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Re: Field Issues

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Originally Posted by rrossbach View Post
To expand on this, using DS Rev 01.05.11.00 but having multiple IP addresses configured on the network adapter will also mean your robot will never link to the field.
It can be an issue for teams who switch their IPs around a lot, or if you borrow a laptop from another team or Spare Parts.
That's why the vast majority of teams won't see this.
It'll only cause a problem the first time you go to use it.
If you connected at least once before by tether in the pits then you're good and it won't crop up later or anything.

The way to tell if this was happening to you is pretty simple.
The symptoms are: the Driver Station can't see the robot on tether.

If you check your IP settings use the Advanced button down at the bottom (1st attached image), and you'll get a list of the IPs associated with that network adaptor. Just delete the extras that shouldn't be there leaving you with one IP address as in the 2nd attached image.

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Hey Ron,

Want to report on the CAN bus issues you debugged?
That's useful for teams to know, too.
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