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TheyCallMeTim13 · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:42 pm Post subject: Windows 10 and APIPA IP address

So a customer had a computer connected directly to a scale indicator, with a "cross over" cable. This was hit in a lightning storm, and a new computer was brought in with windows 10 installed. I set up a static IP on the computer that's the same IP as on the scale indicator (same as with old computer that used WIN 95). This works until the computer is restarted, as windows detects the IP as in use and uses the "autoconfiguration IPv4" instead of the static address. After some googling I only found one post, showing that to disable this I have to change a registry setting like so:

Dark Byte · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 11:48 pm Post subject:

give a .reg file they have to doubleclick. Or write a program with a fancy gui that has a checkbox : 'disable auto config' or better 'fix windows'

TheyCallMeTim13 · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 12:06 am Post subject:

I was already thinking about the REG file, but now I want to make that GUI just for the "Fix Windows" part.
Thanks DB, you give the best advice.

atom0s · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 7:28 pm Post subject:

Assigning the computer and the scale to the same IP seems like the problem in my opinion, I've never heard of any network attached device being told to use the same IP as the computer its connected to, outside of bridging a connection in some manner.

Are you certain the device is supposed to be configured that way and not just setup to be within the same networking submask? If the network connection is strictly for the connection between the computer and scale only and will never be used elsewhere, you can setup static IPs on a private network subnet (ie. 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x etc.) for both the PC and scale. (For example, the computer would be 10.0.0.1, the scale would be 10.0.0.2.) If the system is connected to another means such as wifi or a 2nd network card, be sure to not use a mask of the other connections range. Such as if its connected to a router, don't use the routers address range.

As for cross-over cabling, on newer hardware and Windows versions, there is no need for any special cable setup to connect, for example, two computers directly together anymore. Most gigabit hardware will support any type of cable now. And I believe Windows itself has handling for it at a driver level too for older hardware.

Depending on the scales age though there may be a requirement to still use one due to that, but not sure.

TheyCallMeTim13 · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 10:15 pm Post subject: