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Weird Static IP Problem

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September 20, 2014 6:36:30 AM

Hi,
I have 3 IP video cameras that I use to monitor my dogs when I’m away. I have them set up with static IPs so I can log into them from my smartphone without having to look up the address all the time. I’ve been doing this for 5 or 6 years without problem. I just bought 3 Panasonic IP cameras at a garage sale and set them up the same way. The problem is, they work for about 10 minutes and then they shut down. I get a “conflict” message on my computer. (I should have written down the exact message I get or taken a screen shot, but didn’t. I can set one up again to get the message if it is important for troubleshooting.) No matter what static IP address I use, the same thing happens. Examples: xxx.xxx.0.244 and port 87; xxx.xxx.0.173 and port 8080, etc. etc. Meanwhile, while trying to sort out the Panasonic problem, I set up a new Foscam IP camera with a static address with no problem. So the problem seems to be Panasonic-specific.
I can’t figure this out. Obviously I am not using these randomly-assigned addresses for other devices. Any ideas?

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September 20, 2014 10:26:25 AM

It sounds like an IP address conflict.

Did you alter the DHCP range on the router so that the addresses that you use for the cameras are outside the DHCP assignable range but still in the network range?
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September 20, 2014 12:29:46 PM

Yes, my DHCP range is currently 13-55. I'm using 100+ for my static IPs. And I don't see how I can have a conflict when I pick random addresses out of the blue and all of them conflict, but not right away. Like I said, weird.
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September 20, 2014 1:05:15 PM

I agree that it is a Panasonic issue, which model are they?
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September 22, 2014 8:49:21 AM

RealBeast said:
I agree that it is a Panasonic issue, which model are they?


(2) BL-C20s and (1) BL-C131

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September 22, 2014 10:58:00 AM

Those are both old models, hence the garage sale, and have specific wireless requirements that are older -- including 802.11b or g and the C20s only allow WEP (or no) encryption -- that may not play well with a more modern network.
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September 23, 2014 4:47:38 PM

Yup, I noticed the poor encryption options when setting them up.
Thx
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