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hi ,these are my specs:

fsx,registered fsuipc and widefs.

cant get to connect the clinet pc with wideclient to main pc with fsx.

the wideserver log shows this:********* WideServer.DLL Log [version 7.28] *********

Blocksize guide = 4096 (double allowed)

Date (dmy): 27/09/08, Time 23:02:43.553: Server name is PILLY-PC

15741 Initialising TCP/IP server

15741 Initialising IPX/SPX server

15741 IPX/SPX socket() failed [Error=10047] Address family not supported by protocol family

15741 Failed to start IPX/SPX Server

15741 Initialising UDP/IP server

16162 Broadcasting service every 1000 mSecs

and wideclient log shows this:******** WideClient Log [version 6.75] Class=FS98MAIN *********

Date (dmy): 27/09/08, Time 23:03:18.588: Client name is PILLY2-PC

249 Attempting to connect now

577 Server = PILLY-PC

3182 Trying TCP/IP host "PILLY-PC" port 8002 ...

3182 Error on client gethostbyname() [Error=11004] Valid name, no data record of requested type

5569 Server = PILLY-PC

8174 Trying TCP/IP host "PILLY-PC" port 8002 ...

8174 Error on client gethostbyname() [Error=11004] Valid name, no data record of requested type

10576 Server = PILLY-PC

13182 Trying TCP/IP host "PILLY-PC" port 8002 ...

13182 Error on client gethostbyname() [Error=11004] Valid name, no data record of requested type

my wideclient.ini shows this:; PLEASE SEE WideFS documentation for parameter details

; =====================================================

[Config]

ServerName=pilly-pC

protocolPreferred=TCP

Port=8002

Window=43,44,886,589

Visible=Yes

ButtonScanInterval=20

ClassInstance=0

NetworkTiming=5,1

MailslotTiming=2000,1000

PollInterval=2000

Port2=9002

ResponseTime=18

ApplicationDelay=0

TCPcoalesce=No

WaitForNewData=500

MaxSendQ=100

OnMaxSendQ=Log

NewSendScanTime=50

Priority=3,1,2

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

[user]

Log=Errors+

; ===============================================

what am i doing wrong with the ini files,please help

glen

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577 Server = PILLY-PC

3182 Trying TCP/IP host "PILLY-PC" port 8002 ...

3182 Error on client gethostbyname() [Error=11004] Valid name, no data record of requested type

Not seen that one before. Looks like it doesn't know how to convert "PILLY-PC" into a TCP/IP address. Is your network actually working? Can you see PILLY-PC via other programs, like Windows Explorer?

It could be a network installation problem. Here's help I found elsewhere:

"An 11004 error means that the name you provided for a server in the client connection cannot be resolved to an IP address because DNS entries for that host name cannot be found or connection cannot be resolved to an IP address because DNS entries for that host name are misconfigured (for example a CNAME record without an appropriate A record). Try using the appropriate (internal or external) IP address for the server in the client connection string instead of the name."

So you could try deleting the ServerName= parameter and using the ServerIPAddr= parameter instead, with the IP address.

Incidentally:

my wideclient.ini shows this:

[Config]

ServerName=pilly-pC

protocolPreferred=TCP

Why did you add these lines? If both PCs are running XP or Vista, and they are both in the same WorkGroup then WideFs should link aytromatically, without you specifying a Server name or IP address.

Furthermore, the "ProtocolPreferred" parameter is only relevant to the SERVER INI, not the Client - I don't know how you got this mixed up. If you specify a Server name or IP address, as you have, you should also specify the protocol e.g. "Protocol=TCP".

Regards

Pete

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hi pete,

thanks for replying.i got it working now.i just changed the server name to using the server ip addr instead.now its connecting.i have one other problem when trying to get the addon program named fs commander 8.3 to connect to fsx.i am running fscommander on my client computer but when i try to connect to fsx it gives me a error saying unable to connect to flight simulator,the programmers for fscommander said that the problem would come from fsuipc.i updated to the new version of fsuipc4 4.30 and still getting this problem.dont know if you have a solution because the fsuipc.dll and widefs is used to connect the fscommander and fsx on the network.

