Double connection to wideserver

[robvanleest]

Hello,

I recently started using a new computer (client) and this client connects two times to wideserver for some reason. So when I start wideclient on this computer wideclient activates and after loading the PM ABGC I see that wideserver has two connections on the FS menu bar although only one client is connected.

Anyone an idea?

[Pete Dowson]

I recently started using a new computer (client) and this client connects two times to wideserver for some reason. So when I start wideclient on this computer wideclient activates and after loading the PM ABGC I see that wideserver has two connections on the FS menu bar although only one client is connected.

Did you see this paragraph in the WideFS documentation?

Note that the number of current connections is shown in the title bar of Flight Simulator. This may fluctuate if responses to clients aren't currently being sent. This is because the client assumes that a lack of response for many tries means a disconnected link, so opens a new one. The server detects disused links after a while, and closes them, but there's an overlapping period whilst more connections may actually be open than there are clients.

In other words, whilst I'm not sure why it is happening, it won't do any harm, and after a period the number of connections shown by the Server should correct itself. (The most likely reason for it occurring is that FS itself is very busy and prevents WideServer sending stuff to the client for more than two seconds or so).

If you are having problems, this is a different matter of course.

Regards,

Pete

[robvanleest]

Sorry Pete, i did overlook that part of the manual. You are right .... after a while the double connnection was closed again. It did not have any effect on the performance of any machine.

Thanks for the reply