LANLINK
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NMEA LANlink to Ethernet cannot see each other on the network?
Last Updated: September 15, 2025You need to setup a data link between the two LANLinks, as this will not happen automatically. We recommend using a TCP connection between the LANLinks, this is much more reliable and a proper socket connection is created that you can see in the LANLink Status page, where as UDP is just a broadcast with...
How to reset LanLink
Last Updated: September 15, 2025A reset is done by pressing and holding the small, recessed, push button on the side of the LANLink unit – next to the DC Jack socket. If this is pressed for between 5secs and 15secs while the unit is powered up, it will revert back to the Ethernet module’s defaults.
How to run a DHCP server on PC using LANLink
Last Updated: September 15, 2025To temporarily turn your laptop in to a DHCP server, the easiest and simplest way to do this, is using a free program called TFTP64 (Tiny FTP server). You can download this tool from… https://digitalyachtamerica.com/download/tftp-zip/ Inside the ZIP file are two TFTP programs, and you want to use the TFTP64 one. With your PC’s Ethernet...
How to set LANLink to its default configuration
Last Updated: September 15, 2025You first need to do a factory Reset again (Push and Hold Reset Switch for min 5sec and max 15sec) so the LANLink goes back to having a fixed IP address of 192.168.0.7 (255.255.255.0). Plug the LANLink in to a PC/Mac and set the computer’s Ethernet port to a fixed IP address of 192.168.0.1 (255.255.255.0)....
LANLink Network Behaviour
Last Updated: September 15, 2025“Out of the box”, our LANLink will default to getting an IP address automatically from any network device it is connected to. Most Ethernet networks have a router that is responsible for providing all of the wireless and wired devices on the network with IP addresses via the “Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol” (DHCP). The only...