WideFS 5.50 and XP

[Ramon]

Just installed WideFS and can't get a connection between server and client on different computers.

FS running on XP with up todate patch and client running on W2K adv server. When I launch FS2K, I get the following error

Server Socket () Failed [error=10047]

Address family not supported by protocol family

Once I click the OK button, FS closes down. The following is the contents of the log file:

********* WideServer.DLL Log [version 4.65] *********

Using blocksize guide of 2048 bytes

727219 Server socket() failed [Error=10047] Address family not supported by protocol family

727219 Failed to start Server!

Memory managed: Offset records: 0 alloc, 0 free

********* Log file closed *********

Contents of the Server ini file

[Config]

UseTCPIP=yes

ServerIPAddr=192.168.1.5

Port=8002

; -----------------------------------------------

[user]

Log=Errors+

If I put IPX/SPX back in then it runs but can't connect the client to server. I'm running TCP/IP protocol behind lynksys router. I can ping each computer by host or/or IP. I've tried all thats suggested in the docs but can't get it to work.

Anyone had this problem before, and how did you fix it.

Thanks

Ramon

[Pete Dowson]

Server Socket () Failed [error=10047]

Address family not supported by protocol family

This has ALWAYS meant simply that the protocol specified (IPX/SPX or TCP/IP) is not installed.

Once I click the OK button, FS closes down. The following is the contents of the log file:

********* WideServer.DLL Log [version 4.65] *********

Version 4.65 is pretty old now. It only supports IPX/SPX. I think you'll find IPX/SPX is not installed by default on XP.

In any case I really cannot support old versions of WideFS. The performance of version 5 of WideFS is markedly superior to version 4. Since version 5.50, the current version, TCP/IP has been the default protocol as this is easier to set up with XP.

Contents of the Server ini file

[Config]

UseTCPIP=yes

Er, it is absolutely no use specifying "UseTCPIP" for version 4.65 as TCP/IP was not supported until version 4.70 at the earliest (but buggy then -- full support was version 5.00). Please go download the current version and use that.

Pete