WideClient connected but MSFS not detected by apps

[Retard]

Hi,

after a harddisk crash I had to reinstall some tools on my serverPC. So I reinstalled FSUIPC 7.4.9 and updated WideClient on my clientPC to v.7.160.

When I run MSFS it shows "...WideServer: 1 connected" and WideClient also shows "Connected", just like in the past.

Unfortunatly the programs on my clientPC do not regognize or connect to Wideclient anymore. I have tried FSCommander, FlyChrono, Plan-G and smartcars3 which I need for my VA but they do not detect a running simulator. I have no idea, why the connection to MSFS running on the serverPC (and which has not been affected by the hardware issue) cannot be established.

My (obviously very old) "WideClient.ini" looks like this:

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

[Config]
;ServerIPAddr=192.168.1.11
ServerName=client1
Protocol=TCP
Port=8002
Window=57,102,1032,748
Visible=YES

; -----------------------------------------------
ButtonScanInterval=20
ClassInstance=0
NetworkTiming=5,1
PollInterval=2000
ResponseTime=18
ApplicationDelay=0
TCPcoalesce=No
WaitForNewData=500
MaxSendQ=100
OnMaxSendQ=Log
NewSendScanTime=50
Priority=3,1,2
MailslotTiming=2000,1000
Port2=9002
Protocol=TCP
ReconnectMinutes=0
[User]
Log=Errors+
;Run1=D:\FS2004\Modules\ASv6\ASv6.exe
;Run2=D:\SIMULATOR TOOLS\FS2006\Tools\FS Realtime\FSRealTime.exe
;Run3=D:\SIMULATOR TOOLS\FlightsimCommander\FSC.exe

;===============================================
[Sounds]
Path=D:\SIMULATOR TOOLS\Dowson Software (FSUIPC_WideFS)\Wideclient FS2004\Sound\
Device1=Primärer Soundtreiber
Device2=Lautsprecher (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Device3=Realtek HDMI Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)

 

And here comes the latest log:

********* WideClient Log [version 7.16] Class=FS98MAIN *********
Date (dmy): 27/03/24, Time 17:03:16.948: Client name is CLIENT2
      344 Attempting to connect now
      344 LUA: "D:\SIMULATOR TOOLS\_TOOLS\Dowson Software (FSUIPC_WideFS)\Wideclient\Initial.LUA": not found
      359 Trying TCP/IP host "client1" port 8002 ...
      359 ... Okay, IP Address = 192.168.1.11
      359 Connection made okay!
    13859 New Client Application: "FSC" (Id=1420)
   108562 New Client Application: "FlyChrono" (Id=12096)

Help is greatly appreciated, thanks.
Cheers
Retard

[John Dowson]

20 minutes ago, Retard said:

I have tried FSCommander, FlyChrono, Plan-G and smartcars3 which I need for my VA but they do not detect a running simulator.

They cannot connect to the simulator as they are running on your client PC, where only WideClient is running. Do they connect to the FS or are they FSUIPC client applications? Your log shows two of these apps connected to WideClient:

   13859 New Client Application: "FSC" (Id=1420)
   108562 New Client Application: "FlyChrono" (Id=12096)

so they are connected. Do they not work? Note that you must have a plane loaded and ready-to-fly for the WideServer component to be started, i.e. they will not work when MSFS is in the main menu.

Note also that the run programs in your ini are commented-out (preceded by a semi-colon)

John

[Retard]

Thanks, John. Yes of course the Sim is running and plane is loaded, so the mentioned programs should connect via FSUIPC like they did before, I had them running on my clientPC for years. So my configuration basically has not changed. But instead FSCommander shows "No GPS Data from Simulator available.", FlyChrono is "Waiting for Simulator" just like smartcars3. Again, they have always connected via FSUIPC properly in the past.

Retard

[Retard]

Wait, problem is solved by rebooting both PCs, thanks! 🙂