NomadRider

I am going to delete the FS9.cfg and the fsuipc.ini file and try starting there. It seems odd the axis are still assigned after deleting the Axes part of the ini file. I will post back with the status tomorrow after my testing is done. Thanks, John

I tried the new versions and I am experiencing similar things. I don't have the time out issue with the Saitek levers, now if I set the first 2 levers to throttle 1 and prop 1 it seems that they somehow reverse and are then backwards. This is very frustrating. When I go back to my old FS9.cfg file before I started messing with this those no longer work correctly either. John

Pete, Thanks, I will try the new versions today. John

I recently decided to disable my joystick and start using FSUIPC for Axis Assignment and calibration. I am using Windows Vista with FS9 and FSX. A Saitek Pro Yoke and dual throttle quadrants. The first that I noticed was sometime FSUIPC wouldn't acknowledge movement with the second throttle quadrant. After deciding to just disconnect the secondary quadrant and use just one I am having difficulty getting the axis to map correctly. I am wanting to just reset all axis and start from scratch with just the 3 levers and not 6 levers. Thanks, John

I am very sorry that you are gobsmacked. :( I got the KeySend1=162,49 command from here in the manual: 162 Left Control ** + Keyboard #1 I am sorry but I do not see how that is not LCntl+1. I will leave that alone for now. I will look into another key combinations. I know that the WideFS Client PC is getting something, because the computer dings meaning that the key combination is wrong. The bigger problem with Ventrilo is that you need to specify Left and Right when issuing the Shift Alt and Cntl buttons. Does the KeySend need a Shift, Alt or Control selection along with an additional key press, or can I just issue a "SpaceBar+1" command. I think that might be what is making this more difficult. I will try some simple commands in Notepad and see if that is getting me anywhere. Have a great vacation. Maybe I will have this worked out when you return. Sorry for the trouble that I cause. I am sure this is pretty easy and I am looking to deep into the problem. :oops: John

Peter, Thanks so much for the help. I am getting closer. At first it wasn't working until I realized that I had to put the "Run1" commands in the [user] section of the WideClient.ini file. Now I cannot wait to get home to test using my Saitek yoke. If I am looking at the commands correctly, the KeySend1=162,49 should he , correct? Unfortunately it looks as though I cannot just use the key and that I need to add another key with it. I will hopefully test within the next couple of hours and respond back. This is just more helpful knowledge that I gained from using the WideFS program. That is nice because it will save me steps on both of my WideFS clients that I use. I will be able to load ActiveSky on one PC and FS FlightKeeper on my laptop when starting the WideFS client application. Thanks again, John

OK, I guess I wasn't reading that when I was looking to map my yoke button. In reading the part about the KeySend command they only mentioned WideFS applications. I thought that to mean FSFlightKeeper, ActiveSky, etc., not any program that can run in Windows. I will dig a little deeper I suppose. John

Peter, Thanks for the response. I realize that the manual is there for a reason, I looked through the WideFS User's Guide and couldn't find any help. I didn't realize that I needed to look at the Technical guide to get my answer. After getting your comment, I did do that and found that unfortunately the program that I am trying to use the yoke command for isn't associated with FS, therefore, I will need to dig deeper to get the CLASS Name for the program, which is Ventrilo. I have zilch experience with programming so I may just give up. Thanks for you help anyway. John

I searched the forums and couldn't find an answer to my question, so here goes. I am looking to map a key on my Saitek yoke connect to me FS computer to a combination keystroke on my laptop through FSUIPC and WideFS using both FS9 and FSX. I realized that I cannot use just the key, so I have already setup my software to acknowledge a . I cannot figure out how to get the client laptop to respond to the yoke command. I know that they are connected as I have the "1 connected" at the top of the screen. Any help would be appreciated. My FSUIPC and WideFS is registered. Thanks, John

