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> Things went better today.  Not because there were no problems, but because we 
> knew some workarounds and found more.
> 
> There are 4 key problems we ran into and we have workarounds for all of them.
> 
> Before you ask, yes, all robots were running the very latest versions of 
> everything:
> - Radio firmware 17.3
> - DS 17.0a11
> - RIO v8
> 
> Problem 1: Bad DHCP
> - The field AP was configured as a DHCP server as usual.  This has always 
> worked fine in the past.
> - Symptom: If you connect driver stations to the network, they sometimes DHCP 
> and sometimes do not.  Also they sometimes get an address and then lose it.
> - Likely cause: Competing DHCP servers are confusing the allocation of 
> addresses.
> - Workaround: Set all the driver stations to static IPs.
> 
> Problem 2: OpenMesh AN radio never gets a green light
> - All robots were running the new AN radios.  Some radios worked fine, some 
> had this problem almost every match.
> - Symptom: The radio boots but the green light never comes on to signify a 
> connection to the field.  The radio does not have field connectivity.
> - Workaround: Unplug all the ethernet connections from the radio and wait 10-
> 15 seconds.  The green light will come on.  Reconnect all the ethernet 
> connections.  Make sure the RoboRIO is in the port closest to power.
> 
> Problem 3: RoboRIO won't talk to the DS
> - Sometimes the team would plug the RoboRIO into the enet port away from the 
> power connector.
> - Symptom: The radio is connected to the field and there appears to be traffic
>  passing but the RoboRIO is not visible to the DS.
> - Workaround: Move the RoboRIO to the port closest to the power jack.
> 
> Problem 4: Magic e-stop
> - Most teams never have this problem.  Some teams have it every match.
> - Symptom: Immediately at the beginning of autonomous, the robot e-stops 
> without being commanded by the team.
> - Workaround: Take the team off of FMS and let them run in at-home mode.  
> Obviously this would never work at a real regional.
> 
> Aside from all of these issues, the OffSeason FMS worked like a champ.

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