Strange comms issues

FIRST General Forum
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alright, well, fresh install of the update suite, on the diagnostics screen, the radio appears as connected, and when im tethered over enet, i get comms, this is the cmd output when i ping it:

C:\Users\mikep>ping roborio-247-frc.local
Ping request could not find host roborio-247-frc.local. Please check the name and try again.

C:\Users\mikep>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan

Ethernet adapter VirtualBox Host-Only Network:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::ede0:7663:b28:d0b%5
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.56.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 2:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::c03a:8389:bead:b33c%10
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.2.47.142
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.2.47.129

Tunnel adapter isatap.{40AC7A55-92B6-4318-AE9A-E731FFE47791}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 12:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Tunnel adapter isatap.lan:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan

C:\Users\mikep>

any help?

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Are you saying the Driver Station connects correctly via Ethernet, but not via wireless?
Has your robot radio been reset for home use since your last competition?

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yup. over Ethernet, works just fine. ive (on the computer thats having the issues) re-imaged the radio, and updated the bot. wifi works just fine on everyone else’s, it just me, although, it has worked in the past

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It’s your PC then, so have you tried disabling all those things that vary from PC to PC:

  • Windows Firewall
  • any and all anti-virus software

Check what IP your wireless connection gets assigned vs the Ethernet port to make sure it’s compatible with the roboRIO.
The ipconfig you posted looks good for the wireless connection, but doesn’t show what the Ethernet address would be when connected to the robot radio.

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Once you are connected to wifi, press the reset button on the RIO.

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I had the same issue on my laptop. In the team number field in the driver station, enter roboRIO-####-FRC.lan (where #### is your team number). That fixed it for me.

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In that team field in the Driver Station Setup tab that beijing_strbow mentioned, you can also click on the down arrow to get a list of the roboRIO’s it has found and choose from that list.

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If you are using Windows 10 try using an older version of Windows we had the same problem using Windows 10. Just a thought.
Good Luck,
Taggerun

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alright, now, trying to download code, i get this:
Trying Target: roboRIO-247-FRC.local
Unknown host: roboRIO-247-FRC.local

entering roboRIO-247-FRC.local into the team number feild on the ds connects to the bot, however.

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hello? can i please get some help, ive done everything i can think of.

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Did you follow the troubleshooting steps?
http://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s/4485/m/24193/l/284355-roborio-network-troubleshooting

You can also try using .lan in place of .local for downloading code.
You can also connect via USB cable and use 172.22.11.2

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If you haven’t re-configured your robot radio since your last event, you might need to do so. If you haven’t re-configured it, the WiFi light on it will probably be red (or at least that’s how it is on my team’s robot).

http://wpilib.screenstepslive.com/s/4485/m/13503/l/144986-programming-your-radio-for-home-use?id=144986-programming-your-radio-for-home-use

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