Lorex LNR300 freezes when hooked to router

Ive searched and didnt see anything on the topic, but Im hoping someone can shed some light on my issue.

I have had a Lorex LNR300 up and running online for 5 years. I was able to remotely view it through an iPhone app without issue. Recently my DVR "froze" and quit recording. I thought the hard drive failed, so I replaced with a new one. Through trial and error, I have narrowed it down to the network. When it is not connected to the internet, it runs just fine. I changed routers, I changed cables, and I bought another LNR300 off Ebay. I hooked that one up, and it froze up also. So the DVR itself is fine. Seems to be something in how they are "talking" with the router or ATT is jamming me up. Im at wits end.

If anyone has ANY light to shed on my situation, I would GREATLY appreciate it.

Have you checked things like up addressss of the cam and dvr to make sure nothing has changed?

IAmATeaf said:

Have you checked things like up addressss of the cam and dvr to make sure nothing has changed?

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I have and nothing has changed......
The kicker for me is when the "second" DVR did the same thing. That's not a coincidence in my novice opinion :/

Amy luck with your issue? Can you ping it when this happens? Can you accesss the menus in the DVR during or before this time to set it's address to either dynamic or an available static address? Have you tried a firmware update?

I'm experiencing the same thing with an LNR200. I've been having sporadic problems with it all of the sudden, and have gone through almost all the same steps. After finding this post I discovered this seems to be the source of my trouble as well.

What I tried is disconnecting only my modem from the rest of my network. When doing that, the problems seemed to go away. I think the issue is specifically related to it being connected to the internet. Is it possible these boxes are getting hacked or attacked in some way?

ZachR said:

I'm experiencing the same thing with an LNR200. I've been having sporadic problems with it all of the sudden, and have gone through almost all the same steps. After finding this post I discovered this seems to be the source of my trouble as well.

What I tried is disconnecting only my modem from the rest of my network. When doing that, the problems seemed to go away. I think the issue is specifically related to it being connected to the internet. Is it possible these boxes are getting hacked or attacked in some way?

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It is possible. You could watch wireshark with nothing but a laptop/PC on your network and then plug in your LNR200 and see what the traffic does.