WideClient Will Not Stay Connected

[Justin Browning]

Hello,

I just purchased FSUIPC4 and WideFS today for FSX and WideClient will not stay connected. It briefly connects (for approx. 1 second) and then says waiting for connection. I have FSUIPC4 registered with they key for WideFS as well on a Windows 7 Home Premium machine and WideClient on a Windows XP Pro SP3 machine. Both firewalls are turned off, and I made sure that Homegroup wasn't enabled on the Win7 machine. I double checked that both computers belong to the same Workgroup. The following is my WideClient.ini:

; PLEASE SEE WideFS documentation for parameter details
; =====================================================

[Config]
Port=8002
Window=-4,-4,1032,746
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+

; ===============================================
[Sounds]
Path=C:\Documents and Settings\Justin\Desktop\WideFS\Sound\
Device1=Primary Sound Driver
Device2=SoundMAX Digital Audio

WideClient.log:

********* WideClient Log [version 6.86] Class=FS98MAIN *********
Date (dmy): 14/04/11, Time 16:14:13.125: Client name is TABLET
      172 LUA: "C:\Documents and Settings\Justin\Desktop\WideFS\Initial.LUA": not found
      219 Attempting to connect now
      765 Server = JUSTIN-PC
      781 Trying TCP/IP host "JUSTIN-PC" port 8002 ...
      781 ... Okay, IP Address = 67.215.65.132
      797 Connection made okay!
 	1219 Connection closed by server!
 	1219 Attempting to connect now
 	1219 Trying to locate server: Need details from Server Broadcast
 	3859 Server = JUSTIN-PC
 	3859 Trying TCP/IP host "JUSTIN-PC" port 8002 ...
 	3859 ... Okay, IP Address = 67.215.65.132
 	3890 Connection made okay!
 	4125 Connection closed by server!
 	4125 Attempting to connect now
 	9000 Server = JUSTIN-PC
 	9000 Trying TCP/IP host "JUSTIN-PC" port 8002 ...
 	9000 ... Okay, IP Address = 67.215.65.132
 	9031 Connection made okay!
 	9234 Connection closed by server!
 	9234 Attempting to connect now
    12094 Server = JUSTIN-PC
    12094 Trying TCP/IP host "JUSTIN-PC" port 8002 ...
    12094 ... Okay, IP Address = 67.215.65.132
    12125 Connection made okay!
    12359 Connection closed by server!
    12359 Attempting to connect now
    15187 Server = JUSTIN-PC
    15187 Trying TCP/IP host "JUSTIN-PC" port 8002 ...
    15187 ... Okay, IP Address = 67.215.65.132
    15203 Connection made okay!
    15406 Connection closed by server!
    15406 Attempting to connect now
    18265 Server = JUSTIN-PC
    18265 Trying TCP/IP host "JUSTIN-PC" port 8002 ...
    18265 ... Okay, IP Address = 67.215.65.132
    18297 Connection made okay!
    18531 Connection closed by server!
    18531 Attempting to connect now
    21359 Server = JUSTIN-PC
    21359 Trying TCP/IP host "JUSTIN-PC" port 8002 ...
    21359 ... Okay, IP Address = 67.215.65.132
    21390 Connection made okay!
    21625 Connection closed by server!
    21625 Attempting to connect now

    23422 ****** End of session performance summary ******
    23422 Total time connected = 2 seconds
    23422 Reception maximum:  0 frames/sec, 0 bytes/sec
    23422 Reception average whilst connected:  0 frames/sec, 0 bytes/sec
    23422 Transmission maximum:  0 frames/sec, 0 bytes/sec
    23422 Transmission average whilst connected:  0 frames/sec, 307 bytes/sec
    23422 Max receive buffer = 187, Max send depth = 1, Send frames lost = 0

    23422 ********* Log file closed (Buffers: MaxUsed 1, Alloc 14 Freed 14 Refused 0) *********

WideServer.log

********* WideServer.DLL Log [version 7.70a] *********
Blocksize guide = 4096 (double allowed)
Date (dmy): 14/04/11, Time 16:01:42.792: Server name is JUSTIN-PC
    15834 Initialising TCP/IP server
    15834 Initialising IPX/SPX server
    15834 IPX/SPX socket() failed [Error=10044] Socket type not supported
    15834 Failed to start IPX/SPX Server
    15834 Initialising UDP/IP server
    16146 Broadcasting service every 1000 mSecs
   783016 Closing down now ...
Memory managed:  Offset records: 344 alloc, 343 free
Read buffer usage:  0 alloc, 0 free, max in session: 0
Write buffer usage: 0 alloc, 0 free, max in session: 0
Throughput maximum achieved:  0 frames/sec, 0 bytes/sec
Throughput average achieved for complete session:  0 frames/sec, 0 bytes/sec
********* Log file closed *********

I have tried using the IP address as well as specifying the Server Name but get the same results.

Thank you for your support.

[Pete Dowson]

765 Server = JUSTIN-PC

781 Trying TCP/IP host "JUSTIN-PC" port 8002 ...

781 ... Okay, IP Address = 67.215.65.132

This looks like another case of the router providing a weird Internet address instead of your correct Server address. In this case that IP address appears to belong to

Hostname: hit-nxdomain.opendns.com

ISP: OpenDNS, LLC

Organization: OpenDNS, LLC

Proxy: None detected

Country: United States

State/Region: California

City: San Francisco

Latitude:37.7645

Longitude:-122.4294

Area Code:415

I have tried using the IP address as well as specifying the Server Name but get the same results.

Where's the log showing the correct IP address? The problem shown in your submitted log is most definitely down to some router or switch setting.

Please see the WideFS Technical guide, included in the WideFS.ZIP, and in particular this paragraph

10. DNS systems sometimes give weird Internet IP addresses instead of the correct ones for your Server PC

which you'll find in the Notes for trouble-shooting section.

Regards

Pete

[Justin Browning]

Pete,

I apparently had two computers with the same name (they were both Win7, so maybe it allows it) and had to remove my OpenDNS section from my router, then physically unplug it. Between that and changing the computer names, the software works great.

Thanks.

[Pete Dowson]

I apparently had two computers with the same name (they were both Win7, so maybe it allows it)

But the two computers involved in the test you showed logs for were named "JUSTIN-PC" and "TABLET".

... and had to remove my OpenDNS section from my router, then physically unplug it.

And plug it in again, I hope?

Between that and changing the computer names, the software works great.

Good.

Regards

Pete

[Justin Browning]

Regarding the two computers with same names, there is another computer on the network (not FS related) that had the same name. But alas, it all works now.