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i have one other problem when trying to get the addon program named fs commander 8.3 to connect to fsx.i am running fscommander on my client computer but when i try to connect to fsx it gives me a error saying unable to connect to flight simulator,the programmers for fscommander said that the problem would come from fsuipc.

Well, they would, wouldn't they.

I'm afraid I don't know FS commander, but I do know a lot of folks use it quite happily over a WideFS link. Are you sure it is FSUIPC it says it cannot connect to? I think it needs directory access to FS as well, and may be having the same problem if it is using the computer name not the IP address. Have you shared the folders it needs on the FS PC, and can you access those okay on the client PC using Windows Explorer?

All I can do is look at your logs (FSUIPC4.LOG, WideServer.LOG and WideClient.LOG) and tell you whether FSUIPC and WideFS are working okay. If they are, he problem is either with FSC or your network, still. I suspect the latter, because all you've done so far is worked around a problem you should never have had in the first place if the network was okay.

Regards

Pete

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HI PETE,

thanks for answering,i think wideclient and wideserver are working fine because i see it connected on the fsx pc .i am also sure my network is working fine because i already shared the files and could access them on the client pc but i think it has to with running as administrator with vista.i got it to work once and then it went back to its old way again.ITS VERY FRUSTRATING,

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thanks for answering,i think wideclient and wideserver are working fine because i see it connected on the fsx pc .

Still, if FSC complains it may not be getting the correct data. I still think it worth me looking at those logs for you.

i think it has to with running as administrator with vista.i got it to work once and then it went back to its old way again.ITS VERY FRUSTRATING,

Not sure why admin rights has anything to do with it, unless this is preventing FSC accessing the folders it needs -- though you say they are shared okay. Certainly neither FSUIPC nor WideFs need any special rights except when registering.

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Pete

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HI PETE ,HERE ARE THE LOGS.

********* WideServer.DLL Log [version 7.30] *********

Blocksize guide = 4096 (double allowed)

Date (dmy): 03/10/08, Time 08:20:13.793: Server name is PILLY-PC

15678 Initialising TCP/IP server

15678 Initialising IPX/SPX server

15678 IPX/SPX socket() failed [Error=10047] Address family not supported by protocol family

15693 Failed to start IPX/SPX Server

15693 Initialising UDP/IP server

16115 Broadcasting service every 1000 mSecs

16115 Preferred protocol = TCP

24695 Incoming connection Accepted ok (skt=11796) TCP

24866 Connected to computer "PILLY2-PC" running WideClient version 6.750 (skt=11796) TCP

2429138 Error 10053: client socket disconnected at Client: removing (skt=11796) TCP

3267129 Incoming connection Accepted ok (skt=11216) TCP

3267269 Connected to computer "PILLY2-PC" running WideClient version 6.750 (skt=11216) TCP

5474574 Error 10053: client socket disconnected at Client: removing (skt=11216) TCP

FSUIPC4, Version 4.30 by Pete Dowson *********

Reading options from "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Modules\FSUIPC4.ini"

User Name="glenford gumbs"

User Addr="biggest424@hotmail.com"

FSUIPC4 Key is provided

WideFS7 Key is provided

Running inside FSX on Windows Vista (SimConnect Acc/SP2 Oct07)

Module base=61000000

Wind smoothing fix is fully installed

DebugStatus=255

187 System time = 08:08:46

234 FLT UNC path = "\\PILLY-PC\Flight Simulator X Files\"

250 FS UNC path = "\\PILLY-PC\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\"

2044 LogOptions=00000001

2044 SimConnect_Open succeeded: waiting to check version okay

31824 Running in "Microsoft Flight Simulator X", Version: 10.0.61472.0 (SimConnect: 10.0.61259.0)

31824 Initialising SimConnect data requests now

31824 FSUIPC Menu entry added

32058 C:\Users\PILLY\Desktop\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\TKPK.FLT

32058 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\SimObjects\Airplanes\LVLD_B763\B767-300.AIR

