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by bobcrean
Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:13 pm
Forum: IP Cameras
Topic: IP2M-858W just stopped working; Amcrest of no help at all.
Replies: 10
Views: 1950

Re: IP2M-858W just stopped working; Amcrest of no help at all.

arp-a in a Mac Terminal window (almost identical to Unix) produces: (10.37.129.255) at ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff on bridge101 ifscope [bridge] (10.211.55.255) at ff•ff•ff.ff.ff.ffon bridge100 ifscope [bridge] (192.168.1.1 at (incomplete) on en4 ifscope [ethernet] Way above my paygrade lol. Might be near the...
by bobcrean
Wed Jan 12, 2022 9:45 am
Forum: IP Cameras
Topic: IP2M-858W just stopped working; Amcrest of no help at all.
Replies: 10
Views: 1950

Re: IP2M-858W just stopped working; Amcrest of no help at all.

No storms. Nada. Cold; just stopped working. I'm using a Mac and set up an ad hoc network. I'm not sure what the purpose of all the Win 10 instructions are, but if they're just to set up an ad hoc network, I've done that. I've read that the default ip on some cameras is 192.168.1.108. Is that correc...
by bobcrean
Tue Jan 11, 2022 7:47 am
Forum: IP Cameras
Topic: IP2M-858W just stopped working; Amcrest of no help at all.
Replies: 10
Views: 1950

Re: IP2M-858W just stopped working; Amcrest of no help at all.

Here's one more clue: With the ad hoc network, if I unplug the Ethernet cable, the network goes down; when I plug it back in, it comes back up. Something is definitely "connecting" in the ethernet inards. But nothing comes up in IP Config. Occasionally, with the camera just sitting there, ...
by bobcrean
Tue Jan 11, 2022 7:09 am
Forum: IP Cameras
Topic: IP2M-858W just stopped working; Amcrest of no help at all.
Replies: 10
Views: 1950

Re: IP2M-858W just stopped working; Amcrest of no help at all.

Thanks for the reply. When it failed I was not accessing the camera. It just stopped working. I've tried another 12vdc power supply. Upon factory reset, the camera does it's "dance". IR leds light up etc. looking into the hole beneath the metal frame during reset, there is a green led and ...
by bobcrean
Mon Jan 10, 2022 7:51 pm
Forum: IP Cameras
Topic: IP2M-858W just stopped working; Amcrest of no help at all.
Replies: 10
Views: 1950

IP2M-858W just stopped working; Amcrest of no help at all.

Hi all: Have a three year old IP2M-858W that has been working fine for three years. All of a sudden it does not. Have tried factory reset several times to no avail. The unit does not show up on the wired network with Amcrest IPConfig software. Fan inside unit seems to be on high. Any ideas? Requeste...