Setting a Fixed DHCP Lease to a Mach1


Jerome A Yesavage
 

Hi,

Am using APCC latest version and for the life of me cannot get the system to accept a fixed DHCP lease for its TCP connection. 

I set it on my router with the right MAC address but almost at random the Mach1 wants another IP address so if it is set to 192.168.0.88 that may work for a while, but then it goes to 192.168.0.89 and I have to modify the connection.

Am I missing something in APCC?

Jerry Y


Christopher Erickson
 

The CP4 has wired and wireless Internet ports and each has its own unique MAC address and each will get it's own DHCP IP assignment.

I hope that helps.

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-Christopher Erickson
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Summit Kinetics
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On Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 7:58 AM Jerome A Yesavage <yesavage@...> wrote:
Hi,

Am using APCC latest version and for the life of me cannot get the system to accept a fixed DHCP lease for its TCP connection. 

I set it on my router with the right MAC address but almost at random the Mach1 wants another IP address so if it is set to 192.168.0.88 that may work for a while, but then it goes to 192.168.0.89 and I have to modify the connection.

Am I missing something in APCC?

Jerry Y


Ray Gralak
 

Hi Jerry,

I set it on my router with the right MAC address but almost at random the Mach1 wants another IP address so if it is
set to 192.168.0.88 that may work for a while, but then it goes to 192.168.0.89 and I have to modify the connection.

Am I missing something in APCC?
APCC does not control the IP address settings of your mount. The best way is to log back into your router and make sure it is assigning a *static* IP address to the mount.

-Ray


Jerome A Yesavage
 

I think I got it.  My router would not allow me to assign the same number as already being used by the mount... had a lease already.  So I made a fixed lease for another UNUSED number, then assigned that in APCC, and it connects.... on and off a couple times....