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    blue iris - random "failed to connect"

    so when i unplug the camera i ping it directly, now shows host unreachable i ping the .138 it still pings however i downloaded angry IP, and its showing .138 ip is hostname "the pc im using" both cameras unplugged, still pings .138 so i guess must be my pc
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    blue iris - random "failed to connect"

    skip initial mac... was not checked off, i just did that for all the cameras thank you looks like they are all on static from what i see, i checked remaining working cameras and they are all Static is it possible that the ip can change with this being set as static? all cameras are plugged into...
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    blue iris - random "failed to connect"

    so noticed today 3 of my cameras at 1:17pm went black, "failed to connect" the doorbell kicked back in at 1:25pm, the other 2 are still black " failed to connect" nothing was touched in network, no power outage, no issues i tried to unplug from switch and plug back in , restart BI, when i ping...
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    Trying to connect - Dahua Camera - To Blue Iris

    any other advice ?
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    Trying to connect - Dahua Camera - To Blue Iris

    well, internet company came by to swap modem and backup for new ones (updated) and he told me to change around where PC, etc are plugged in good news now i am able to see the camera when plugged into the switch in IPCONFIG i thought i had it all figured out ! but then i tried to add it to BI...
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    Camera System - Multiple camera randomly failed to connect

    thats hilarious, so the one camera has been back on and functioning fine ... the one is still Dead, however when i go outside i can see the red infared lights on it so it def has power
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    Camera System - Multiple camera randomly failed to connect

    ill have some time this weekend to inspect some more "Are they cameras with infrared and if so, at night or in a dark room, do you see the infrared? If you do then they are working." yes Switch is a netgear gigabit unmanaged "Were the camera connections properly waterproofed with dielectric...
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    Camera System - Multiple camera randomly failed to connect

    is it possible that 2 cameras died at same time when they are only about a year old ?
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    Camera System - Multiple camera randomly failed to connect

    at switch when camera is plugged in - both lights light up on left and right (green and yellow) - same as the working camera at camera when i go out right now at night i see the red ring around camera (IR), when i reset it manually at camera i can see the lights turn off "i tried unplugging...
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    Camera System - Multiple camera randomly failed to connect

    had time today to even try to reset entire camera, still nothing, i am confused at this point, i figured that would fix it for sure i tried #1 holding reset button for 20-30 seconds - no go, nothing showing up in config tool i tried unplugging camera ethernet cord at camera - no go, nothing...
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    Camera System - Multiple camera randomly failed to connect

    so... still havent figured this out but wanted to provide more information as i have a little bit of spare time and was doing some more digging was checking footage history (clips), prior to the failure, there is no clips showing, i ran through my footage with all cameras showing 3 cameras...
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    Camera System - Multiple camera randomly failed to connect

    so this is a little weird not sure if it would relate and solve my issue i was looking through other threads and one person mentioned to "ping" the camera, when i ping the working ones, i get reply that shows bytes, time ttl, i.e. if I ping .200 it shows me its pinging .200 however, when i ping...
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    Rain causing triggering in Blue Iris, sounds familiar? What did you do?

    did anyone else come up with any solution for rainy days? i like the idea of having a secondary profile for rainy days so camera doesnt get triggered as much, however i do still want it to send alerts as you never know if criminals are smart enough to come when it rains haha
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    Camera System - Multiple camera randomly failed to connect

    this is completely separate thread, at a different location, i am still troubleshooting that one
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    Camera System - Multiple camera randomly failed to connect

    all the other cameras work the 2 that failed i cant find even on config tool these 2 still show 2 lights lit up on the switch, but they are no existent otherwise how can i try the default IP address ?