[hpsdr] Hermes VNA - No Hermes board found

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When I click on the ON button, I get a pop-up window No Hermes 
board found - Check Hermes is connected and powered.


This is a first time VNA run with my new TAPR Hermes board.
I used the SVN/trunk/Hermes/VNA/Release/HermesVNASetup.msi.  It 
did the install with no errors reported.  It starts the Hermes 
Vector Network Analyser V1.6.0 11 Nov 2012.

I have a second Network Interface Card dedicated to HPSDR. 
PowerSDR talks to the Hermes fine.  The Hermes IP is 
169.254.107.93 and the PC AutoConfig IPV4 is 169.254.107.93. 
PowerSDR reports Hermes at 1.8.  My Hermes J12 Bootloader jumper 
is none.  My J13 LAN 100T only is Yes.

The Windows 7 Service Pack 1 PC is 32 bit.

I have removed power for 5 seconds from Hermes before starting 
the Hermes VNA.  I have tried keying in the PC IP address of 
169.254.107.93, but as soon as I click the ON button, it blanks 
PC IP and gives the No Hermes board found message.

I upgraded Hermes to V2.7.rbf.  Confirmed it with PowerSDR. 
Still get the No Hermes board found message in the VNA software.

I got suspicious and put the Hermes on the same LAN as my PC's 
main LAN and now the VNA recognizes Hermes on the 192 LAN.


Is it a feature of the Hermes Vector Network Analyser that it 
only works with the first NIC and not a second NIC?


Mike - AA8K