pepperonichap
I am on a hp laptop running windows 7 with avast disabled. When I turn on my EZB it says that it has successfully connected to my network and when i try to connect to my EZB in client mode it connects and then disconnects after a few seconds, I then get this message:
EZB 0: EZB 1: EZB 2: EZB 3: EZB 4: Attempting connection on 192.168.1.1:23 Connection Failed: System.TimeoutException: The operation has timed out. at EZ_B.EZB.Connect(String hostname, Int32 baudRate) Disconnected Attempting connection on 192.168.1.5:23 Comm Err: System.IO.IOException: Unable to read data from the transport connection: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond. ---> System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Receive(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size, SocketFlags socketFlags) at System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream.Read(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size) --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream.Read(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size) at System.IO.Stream.ReadByte() at EZ_B.EZB.drdP31fe7H(Int32 , Byte[] cmdData) BbytesToExpect: 1 U Received: Disconnected Connection Failed: System.Exception: Controller Not Responding at EZ_B.EZB.g0KPD37NHh() at EZ_B.EZB.Connect(String hostname, Int32 baudRate) Disconnected
The EZB can connect when I try it on my dad's computer.
Any help would be great.
I have tried to connect in client mode and used a USB dongle but i still get the same results, it briefly connecting and then disconnecting.
I hate to ask what seem like stupid questions, but we really need all the details to further troubleshoot. When you used the new USB dongle, are you sure it was being used and not the built in WiFi to establish the connection? Are you able to see and connect to the EZ-B's SSID from Windows (before trying to connect in ARC).
When you put the EZ-B in Client mode, what IP address are you trying to connect to in ARC? The error messages you provided earlier were either with the EZ-B in AP mode (and either not connected to the EZ-B network or the known HP issue) or you were pointed to the wrong IP address. In client mode, the EZ-B will not be at 192.168.1.1.
Alan
When i use the USB dongle i turn off the inbuilt wireless on the laptop.
I can connect to the EZ-B's SSID from the laptop.
In AP mode the EZ-B connects and disconnects within a few seconds.
In client mode I can't get the EZ-B's IP because when i scan for it the EZ-B makes the noise as if it's been detected but the IP doesn't appear in the list to be selected.
In client mode, it might be best to log onto your router to identify the IP address, and then try to directly connect. I have had mixed results with the scan.
When you are logged onto the router, most routers will let you permanently assign an IP address to the EZ-B's MAC address so it will always be the same.
Alan
Give it a try with your laptops virus protection programs disabled. Than try with your fire wall turned off.
I have the correct IP address, but when i try to connect to the EZ-B it connects and makes the noise to indicate as such but then it disconnects. The router that i have doesn't let me change the IP address of the EZ-B.
I was using the same router as i was using my dad's and brother's computers and they worked.
And i have tried disabling firewall and antivirus but it made no difference.
Pepper is using a Broadcom 4313GN 802.11b/g/n 1x1 Wi-Fi Adapter, so that's not a connection wifi issue. Also, the HP wifi issue was resolved within a month of discovering it - so that's been resolved last year. Unless he purchased it from old stock, which i doubt. But either way, the broadcom is okay.
The laptop also has installed a USB wifi dongle here: D-Link DWA-140 RangeBooster N USB Adapter(rev.B2)
The Broadcom 4313GN 802.11b/g/n 1x1 Wi-Fi Adapter has an IP Address of 192.168.1.1, which means pepper's default network is the same configuration as the EZ-B v4.
The Broadcom 4313GN 802.11b/g/n 1x1 Wi-Fi Adapter could have it's IP Address hard code specified, which can be checked by viewing the IP v4 Address Settings for the device and verifying that it is set for DHCP.
Pepper mentioned that Avast Free Antivirus had been disabled - however, i wonder if it truly has been. It appears the outgoing connection request to the EZ-B is transmitted, but no data is received.
As per pepper's experience, there is another computer in the home which can connect. I worry the HP laptop may have either Avast Free Antivirus still monitoring the port -or- there is a virus overriding the port, much like you see happen for tcp http 80 proxy virus'.
The next question i have... does the EZ-B v4 make a disconnect sound or does it make the reboot sound when you attempt a connection? They are different sounds.
The disconnect sound is a reversed connect sound - they sound the same except reversed. The "startup" sound is different and is more of an intro chime.
I am going to go update the old thread with this information. I don't think this has ever been mentioned in the forum, so whenever someone complains of a connection issue, it is the first place Steve or I (who seem to get involved in most of these) go...
Alan