So yesterday, MS forced 1709 down my throat. I tried to stop it 10 different ways from Sunday, but low and behold when I booted up this morning it was installing the update.
Now, after months of having a stable system, I am back to not being able to reliably get SmartSDR(v2.1.32) to connect to my rig. Indeed, it is only every once in a while that it will connect. SmartSDR just hangs, and I have uninstalled and reinstalled everything, booted in 101 different sequences, tried static IP addresses, rebooted the network, disconnected access points, and maybe some other things, but it is only occasionally that I can get the rig connected. SmartSDR just hangs and, when running fixed IP, says "Unable to connect to the radio." Clicking OK, ends the program but leaves it hanging in Task Manger so you can't try again. After ending it in Task Manager, it still can't be restarted. When the IP is not fixed, then I get a message that the program is not responding Note, I am connecting by wi-fi, and I am keeping it simple and not running DAX or CAT when I try to connect.
I guess the solution is going to be that I put some holes in the walls and run directly to the router, but it was working so well before and I am not even sure that is the solution. If you have any suggestions, I am all ears.
Forgive my venting, but I am totally frustrated. I am not sure if I should be more annoyed with Flex or MS, but I am tired of playing computer engineer instead of radio. I had this problem before and spent hours with Tim and thought it was resolved when I reconfigured my network correctly but I guess that wasn't the issue either.
Thanks for any help and for letting me rant.
73
Bob, WK2Y
PS, Everything else on the PC is working fine.
Now, after months of having a stable system, I am back to not being able to reliably get SmartSDR(v2.1.32) to connect to my rig. Indeed, it is only every once in a while that it will connect. SmartSDR just hangs, and I have uninstalled and reinstalled everything, booted in 101 different sequences, tried static IP addresses, rebooted the network, disconnected access points, and maybe some other things, but it is only occasionally that I can get the rig connected. SmartSDR just hangs and, when running fixed IP, says "Unable to connect to the radio." Clicking OK, ends the program but leaves it hanging in Task Manger so you can't try again. After ending it in Task Manager, it still can't be restarted. When the IP is not fixed, then I get a message that the program is not responding Note, I am connecting by wi-fi, and I am keeping it simple and not running DAX or CAT when I try to connect.
I guess the solution is going to be that I put some holes in the walls and run directly to the router, but it was working so well before and I am not even sure that is the solution. If you have any suggestions, I am all ears.
Forgive my venting, but I am totally frustrated. I am not sure if I should be more annoyed with Flex or MS, but I am tired of playing computer engineer instead of radio. I had this problem before and spent hours with Tim and thought it was resolved when I reconfigured my network correctly but I guess that wasn't the issue either.
Thanks for any help and for letting me rant.
73
Bob, WK2Y
PS, Everything else on the PC is working fine.
Posted 2 years ago
Welcome to windows 10 ... the best Microsoft experience ... Shades of VISTA!!!!
Just remember the BORG (aka Microsoft) will absorb everyone. Its why I chose the 6600M - to have a platform separated from the grubby fingers of the BORG.
LOL
To quote Picard,
"I have nothing to say to you; and I will resist you with my last ounce of strength."
To quote Picard,
"I have nothing to say to you; and I will resist you with my last ounce of strength."
in 6600M the display run the BORG OS V10 ,already assimilated ,resistance is futile ,cannot escape ...
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Neal - K3NC, Elmer
W10 just not worth my time, Win7 + SSDR = (Life is good).
Lemme know if MS ever figures that out.
Too iffy for me.
Lemme know if MS ever figures that out.
Too iffy for me.
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Provided that in the dark of the night the BORG doesn't seize your computer. The BORG will assimilate all.
So first, thanks everyone for all the suggestions, and my sympathies to those who have shared my Win10 & 1709 pain in some form.
I do have some progress to report. Reading some of the posts here made me realize that the one thing I had not done to this point was a hard reset on the rig, I ran Revo with a deep scan (boy is that handy and easy), reinstalled all, and then did a hard reset back to factory defaults . Lo and behold, I was able to reconnect. I think that may be the solution though there still seems to be some strangeness still where the rig, on power up, cuts off my internet connection. Seems if I power cycle the rig after the network connection is re-established , the software finds the rig at the right IP address. Otherwise it's looking at some strange, I guess, default IP. I have been able to get on 4 times now, though I check to see what IP the software is looking at before I start SmartSDR. If I do start SmartSDR when it's pointing to the wrong IP, it seems to get stuck with no way out but to power cycle rig and PC. If I discover anything else, I will share. And again, thanks.
73
Bob, WK2Y
I do have some progress to report. Reading some of the posts here made me realize that the one thing I had not done to this point was a hard reset on the rig, I ran Revo with a deep scan (boy is that handy and easy), reinstalled all, and then did a hard reset back to factory defaults . Lo and behold, I was able to reconnect. I think that may be the solution though there still seems to be some strangeness still where the rig, on power up, cuts off my internet connection. Seems if I power cycle the rig after the network connection is re-established , the software finds the rig at the right IP address. Otherwise it's looking at some strange, I guess, default IP. I have been able to get on 4 times now, though I check to see what IP the software is looking at before I start SmartSDR. If I do start SmartSDR when it's pointing to the wrong IP, it seems to get stuck with no way out but to power cycle rig and PC. If I discover anything else, I will share. And again, thanks.
73
Bob, WK2Y
More progress. I think this is fairly definitive, but only time will tell. Very much confirms what I found yesterday. When I first power up the rig, I notice that my internet connection is interrupted. I have to go in and disconnect and reconnect to the internet. Then, when I bring up SmartSDR, it is looking for my rig at IP 169.254.4.84. (You can hover over the rig before you click connect.) If I try and connect, I am in trouble. If, however, I power cycle the rig, and then again start SmartSDR, it correctly finds it on my network at 192.168.7.2##. Very odd but at least I can replicate the issue and have a work around. So, for the time being, I don't need any holes in the wall though at some point when the XYL isn't around.......
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Bob, WK2Y
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Bob, WK2Y
Neal - K3NC, Elmer
Larry Davis
Bob Gerzoff, WK2Y