Pete, After getting crappy framerates using ZoneAlarm, I needed to revisit the problem that I am having with WideFS. I uninstalled ZoneAlarm and started using Windows Firewall. When I do that, what I need to do is disable the firewall long enough to get the PC's to connect, then I am able to enable the firewall and everything works fine. Here is my client log front startup to when I get connected: ********* WideClient Log [version 6.712] Class=FS98MAIN ********* Date (dmy): 21/01/07, Time 17:33:16.814: Client name is DESKTOP-FS2 981 Attempting to connect now 1993 Trying to locate server: IP protocol needs ServerName or IP address! 1993 Failed to connect: waiting to try again 3044 Attempting to connect now 35942 Trying to locate server: IP protocol needs ServerName or IP address! 309675 Server = DESKTOP-FS1 309685 Trying UDP/IP host "DESKTOP-FS1" port 8002 ... 309685Okay, IP Address = 192.168.1.111 309685 UDP connectionless mode set up okay! 309996 Connection made: receiving okay! 362471 New Client Application: "ASv6" (Id=4080) You can obviously see where the two connected. Any ideas. I really don't want to have to run either PC without the Firewall running. Thanks for you help, John

Excellent. So an addtional WideFS client won't be a problem if I want to try FSGoogleEarth. Do you even have a guess as to why Windows Firewall was blocking the WideFS client even thought I had the correct UDP port open? Thanks again for your help, John

Well, I found my problem. After static IP'ing the house and installing the new fsuipc.dll and wideclient it was still doing the same thing. I tried it with the Windows Firewall UDP Port 8002 exception and without. I did the next best thing. I disabled the Windows Firewall, and guess what, it worked like a charm. So to make a long story short, I disabled the Windows Firewall on both PC's and downloaded Zone Alarm. I'm having no problems now. How many WideFS clients can I have connected to my FS9 installation? I was browsing online tonight and ran across the FSGoogleEarth application. I would like to run the program, but don't want to bog down my FS9 PC and the PC that I am using for ActiveSky and FSBuild isn't the fastest PC in the world. I was thinking about setting up another PC for the Google Earth program. Thanks for you help, John

Yes, I am using XP on all my PC's at home. I downloaded 3.716. I will definitely try the new version after I IP my network. I don't remember doing anything with the ini's, but I could have messed with them in my frustration. Will fsuipc and wideFS recreate the ini's if I delete them from their respective directories? John

I was not incorrect in saying 10 minutes. I could start FS9 and WideFS and walk away for awhile before it would connect. You are correct, my fsuipc is version 3.71 which was purchased last month. WideFS is version 6.71. I will setup my entire network to be static this evening and do a complete uninstall of the fsuipc.dll and WideFS files. After I reinstall I will run FS9 again and see if I experience any problems. If I do, I will cut and paste both ini and log files here. Do you think the uninstall and reinstall is necessary? Or could I just delete the log and ini files and have fsuipc rebuild them. Thanks, John

It seems to be working fine now. It helps alot if you correctly spell "Files" when you create the directory. :shock: On another note, how long after starting FS9 and WideFS Client should it take to have a connection between the two? I seem to have to wait upwards of 10 minutes for them to connect. The PC's are DHCP on a Linksys router/switch. Until last night, the Client PC was in my basement, connected to my FS machine which is upstairs. I moved the FS9 PC downstairs to see if that would help. It did not. I tried to open port 8002 on the Firewall on both PC's and that seemed to not help. Would it help matters to assign static IP addresses to each Server and Client PC's. I can send any ini or log files this evening if you think that would help in troubleshooting. I am using using 6.71 client and 3.71 server. The fsuipc.dll file on the server is dated 11/7/2006. Thanks, John

I have tried this same question on the FSBuild Support forum with no help, so I am trying it here in hopes of getting the information that I am looking for. I am using WideFS for my FSBuild and ActiveSky installations. I am having no trouble with them working with FS9, the only problem that I am having is when I want to import a Flight Plan into ActiveSky. FSBuild is using the default directory "k:\micorsoft games\flight simulator 9" for the FS9 export. How can I tell FSBuild to send a flight plan to my "c:\documents and settings\john\my documents\flight simulator files" directory? I had this working before I decided to setup another PC for my WideFS client. Like a fool, I didn't save either cfg files. Thanks, John

Pete, Thanks. I just updated and purchased the new programs. There was indeed a good upgrade price. Thanks again, John

I just purchased the FSUIPC and WideFS for my version of FS9 last week and I received a copy of FSX for an early Christmas present. Do I need to register the new copy of the programs for the new versions for FSX, or will my same registration numbers work for both? Thanks, John