[WT-support] networking wintest via internet

[Olivier F5MZN]

Hello the list,

> no reply on my question some days ago, so I'd like to try it again....
> I hope I can start a little discussion about good and bad ideas and I'll 
> find the right words.....
> 
> 
> How about using WinTest in the IARU-HF-worldchampionship as headquarter 
> station or teamchallange in cqww?
> 
> There are different locations far away. There are more than one PCs in 
> every qth connected via ethernet, too. And there is a qth without 
> telephone-line, but connected via packet-radio to another team-station....
> 
> So I would like to get a communication between all PCs (qth's) with an 
> automatic refresh / upgrade after a logon.
> 
> I don't know enough about protocols, but I think THE big problem are 
> changing IP after login to internet.
> So there have to be a "tunnel"-protocol or 1 master in the system.
> 
> 
> Perhaps somebody needs the same configuration.....
> 
> I'd be happy about getting such feature in a great contestsoftware like 
> WinTest....

This is an interesting things. In fact, wa have made an experimental 
software which can encapsulate the UDP frames of the local network into 
a TCP/IP tunnel. Each station QTH must run one "tunnel client" in their 
local network. The client will automatically connect to a "tunnel 
server" located somewhere on the Internet (it is necessary to have a fix 
IP address for that server, but the clients can be behind RTC, packet 
radio, ADSL, ... as soon as they can connect to the "tunnel server" via 
TCP/IP). That way, each station QTH can share their local network to a 
wide network with every stations of the HQ team.

This software could be available on request, but *we won't give any 
assistance for it* as it is still very experimental.

Thank you for your comprehension,

73,
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Olivier / f5mzn