WideClient connecting to P3D but not to MSFS

[Emile B.]

On my Windows 11 flightsim rig I run P3Dv4.5 with FSUIPC v6.2.1, with WideFS enabled.  On my Windows 10 client PC I run WideClient v7.16, which connects to P3D instantly.

I recently added MSFS2020 (current v1.37.19.0) on my W11 rig with FSUIPC v7.4.17, with WideFS enabled.  But on my W10 client PC, WideClient v7.16 (run from a different folder to the one I use with P3D) is NOT connecting to the sim but stays "waiting for a connection".

I can't figure out what I am doing wrong.  Can anyone help ?  Here is the contents of the respective WideClient.ini and WideClient.log files :

In the WideClient folder on the client PC used for P3D, WideClient.ini content is :

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

[Config]
Port=8002
Window=-5,302,886,589
Visible=Yes
ButtonScanInterval=20
ClassInstance=0
NetworkTiming=5,1
MailslotTiming=1000,1000
PollInterval=2000
Port2=9002
ReconnectMinutes=0
ResponseTime=18
ApplicationDelay=0
TCPcoalesce=No
WaitForNewData=500
MaxSendQ=100
OnMaxSendQ=Log
NewSendScanTime=50
Priority=3,1,2
ServerName=FLIGHTDECK
Protocol=TCP

; -----------------------------------------------
[User]
Log=Errors+

; ===============================================
[Sounds]
Path=D:\WideClient\Sound\
Device1=Primary Sound Driver
Device2=LG IPS FULLHD (Intel(R) Display Audio)

And the contents of WideClient.log is :

********* WideClient Log [version 7.16] Class=FS98MAIN *********
Date (dmy): 21/09/24, Time 15:43:04.433: Client name is FLIGHTDECK2
      187 LUA: "D:\WideClient\Initial.LUA": not found
      187 Attempting to connect now
      203 Trying TCP/IP host "FLIGHTDECK" port 8002 ...
      203 ... Okay, IP Address = 192.168.0.10
      203 Connection made okay!
      421 Connection closed by server!
      421 Attempting to connect now
      421 Connection made okay!
    91921 New Client Application: "Pilot2ATC_2021" (Id=14204)

   157812 ****** End of session performance summary ******
   157812 Total time connected = 157 seconds
   157812 Reception maximum:  30 frames/sec, 1059 bytes/sec
   157812 Reception average whilst connected:  29 frames/sec, 715 bytes/sec
   157812 Transmission maximum:  2 frames/sec, 412 bytes/sec
   157812 Transmission average whilst connected:  0 frames/sec, 31 bytes/sec
   157812 Max receive buffer = 767, Max send depth = 2, Send frames lost = 0

   157812 **************** Individual client application activity ****************
   157812 Client 14204 requests: 234 (Ave 1/sec), Data: 348884 bytes (2222/sec), Average 1490 bytes/Process

   157812 ********* Log file closed (Buffers: MaxUsed 3, Alloc 4920 Freed 4920 Refused 0) *********

In the WideFS7 folder on the client PC used for MSFS2020, WideClient.ini content is :

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

[Config]
Port=8002
Window=542,296,886,589
Visible=Yes
ButtonScanInterval=20
ClassInstance=0
NetworkTiming=5,1
MailslotTiming=1000,1000
PollInterval=2000
Port2=9002
ReconnectMinutes=0
ResponseTime=18
ApplicationDelay=0
TCPcoalesce=No
WaitForNewData=500
MaxSendQ=100
OnMaxSendQ=Log
NewSendScanTime=50
Priority=3,1,2
ServerName=FLIGHTDECK
Protocol=TCP

; -----------------------------------------------
[User]
Log=Errors+

; ===============================================
[Sounds]
Path=D:\WideFS7\Sound\
Device1=Primary Sound Driver
Device2=Speakers (Realtek(R) Audio)

And the contents of WideClient.log is :

********* WideClient Log [version 7.16] Class=FS98MAIN *********
Date (dmy): 21/09/24, Time 16:07:27.866: Client name is FLIGHTDECK2
      172 LUA: "D:\WideFS7\Initial.LUA": not found
      188 Attempting to connect now
      188 Trying TCP/IP host "FLIGHTDECK" port 8002 ...
      188 ... Okay, IP Address = 192.168.0.10

     2578 ****** End of session performance summary ******
     2578 Total time connected = 0 seconds
     2578 Reception maximum:  0 frames/sec, 0 bytes/sec
     2578 Transmission maximum:  0 frames/sec, 0 bytes/sec
     2578 Max receive buffer = 0, Max send depth = 0, Send frames lost = 0

     2578 ********* Log file closed (Buffers: MaxUsed 0, Alloc 0 Freed 0 Refused 0) *********