Unable to access server settings

[itstan]

I am no longer able to access Channel Server settings from my PC.
I am using Chrome on Windows 10. I entered the address to the Channels server: 192.168.50.195:8089 and I got the message:

I'm able to reach other devices like the HDHR tuners and RPi on the same network, but cannot seem to get to the Channels Server running on the Nvidia Shield.

I tried various things like checking proxy settings and clearing DNS Cache etc. with no success.

I realize this may not be a Channels problem but I'm hoping someone else has encountered this problem and was able to solve it.

[mhamdingo]

Silly question time: Are you sure Channels is still running?

Edit: Is your Shield using a fixed IP, and if not did the address change?

[itstan]

A valid question. I did check to make sure the server was running. In fact I restarted the server and tried accessing it.

My Shield is using a fixed IP address.

[itstan]

The problem is resolved.

@mhamdingo was on the right track.

I did have a fixed address assignment to the Shield but for the wrong hardware address. The Shield shows two hardware addresses in the format of a MAC address. It calls one the "Internet address", the other the "MAC address". I happened to assign the fixed address to the "Internet address". At some point the router assigned a new DHCP address to the Shield when it didn't find the Shield's "MAC address" on the list of fixed assignments.

Why the Shield has two hardware addresses, I don't know.

[mhamdingo]

Glad to hear you figured it out. The 2 MAC addresses could be ethernet & wifi depending on your Shield model. I've lost track of the number of times I've assigned DHCP addresses to the wrong interface.

[itstan]

If the two addresses are for wifi and ethernet, I should not have had an issue because my Shield is connected to ethernet via cable not wifi and that was the address I originally assigned a fixed address to.

In any case, thanks @mhamdingo for the idea to check the IP address.