687855 System time = 08:20:14, FSX time = 08:09:19 (12:09Z)

688261 Aircraft="Level D Simulations B767-300ER - American Airlines"

690305 Advanced Weather Interface Enabled

5928428 Sim stopped: average frame rate for last 5238 secs = 21.3 fps

********* WideClient Log [version 6.75] Class=FS98MAIN *********

Date (dmy): 03/10/08, Time 09:14:49.537: Client name is PILLY2-PC

172 Attempting to connect now

172 Trying TCP/IP addr 192.168.0.196, port 8002 ...

265 Connection made okay!

1556968 New Client Application: "FSC84" (Id=3844)

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HI PETE ,HERE ARE THE LOGS

Thanks, but there's important information presented at the ends of all three logs, when you've closed FS down fully. Unfortunately it looks as if you provided these from a still-running FS.

Regards

Pete

********* WideServer.DLL Log [version 7.30] *********

Blocksize guide = 4096 (double allowed)

Date (dmy): 03/10/08, Time 08:20:13.793: Server name is PILLY-PC

15678 Initialising TCP/IP server

15678 Initialising IPX/SPX server

15678 IPX/SPX socket() failed [Error=10047] Address family not supported by protocol family

15693 Failed to start IPX/SPX Server

15693 Initialising UDP/IP server

16115 Broadcasting service every 1000 mSecs

16115 Preferred protocol = TCP

24695 Incoming connection Accepted ok (skt=11796) TCP

24866 Connected to computer "PILLY2-PC" running WideClient version 6.750 (skt=11796) TCP

2429138 Error 10053: client socket disconnected at Client: removing (skt=11796) TCP

3267129 Incoming connection Accepted ok (skt=11216) TCP

3267269 Connected to computer "PILLY2-PC" running WideClient version 6.750 (skt=11216) TCP

5474574 Error 10053: client socket disconnected at Client: removing (skt=11216) TCP

FSUIPC4, Version 4.30 by Pete Dowson *********

Reading options from "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Modules\FSUIPC4.ini"

User Name="glenford gumbs"

User Addr="biggest424@hotmail.com"

FSUIPC4 Key is provided

WideFS7 Key is provided

Running inside FSX on Windows Vista (SimConnect Acc/SP2 Oct07)

Module base=61000000

Wind smoothing fix is fully installed

DebugStatus=255

187 System time = 08:08:46

234 FLT UNC path = "\\PILLY-PC\Flight Simulator X Files\"

250 FS UNC path = "\\PILLY-PC\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\"

2044 LogOptions=00000001

2044 SimConnect_Open succeeded: waiting to check version okay

31824 Running in "Microsoft Flight Simulator X", Version: 10.0.61472.0 (SimConnect: 10.0.61259.0)

31824 Initialising SimConnect data requests now

31824 FSUIPC Menu entry added

32058 C:\Users\PILLY\Desktop\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\TKPK.FLT

32058 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\SimObjects\Airplanes\LVLD_B763\B767-300.AIR

687855 System time = 08:20:14, FSX time = 08:09:19 (12:09Z)

688261 Aircraft="Level D Simulations B767-300ER - American Airlines"

690305 Advanced Weather Interface Enabled

5928428 Sim stopped: average frame rate for last 5238 secs = 21.3 fps

********* WideClient Log [version 6.75] Class=FS98MAIN *********

Date (dmy): 03/10/08, Time 09:14:49.537: Client name is PILLY2-PC

172 Attempting to connect now

172 Trying TCP/IP addr 192.168.0.196, port 8002 ...

265 Connection made okay!

1556968 New Client Application: "FSC84" (Id=3844)

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ok,these are when fsx has closed down fully.

