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WLS/ENET-9163 is Undiscoverable Over Ethernet with Static IP

Primary Software: Driver Software>>NI-DAQmx
Primary Software Version: N/A
Primary Software Fixed Version: N/A
Secondary Software: N/A
Hardware: Multifunction DAQ (MIO)>>Wireless DAQ

Problem:
I have my network card configured with a static IP address and I have connected a WLS/ENET-9163 device directly to the card. I am unable to discover the sleeve through MAX and a physical reset of the device does not help. How can I discover and add the sleeve?

Solution:
All WLS/ENET-9163 devices first look for a DHCP server and when that is not available they will search for a local connection.

In this case, the WLS/ENET-9163 device is using a link-local address, defined in Request for Comments: 3927 (see related links), and your computer is set to static. This generally happens because the default static IP address is 192.168.1.xxx while link-local addresses are on the 169.254.xxx.xxx subnet. Due to the fact that they are in different subnets, they cannot talk to each other.

You can temporarily add a link-local address by opening the command prompt and typing the command: netsh interface ipv4 add address "Local Area Connection 2" 169.254.1.1.

Another option is to disable the static IP and configure the PC to automatically obtain a network address.

Related Links:
Product Manuals: NI WLS/ENET-9163 User Guide and Specifications
Request for Comments: 3927

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Report Date: 10/24/2008
Last Updated: 11/05/2008
Document ID: 4QNB43D2

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