Computer lost server availability

[George M]

So one of my computers running CQC is also set up to be a server (NOT Master Server).

It has been running for a long time currently on v 4.7.5

After a power glitch from a storm the other day the only driver on this computer now no longer works. I deleted the driver and when trying to re-install it the "add" option is greyed out. I cannot add any drivers to this server.

George M

[Dean Roddey]

On the MS, open the CQC Command Prompt and run:

CQCNetTest > Nt.Txt

and post the output of that NT.Txt file. Let's see what is happening at the basic network connectivity level.

[George M]

Media is the computer with the problem.

[Dean Roddey]

I'll take a look at it tomorrow.

[George M]

I think I have it figured out.
Somehow, and I've never seen this before, the mac of that computer changed.
Therefore the reserve address I had set in the router wasn't working which made the host file incorrect.

Once I redid the reserve address in the router to the new mac address I was able to reinstall the driver.

[bbrendon]

The MAC shouldn't change unless you make a significant effort to do so.

You should try and figure out why it changed. That's a serious problem.

[George M]

That's what I thought too. I do know that when I installed it about a year ago it does have the ability to assign whatever mac you want. I thought maybe I had re assigned it some time ago and when the electrical glitch happened it reverted. I'm not well versed in networking though so I don't really know if that is a possibility