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19-Dec-20 1:21

I've been having trouble with my NAS recently, most noticeably on my Surface, and I've assumed it was the recent Win10 update causing yet more fun-and-games with SMB1 devices.
It'll be fine, then the share drops off, or the NAS disappears from the Network list, and watching videos via my VR headset has been ... um .. difficult, with pauses, and black areas, and so on.

But ... I have no idea why, but I checked the Sky box and somehow it's using the same IP as the NAS: 192.168.0.11
Which shouldn't be possible, given they are both on the same router, albeit Sky via WiFi and NAS via CAT5. Only I can access the NAS setup page on 192.168.0.11 from a browser via wire or WiFi ... Confused | :confused:

Find the Skybox MAC, unplug it, add a router rule to switch it to 192.168.0.99 so it's well and truly out of the way and ... everything looks like it works again, and runs smoother and faster.

Except my Amazon Fire TV stick, which is still running like a stunned slug on Mogadon moving through treacle. But it's seven years old, so I can kinda forgive that: nobody thinks about old devices when they update software these days - a new one will be here today and that should fix that anyway.

But that's very odd - how the heck did they get - and keep! - the same IP addresses? Dunno, and probably never will find out.

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DaveAuld19-Dec-20 2:23

DaveAuld

19-Dec-20 2:23

I used to reserve static addresses for certain devices and then everything else sat higher up.

e.g keep 192.168.1.1-10 for main PC, Nas, etc and then have the rest sit on 11 and up in the pool.

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OriginalGriff19-Dec-20 2:56

19-Dec-20 2:56

So do I - the router uses static addresses for everything I know the MAC of - which didn't include the Sky box because I forgot about it when I set up the new router a few months back.
To be honest I forgot it was connected to WiFi, so it presumably picked up the connection details from WPS when I did something else.

DaveAuld19-Dec-20 2:27

DaveAuld

19-Dec-20 2:27

I had an issue were devices stopped working/ dropping / disconnecting. Couldn't for the life of me work out what was going on.

Eventually twigged that the WAP point I had put in my daughter's room was also serving up IPs, so 2 DHCP were fighting with each other and caused chaos.

It was a week before I caught on to what the hell was happening.

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theoldfool19-Dec-20 3:29

theoldfool

19-Dec-20 3:29

The obvious (pardon me):
1. Make sure the dynamic DHCP range does not overlap your static IP's.
2. Make sure they don't have the same MAC (I know, supposedly impossible).
3. Bury a dead chicken in the back yard.

If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.

Daniel Pfeffer19-Dec-20 5:41

Daniel Pfeffer

19-Dec-20 5:41

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OriginalGriff19-Dec-20 5:43

Anyone know of a good JSON editor?

19-Dec-20 5:43

I'm just going with the chicken ...

OriginalGriff19-Dec-20 0:23

19-Dec-20 0:23

One that will let me add "Rows", edit "Columns", and that checks if I make mistakes without me having to open it in Excel, faff with it, lose half the information, ...
All the ones I've tried have been pretty crappy UWP ones that just don't work well - one of them uses CTRL+S to clear the "modified" flag instead of saving it for example ... Mad | :mad:

RickZeeland19-Dec-20 1:08

RickZeeland

19-Dec-20 1:08

Maybe one of these: JSONedit Alternatives and Similar Software - AlternativeTo.net[^]

User 1106097919-Dec-20 1:12

User 11060979

19-Dec-20 1:12

Not really a json editor, but Notepad++ works fine for me after installing JSON Viewer Addon. At least it does Syntax Check (ok in case of failure the response is not nice, but enough for me to find the issue) and it allows to show json in a triee view in case it is a valid json.

It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
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honey the codewitch19-Dec-20 1:41

honey the codewitch

19-Dec-20 1:41

I use VS Code because i'm already using it as an IDE of sorts.

It already does some autocompletion and folding but if you want something fancier you could always install an extension like this:
JSON Tree Editor - Visual Studio Marketplace[^]

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Surgical masks, the new cigarette butts?

Slacker00719-Dec-20 4:04

Slacker007

19-Dec-20 4:04

Format Query Results as JSON with FOR JSON - SQL Server | Microsoft Docs[^]

This is not an editor, but looks like SQL Server can read, parse, transforms, and export data as json

Peter_in_278018-Dec-20 14:22

Peter_in_2780

18-Dec-20 14:22

A quick trip to the shops while She was at the doctor.
The emmets[^] are flooding in.
Discarded masks in the car park, floating down the gutters... No doubt filling the litter traps in the drains.

Grrr.

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Re: Surgical masks, the new cigarette butts?

Slacker00718-Dec-20 14:58

Slacker007

18-Dec-20 14:58

yep, they are already in our waterways, lakes, and ponds. washing up on the beach etc.

the new plastic bottle.

Re: Surgical masks, the new cigarette butts?

OriginalGriff18-Dec-20 22:08

Re: Surgical masks, the new cigarette butts?

18-Dec-20 22:08

Yeah, I've noticed them dumped in supermarket car parks: strangely more at Tesco than at Asda, for our local area.

Maybe Asda shoppers are more careful with money and reuse them, maybe they are more environmentally aware, I dunno.

I have two ex-laundry baskets in the boot of my car: one for shopping bags (to stop them coming off of the single hook, falling over, and scattering stuff everywhere), and one for used masks. Dump the bags in one, dump the mask in the other, shut the boot. Sorted!

Johnny J.19-Dec-20 0:09

Johnny J.

19-Dec-20 0:09

OriginalGriff wrote:
Dump the bags in one, dump the mask in the other, shut the boot. Sorted!

And when they're both full, just dump them in the sea... Sorted! Laugh | :laugh:

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I need recommendations on a book for developing websites

Slow Eddie18-Dec-20 9:23

Slow Eddie

18-Dec-20 9:23

I am an old guy. In 2013 I created a 2 websites on 2 separate servers, hosted by a provider, one for eCommerce(running on IIS) and the other to run the company's programs, which are written in VB. There was a third server, to handle the MSSqlServer databases, reachable only by the other 2 servers.

The eCommerce app was developed with ASP.net on a Windows XP box. (Please don't laugh or make fun, it was 7 years ago.) Sigh | :sigh:

Th boss never pulled the trigger to start using it. Frown | :(

Now he wants it up and running. The data Servers are VM machines. the data server is MS Server 2016, and the eCommerce server and the application server are MS Server 2008 R2.

The languages and technologies have changed so much I do not know where to begin. Can you recommend a simple book for a Newbie( Which I am for all practical purposes ) on creating and maintaining websites?

I am limited to a Visual Studio 2015 community edition if that makes any difference.

Also, a book that explains VM's and how to manage them would be great.

Your help would be sincerely appreciated.

It's hell getting old.

Re: I need recommendations on a book for developing websites

OriginalGriff18-Dec-20 9:42