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Flex-6300 direct connected to pc and pc uses internet through wifi

Roger Sjölin
Roger Sjölin Member
edited July 2019 in SmartSDR for Windows
I have my FLex-6300 directly connectted to my pc ethernet port. My Pc communicate with with a router and intenet via wifi.
After windows 10 update my Pc cant start the Flex-6300 although the Flex-6300 shows up in the radio setup.
My solution is to disconnect wifi and then start the Flex-6300. Then I connect wifi again and all works fine.
But there must be a better solution?


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  • K6OZY
    K6OZY Member ✭✭
    edited April 2017
    There is.  Connect the radio and computer to a switch which is then connected to your router and ditch the wifi for your desktop PC.   Wifi on the laptop is fine.  You'll need this for 2.0 WAN.
  • Roger Sjölin
    Roger Sjölin Member
    edited September 2016
    Ok I know that solution but I cant use it.
    My Pc and Flex-6300 is located about 20m away from the router and my fiber connection and will not use cables.

  • K6OZY
    K6OZY Member ✭✭
    edited September 2016
    Then still use a switch on the PC/Radio side and insert a Ethernet / Wifi bridge to connect that segment over to your router for internet access.  

    https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Universal-Ethernet-Adapter-WNCE3001/dp/B005N6XBDO/
  • Roger Sjölin
    Roger Sjölin Member
    edited September 2016
    Ok Thanks.
    Problem solved. Now I hope that where will be no interference problems with 2 new devices (adapter and switch).
  • Ross - K9COX
    Ross - K9COX Member ✭✭
    edited July 2019
    I have the identical configuration as yours including the latest Windows updates and everything works fine, always has. Flex on Ethernet directly to PC and Wi-Fi for internet access, don't know what to tell you.
  • Roger Sjölin
    Roger Sjölin Member
    edited September 2016
    How does Your setup for the ethernet card look like?
    Do You have a static IP address?
  • Michael Coslo
    Michael Coslo Member ✭✭
    edited September 2016
    Interesting, I did a demo of my radio at a location that didn't have a router, and found th esame issue. It owuldn't see it at first, than disconnect  and reconnect, and all good.  A router is definitely the best way to connect one. 
  • Ross - K9COX
    Ross - K9COX Member ✭✭
    edited September 2016
    It is assigned 169.254.9.212. I don't do anything other than plug the Flex into the Ethernet port and turn it on. The WiFi router assigns the computer internet port  a 192.168.1.1__. I simply let Windows do its thing and using its built in firewall.
  • Ross - K9COX
    Ross - K9COX Member ✭✭
    edited September 2016
    Well, that's at least two of us.
  • Roger Sjölin
    Roger Sjölin Member
    edited September 2016
    Yes my worked fine too during 3 weeks and I have not installed any new software or
    made any other changes and suddenly it doesn work.
    The only thing that has been done automatically is windows 10 update.
  • PA3ESB
    PA3ESB Member ✭
    I use a Dell Laptop with a USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet adapter and a Flex radio 6300. I connected the Ethernet adapter to the Flexradio with an Ethernet cable. I tried a Ethernet cross cable also. Both didn't work. Using a gigabit Netgear switch and it works. 100Mbit/s doesn't work. It's too slow.

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