********* WideServer.DLL Log [version 7.30] *********

Blocksize guide = 4096 (double allowed)

Date (dmy): 03/10/08, Time 16:38:20.449: Server name is PILLY-PC

15662 Initialising TCP/IP server

15694 Initialising IPX/SPX server

15694 IPX/SPX socket() failed [Error=10047] Address family not supported by protocol family

15694 Failed to start IPX/SPX Server

15694 Initialising UDP/IP server

16177 Broadcasting service every 1000 mSecs

16177 Preferred protocol = TCP

30982 Incoming connection Accepted ok (skt=11284) TCP

31169 Connected to computer "PILLY2-PC" running WideClient version 6.750 (skt=11284) TCP

672957 Restarting service due to zero reception!

672973 Failed to start IPX/SPX Server

677153 Incoming connection Accepted ok (skt=11800) TCP

681225 Connected to computer "PILLY2-PC" running WideClient version 6.750 (skt=11800) TCP

807118 Error 10053: client socket disconnected at Client: removing (skt=11800) TCP

807212 Close signalled to clients

808319 Closing down now ...

Memory managed: Offset records: 376 alloc, 375 free

Read buffer usage: 330 alloc, 330 free, max in session: 1

Write buffer usage: 13866 alloc, 13866 free, max in session: 1

Throughput maximum achieved: 23 frames/sec, 1165 bytes/sec

Throughput average achieved for complete session: 8 frames/sec, 243 bytes/sec

Average receive rate from "PILLY2-PC": 0 frames/sec, 16 bytes/sec

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

********* FSUIPC4, Version 4.30 by Pete Dowson *********

Reading options from "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Modules\FSUIPC4.ini"

User Name="glenford gumbs"

User Addr="biggest424@hotmail.com"

FSUIPC4 Key is provided

WideFS7 Key is provided

Running inside FSX on Windows Vista (SimConnect Acc/SP2 Oct07)

Module base=61000000

Wind smoothing fix is fully installed

DebugStatus=255

375 System time = 16:36:40

437 FLT UNC path = "\\PILLY-PC\Flight Simulator X Files\"

437 FS UNC path = "\\PILLY-PC\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\"

2809 LogOptions=00000001

2824 SimConnect_Open succeeded: waiting to check version okay

52011 Running in "Microsoft Flight Simulator X", Version: 10.0.61472.0 (SimConnect: 10.0.61259.0)

52011 Initialising SimConnect data requests now

52011 FSUIPC Menu entry added

52261 C:\Users\PILLY\Desktop\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\TKPK.FLT

52261 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\SimObjects\Airplanes\LVLD_B763\B767-300.AIR

101245 System time = 16:38:20, FSX time = 16:37:32 (20:37Z)

101932 Aircraft="Level D Simulations B767-300ER - American Airlines"

104053 Advanced Weather Interface Enabled

126892 Weather Mode now = Custom

891297 Sim stopped: average frame rate for last 789 secs = 18.5 fps

910407 System time = 16:51:50, FSX time = 16:50:34 (20:50Z)

910407 *** FSUIPC log file being closed

Average frame rate for running time of 789 secs = 18.5 fps

Memory managed: 376 Allocs, 376 Freed

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

********* WideClient Log [version 6.75] Class=FS98MAIN *********

Date (dmy): 03/10/08, Time 16:39:00.087: Client name is PILLY2-PC

171 Attempting to connect now

171 Trying TCP/IP addr 192.168.0.196, port 8002 ...

171 Connection made okay!

646421 Error on client post-Connection Select() [Error=10053] Software caused connection abort

646421 Connection closed by server!

646421 The connection was terminated due to a time-out or other failure!

646421 Attempting to connect now

646421 Trying TCP/IP addr 192.168.0.196, port 8002 ...

646421 Connection made okay!

765044 ****** End of session performance summary ******

765044 Total time connected = 765 seconds

765044 Reception maximum: 23 frames/sec, 729 bytes/sec

765044 Reception average whilst connected: 17 frames/sec, 504 bytes/sec

765044 Transmission maximum: 1 frames/sec, 127 bytes/sec

765044 Transmission average whilst connected: 0 frames/sec, 18 bytes/sec

765044 Max receive buffer = 631, Max send depth = 1, Send frames lost = 0

765044 ********* Log file closed (Buffers: MaxUsed 2, Alloc 13894 Freed 13894 Refused 0) *********

pete,i think the fsuipc and widefs and wideclient are working ok.let me know what you think

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...

