[hpsdr] Hermes VNA - No Hermes board found - SOLVED

[AA8K73 GMail]

Thanks to Roger G4KFZ for telling me to uncheck Automatic metric 
and type 1 into Interface metric box in networking Advanced 
TCP/IP Settings.  It finds Hermes fine on the second NIC now.

On 14-05-10 09:05 PM, AA8K73 GMail wrote:
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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
>

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