Description of the problem


A warning is shown saying that the Obsidian logger and PC are not on the same subnet even though they are:



If Avast Antivirus is being used and the network card is set to “Public Network” it blocks the discovery TCP/IP port.



Description of the solution


To set any unidentified network to be classified as private rather than public by default, please do the following:


  1. Open Start --> Local Security Policy,
  2. Select "Network List Manager Policies" on the left,
  3. Double-click "Unidentified Networks",
  4. Select "Private" under Location type,
  5. Click OK.
  6. Reboot.





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