camera drops connection

[JimS]

I have 1 camera that has started giving me trouble. About a week ago I noticed the IP was in red and couldn't get an image from it. I unplugged the camera network cable (powered over ethernet) and tried a spare camera I had (just a different IP I had set up in ZM but wasn't currently using). That worked. I plugged the problem camera back into the network switch and it started working. Yesterday it stopped so I did a bit more troubleshooting. I ran netstat -tan on the server and the camera line showed "SYN_SENT" rather than "ESTABLISHED" that working cams showed. I then tried to access the camera with a browser - it didn't respond but other cameras did. Sounds like the camera is going bad. Anything else to check? I could set up some kind of power cycle when it drops but I suspect it will just get worse. Camera is only a couple years old.

[ChristopherOneal]

I have 1 camera that has started giving me trouble. About a week ago I noticed the IP was in red and couldn't get an image from it. I unplugged the camera network cable (powered over ethernet) andbasket random tried a spare camera I had (just a different IP I had set up in ZM but wasn't currently using). That worked. I plugged the problem camera back into the network switch and it started working. Yesterday it stopped so I did a bit more troubleshooting. I ran netstat -tan on the server and the camera line showed "SYN_SENT" rather than "ESTABLISHED" that working cams showed. I then tried to access the camera with a browser - it didn't respond but other cameras did. Sounds like the camera is going bad. Anything else to check? I could set up some kind of power cycle when it drops but I suspect it will just get worse. Camera is only a couple years old.

It seem that the camera hardware is broken, you have checked it carefully. If it is still under warranty, you should bring it for warranty, otherwise, replacing it soon will more stable.