Cannot connect to server?

[Sonnie]

We are all getting Server is unavailable when trying to connect to the IP address:81/ui3.htm. It also shows that the video stream was lost.

We use Tailscale, but it's showing the server is connected, and all of our devices are connected to Tailscale as well. I can't login from any other computer or my phone.

What could I be missing?

 

[Sonnie]

Blue Iris opens fine on the server, but even on the server, I cannot load the local IP address:81 and access Blue Iris.

 

[TonyR]

Insure that a recent Windows Update did not change your NIC's network properties from "Private" to "Public."

 

[Sonnie]

Windows Update deleted the Blue Iris service.

I explained the issue to ChatGPT, and it asked me if I was running Blue Iris as a service and had me check it in services.msc ... not listed.

Unchecked Run as Windows service, restarted Blue Iris, rechecked Run as Windows service. Bingo!

Amazing!

Leave it to Windows to break something during an update.

 

[VorlonFrog]

If Microsoft Windows updates are removing running services, that is a problem.

 

[looney2ns]

Exactly why we recommend turning off Windows Updates.

Windows Automatic Updates Manager

WAU Manager - A replacement for the Windows update interface. Get full control of the Windows updates

www.carifred.com

Or

GRC | InControl

InControl - Disable Windows automatic updates and upgrades

www.grc.com

 

[Sonnie]

It's turned off, but it had been a minute since I updated and it kept nagging me, so figured I'd run it.