reset procedure is finished, it can be reconnected.

Before you get started, please note the "wait times" in the steps listed below. These are important to ensure the radio resets properly.

Power off the radio by pressing and releasing the power button. Allow it to completely power down before continuing by waiting for the power LED to turn off (or amber if an FLEX-6000 GPSDO is installed). If pressing and releasing the power button does not shut down the radio, press and hold the power button until the radio shuts down. If this does not work, turn off the DC power supply to shut down the radio.
Once the radio is powered off, wait for 2 minutes to allow for all processors to shut down properly.
Remove DC power from the radio by disconnecting the DC power cable for at least 30 seconds. Removing the DC power cable rather than turning off the power supply is important to ensure a complete power down of the radio's processors.
Reconnect the DC power cable and turn on your power supply.
Wait 2 minutes after turning on the DC power supply to allow the internal PSoC processor to boot up completely before continuing.
Press and hold the Power button for approximately 5 seconds until the Power button LED turns white. After the power button turns white, release the Power button and allow the radio to continue booting indicated by a flashing green power button LED. When the Power button LED is solid green, the radio has completed the boot-up process. Depending on several factors, it may take a few minutes for the radio to finish booting so please be patient and allow it to boot up completely.

Refrain from loading any previously exported (saved) profiles as they will contain the statically assigned IP address. Please test for the problem you were experiencing before loading any profiles. The problem you are experiencing may be related to inconsistent or

My 6600 is alive again!!!!
TNX - 73
Alex - LU7YZ

Trucker

Alex, I am glad Tim got you going again.

James

WD5GWY