Thread: Static IPs on the field
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Re: Static IPs on the field
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Originally Posted by Thad House View Post
With no DHCP server, it has to use self assigned IP's, which do not seem to work often, especially noticeable with newer computers and OS's for some reason.
My guess is that your setup is: Dynamic IP address on the Driver Station Hardwire Port.

When you tether into a port on the Radio, everything works fine because it gets an IP address from the Radio.

However, when you tether directly to the RoboRio, it may or may not work. It works if the last IP address it got was from the Radio. If it wasn't then it has a random IP address and can't find the RoboRio.

Newer computers and OS's may be a problem because they may drop the old IP address faster, and give you a random one if it doesn't get one from a DHCP server. Assigning a Static IP address (self assigned) should work regardless of age of computer and OS.