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For some reason I can no longer access my Meteobridge at the assigned static IP address. The bridge still communicates with my router. I have a Accurite 5-in-1 station with the Aculink bridge plugged into the DIR-505. It had been up and running for the past 5 months. Last week I got an email from Acurite telling me there was no communication between my station and the servers. I rebooted the bridge and unplugged/plugged in the Meteobridge (DIR-505) and all was well. This afternoon I got another message saying communication had been lost. I tried to log into the Meteobridge at the assigned IP but it timed out. I can still ping and access the Aculink receiver though and the IP shows up under connected clients. I tried unplugging and plugging it back in but now I only get a very fast green blinking light on the DIR-505. I can no longer see the DIR-505 on my network and the Aculink bridge is missing as well. For now I've got the Aculink bridge running through Acurites servers to update to Weather Underground and it seems to be working fine. I've tried several ways to access the DIR-505 and have not been successful with any attempt. I've got a new DIR-505 on the way to me now. Can my license be transferred over to it or do I need to buy another key to use?

I've given up on my current DIR-505. It is pretty much unreachable for every method I've tried. I've even attempted to re-flash stock firmware from the dLink website, but I still cannot access the router.

I've ordered a replacement and it will arrive tomorrow. I looked back through my PayPal purchases and found that I paid for the Meteobridge back in early March. Also on the receipt I see that the firmware is locked to the MAC ID of the DIR-505. Can the license be transferred to my new 505 once I get it or do I need to pay $75 (US) for another license? If this is the case I'll likely just scrap the project and go in another direction for my weather data.

When you tell me old and new MAC I can migrate the license for free. info(at)meteobridge.com

admin wrote:When you tell me old and new MAC I can migrate the license for free. info(at)meteobridge.com

Thank you very much! Glad to know that this can be done. I was able to solve the problem though:

As a last ditch effort I tried to just read the IP/data on a USB thumb drive. When a USB is plugged in at startup, it will save the IP/MAC ID onto it in a text file. Since I couldn't access anything at all on it The IP must have been corrupted/changed somehow.

The .txt file on the USB showed my MAC ID and an IP of CAMP. Not sure what that meant, but at least it's something. I went to the Meteobridge website and went through the online configuration simulator and entered everything as it should have been and saved the file onto the USB drive (it is named config.tgz)

Plug the drive into the USB of the DIR-505 and plugged it in. The light winked and flashed for a few minutes. I looked on my router and once again the Meteobridge appears! I type in the IP and then am prompted for the ID and password.

I'm back in and in business. No telling what caused the hiccup, but it's working now and I'm again uploading to WeatherUnderground rapidfire and hopefully back to CWOP again.

I'll probably just keep the new DIR-505 when it arrives here today. I know my dad has been talking of getting a weather station and really likes my setup, so I might make him a Meteobridge out of it for his house.