Sqorz is not picking up the decoder on the network
There are occasions where Sqorz is not able to pick up the decoder on the network. While there could be many reasons for this the most common is IP Address mismatch. In simple terms the IP address of the computer and the IP address of the decoder do not line up and so communication between the two devices is not possible.
The solution is to check the IP addresses of the computer and the decoder and if they do not line up to change one of them so they do.
Understanding a few IP address fundamentals can help troubleshoot when an issue like this arises.
What is an IP address?
An IP address, or Internet Protocol address, is a series of numbers that identifies any device or computer on a network
IP addresses are used by devices to communicate with each other over the Internet and on local networks
Every device must have an IP address to communicate
Devices can only communicate with each other on a network if they have similar IP addresses
IP addresses must be unique, no 2 devices can have the same IP address
Computers will have 2 IP addresses
One for the Ethernet connection
One for the wifi connection
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Check the IP address of the decoder and the computer are similar
For self assigned IP addresses the first 2 segments must be the same i.e 169.254.xxx.xxx
For Automatically or manually assigned IP addresses the first 3 segments must be the same i.e. 192.168.1.xxx
If they the IP addresses are not the same similar then this is likely to be the problem