Throughput maximum achieved: 23 frames/sec, 1165 bytes/sec

Throughput average achieved for complete session: 8 frames/sec, 243 bytes/sec

...

Average frame rate for running time of 789 secs = 18.5 fps

...

765044 Reception maximum: 23 frames/sec, 729 bytes/sec

765044 Reception average whilst connected: 17 frames/sec, 504 bytes/sec

...

i think the fsuipc and widefs and wideclient are working ok.let me know what you think

Yes, it does all look perfectly healthy. There's evidently something else going on with FSC. Sorry, i can't really offer any further advice on the problem.

Regards

Pete

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hi pete,

please give me a run through of how to share folder on vista?i mean the complete step by step procedure.i think im missing something when it comes to giving permission and security to theses folders.when i choose fsx folder to share on the network.who sshould i give permission adn security to for the client pc.would the client pr ,be determined as anonymous/users/network/adminstrtator.

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please give me a run through of how to share folder on vista?i mean the complete step by step procedure.i think im missing something when it comes to giving permission and security to theses folders.when i choose fsx folder to share on the network.who sshould i give permission adn security to for the client pc.would the client pr ,be determined as anonymous/users/network/adminstrtator.

I'm definitely NOT the best person to ask about this. I had a devil of a job and only managed to share files on Vista properly by trial and error. It is a most infuriating operating system, setting traps all over the place and trying to hide things from the user. I am only using it on my main two FSX systems, and then only because I am using the 64-bit version for more memory usage (8Gb and 4Gb respectively).

The first thing I did on Vista was disable UAC (User Account Control) and stuff like Windows Firewall, Windows Defender, and so on. Even doing all that wasn't easy. And I wouldn't do that sort of thing if I were using the same system for Emails and Websurfing -- these are FSX machines only1

Check using Windows Explorer. Providing you can see the folders which FSC wants to see from the client PC, using the same paths you've given FSX, and you can read and write files to it, I really think that proves you've done enough.

Are you sure it isn't still the same Networking error you started here with? i.e.

Error on client gethostbyname() [Error=11004] Valid name, no data record of requested type

Remember? Your Server name (PILLY) is not recognised, and you had to use the IP address? How does Windows Explorer see the Server -- presumably not using that name? If you never fixed the network problem I guess that could still be the main reason for FSC's problems.

Regards

Pete

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hi pete,seems like disabling uac made it work perfect but i use my computer for surfing and dont want to leave it at risk

Disabling only UNC doesn't really leave it at risk provided you think twice before executing or opening any files you don't know. I think all UAC really does is ask you to confirm that you really want to do what you say you want to do -- those annoying messages asking for confirmation. It may also stop some things being done without elevated administration rights.

I'm sure that if you still have Windows firewall and defender running, and a good anti-virus (like AVG free) then you'll be just as well protected against everything, except of course yourself. ;-)

Regards

Pete

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hi pete ,thanks for your help .i have one more question,i have some of my goflight modules gf-t8 switches working with fsuipc4 .4.30 but how do i get the indiucator lights on these switches to work?

FSUIPC knows nothing about displays at all, but I did write a little freeware FSUIPC client application called "gfdisplay" which you can use for GoFlight LED indicators and for GF digital displays, like radio and MCP values, too. It's available in the usual download place.

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Pete

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i looked at it pete but never really understood it ,will take a look again.

There are examples, and the T8 and P8 LEDs are the easiest -- just one line for each LED stating what lights them. You'd need the FSUIPC Offsets list (in the FSUIPC SDK) to find the values the LEDs are supposed to be indicating.

Regards

Pete

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