# Link to device changes after connection lost

**URL:** https://forum.remote.it/t/link-to-device-changes-after-connection-lost/418
**Category:** Troubleshooting
**Created:** [August 30, 2021, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.remote.it/t/link-to-device-changes-after-connection-lost/418 "2021-08-30T11:40:01Z")
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### Author: ![jimbo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.remote.it/jimbo/32/141_2.png) [@jimbo](https://forum.remote.it/u/jimbo)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2021, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.remote.it/t/link-to-device-changes-after-connection-lost/418/1 "2021-08-30T11:40:01Z")

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Hi, My raspberry pi 3 device is simple it just runs a Webcam, Ardupilot and a node-red app. But sometimes the link i recieve to my device has changed after maybe a hour or somethimes longer…  
Can this be prevented somehow?

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### Author: ![gary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@gary](https://forum.remote.it/u/gary)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.remote.it/t/link-to-device-changes-after-connection-lost/418/2 "2021-08-31T19:15:48Z")

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Please see:

> **[Why does the address time out?](https://support.remote.it/hc/en-us/articles/360041590951-Why-does-the-address-time-out-)**
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> Proxy connections, which are made when you connect using the web portal or the /device/connect API endpoint, are not permanent.   The Desktop application also uses proxy connections when the routin...