toby10 wrote: 
> Sure sounds like you have network gremlins here.  
> Checked for duplicate IP's?  Checked that PC/LMS IP is same when it
> first boots up and when it does WOL?
> 
> In router settings make sure:
> -  max # of allowed devices has not been exceeded
> -  set to a fixed WiFi ch of 1 or 6 or 11 (not set to auto which could
> keep changing ch's)
> -  your router name/SSID is unique to only your router (i.e. neighbors
> SSID is not same as yours)
> -  turn off Guest Network (if present)
> -  set router to G only (turns off a & b), or set to G+N if you use any
> N WiFi devices
> -  set router lease time to it's maximum (usually 999 hours)
> 
> If player won't connect to server (but does get an IP) try connecting
> player to MySB.com first then switch player back to LMS server.

Thanks Toby,
I was just about to post a further edit to my last message, and saw
you'd replied.

The update is that, having let it sulk for an hour or so, I went back to
the kitchen boom and it found an IP address this time, and connected
fine.

But, obviously I don't really think that this will be a stable position,
and it's likely it or other players will lose connections.

it seems to me that maybe the DCHP part of the router is playing up, so
I've been studying the use of static IP addresses as recommended by some
further up this discussion, and how I would go about implementing this.

There's some of your specific suggestions that I'm not sure i could
manage, but i do know that I don't have neighbour issues, and I'm fairly
sure I haven't exceeded the number of devices as I've still got a few
players disconnected/powered down, which have previously been on OK.

I'd need to research which devices use G or n wifi - not something I'm
really familiar with, but I have stuff as old as the orginal SB1s and as
new as a 4th gen ipad, so I imagine they'll be using a mix of old and
new tech.

I will need to check the PC/LMS IP on start up and WOL, that sounds like
it could be useful info., but as things are now working, it does suggest
some sort of intermittent fault with DCHP doesn't it?

Thanks



SB "user" since 2000...
2 x SB1 ; 2 x SB3 ; 2 x Boom ; 1 x Touch ; 1 x Controller
Windows 7 and LMS Version: 7.7.3 - 1375965195

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