changing URL

[kawininja]

I'm using the LabVIEW web publishing to remotely monitor a few data points. The location I have the hardware at changed my IP address. The publishing tool automatically sets the URL and won't allow changes. I was wondering if it was possible to change the URL so I can put it as the new IP address.

Thank you for any help.

[Dave-C]

Hi kawininja,

Are you unable to link to the published page now?  If so, will it work to rebuild a new published web page through the service?  I think that this would work, and would create the new web page at the location of the new IP address.

Also, could you provide some other details as to how the set up?  Is there a computer that is remote and publishing this web page to another machine?

Regards,

-Dave C

[kawininja]

Hello Dave,

I had a laptop set up in a lab and was able to remotely view the data acquisition from my residence. When I moved the laptop and DAQ equipment to the demonstration site I proceded with the same steps I used at the lab and it didn't work. I tried rebuilding a new published web page but in the wizard it keeps showing my URL as the old IP. Should I try starting over with a blank VI and then publishing a new web page?

Thanks again,

-Derek

[Dave-C]

Hi Derek,

I wouldn't think that it would be necessary to rebuild the entire VI.  You may want to check and make sure that the NI Application Web Server service is started.  I would also like to know which option you're using for the web page (Embedded, snapshot, or monitor)?  I'm going to try to recreate this away from the office, because it sounds odd, but those are the first thoughts that I'm coming up with.

Regards,

-Dave C

[kawininja]

Dave:

I'm using LabVIEW 2009 and it's set up to monitor 4 thermocouples every 30 seconds. I made sure remote monitoring has been enabled on the remote VI and Web Server and checked the remote connection manager. I really think it's the URL because LabVIEW doesn't allow me to manually change the URL I can select it but I can't edit it.

Thanks again,

Derek

[Dpcollins]

Hi Derek,

I was able to recreate this problem locally with a simple VI.  Once I'd built it to a web published VI, I changed wireless networks and verified that my IP address was different using the cmd window.  When I had the same instance of the VI and web server open, the IP built into the URL did not update.  After I shut down and restarted LabVIEW when I went to rebuild the web published VI, then the URL had updated the IP address.  Have you restarted the development system since moving the computer?  I'm also curious about what loads in the "failed" state of the webpage.  Is it an error or failed connection alert, or is there a front panel that has bad data?  If this doesn't cause the URL to update, I would use a "select all" command and copy/paste the block diagram to a new VI and build that at the new location.

Regards,

-Dave C

[kawininja]

Dave:

There is a failed connection alert. I think I will try to copy/paste the block diagram into a new VI at the new location.

Thank you for your help,

-Derek