Maestro Remote Softether Issue

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• Mike va3mw Member ✭✭

  March 2017 edited February 2018

  John
  
  What sort of speeds do you have on each end?  Try using www.dslreports.com/speedtest.   Also note the bufferbloat rating.
  
  Can you also test this without using any sort of Wifi connection, just as a test?
  
  The only times I have seen this using Softether were due to constricted bandwidth issues.
  
  Mike va3mw
  
  

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• John - K3MA Member ✭✭

  March 2017 edited April 2018

  Both ends are roughly 60 down and 6 up.  Bloat is a B rating on DSL report scan.  I have never had a problem using SmartSDR on the remote PC or SmartSDR iOS on the iPad using either Wifi or hardwire at this location.  I have ordered a USB Ethernet adapter to try in place of the wifi connection.

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• Mike va3mw Member ✭✭

  March 2017 edited February 2018

  Hi John
  
  Thanks, so speed isn't an issue.  I've seen this twice in the past year.  What seemed to solve it if I remember correctly was a cold reboot of the Maestro and the Radio.   I doubt it is your Wifi connection unless there is some sort of restriction on your wifi connections like client visibility.
  
  Mike 

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• Ria Member ✭✭

  March 2017 edited June 11

  What is the IP numbering on your home network? I've heard of this issue where when the IP numbering matches that of the local wifi (i.e. Maestro end) it will cause a conflict and not have any waterfall etc. I set mine to an unusual 10.x.x.x network so there is little chance of a conflict. If it is 192.168.1.x it's time to change it. 

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• John - K3MA Member ✭✭

  March 2017 edited March 2017

  Thanks for the suggestion Ria.  However, I ran into that issue many months ago and changed the network to 10.x.x.x to prevent a conflict.

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• David Decoons, wo2x Member ✭✭✭

  March 2017 edited March 2017

  John,

  
  

  Are both ends the same 10.x.x.x subnet? You would need to have them different from each other.

  I haven't used the Maestro remote over SoftEther in a while but can test later.

  
  

  73 Dave wo2x

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• John - K3MA Member ✭✭

  March 2017 edited March 2017

  Dave, different scheme on each end.

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• John - K3MA Member ✭✭

  March 2017 edited April 2018

  Here are a couple of shots of the Maestro screens.  None of the wifi connection are setup for the Maestro to use.   The Internet connection on the bridged remote laptop is working.  The Flex comes up on the connection screen correctly and the screen asking the version of software comes up also.  The final screen with no waterfall or spectrum is what appears after selecting the Flex and software version.
  
  

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• Mike va3mw Member ✭✭

  March 2017 edited February 2018

  Hi Can you check your maestro network screen and make sure all the ip addresses are in the same subnet. Mike

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• Ria Member ✭✭

  March 2017 edited November 2019

  What kind of wifi are you using on the pi? Built in or a dongle?

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• John - K3MA Member ✭✭

  March 2017 edited April 2018

  Ria I am not using the Pi.  I am using the wifi adapter in the remote laptop and the ethernet port on the remote laptop to the Maestro.  The softether software is running on a windows computer back in the shack and is connected via cable to the router/modem.

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• John - K3MA Member ✭✭

  April 2017 edited April 2018

  Problem Solved!  
  
  While investigating the Maestro subnet I found that the Maestro ethernet adapter which can be viewed from the Advance menu on the connection screen showed that the ethernet adapter was set to Static and it should be set to DHCP so that it gets assigned a address from the Softether Server network on that network.  I have no idea how this setting was on Static.  I have always run the Maestro with a wireless connection so I can only assume it came from the factory this way as I have never been in the Advance menu.
  
  Ria and Mike thanks for your help.  I appreciate it.
  
  Regards, John

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• Mike va3mw Member ✭✭

  April 2017 edited February 2018

  Glad you figured it out!
  
  73

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