Can connect to the roboRIO by IP but not by hostname

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by tr6scott

Was told the IPv6 has something to do with the Driver Station idiot lights on the communications tab. Even when it was working the Driver Station never reported the "correct" lights.

Enet Link
DS Radio
Robot Radio
Robot
FMS

In pit only Robot and Robot Radio would turn green, yet we could enable the robot.

• Enet Link should light when there is a physical Ethernet connection active. It will be off in the pit when tethered with USB.
• DS Radio should light only when you're doing something fancy with a wireless access point connected to the Driver Station computer and with the Robot Radio configured as a bridge. It will be off in the pit when tethered with USB.
• Robot Radio should light when you're connected to the robot via wired or wireless Ethernet. It will be off in the pit when tethered with USB.
• Robot should light any time you have a network connection to a properly configured roboRIO.
• FMS should light only when you are plugged in on the competition field. It will be off in the pit when tethered with USB.

I'm surprised Robot Radio was lit. Are you not using the USB connection to tether to your robot in the pit?