[WT-support] Packet stream issue

[jegk at bariloche.com.ar]

On 7 Nov 2007 at 13:40, Laurent HAAS - F6FVY wrote:

> Hi all
> 
> Gentlemen, we have a case...
> 
> Following the various reports we read, it looks there is something wrong 
> somewhere, related to the packet (or more generally, spots) stream in 
> some networked setups.
> 
> To be honest, we (Olivier and me) are a bit dry, and we request your 
> help to find a clue on what could be the cause of this mess !
> 
> So, if you entered the last CQWW with packet assistance (in a general 
> manner), and did - say - 5000 Q or more, please take the time to fill up 
> this small survey (if everything went well, please fill it also - that 
> could be useful) :
> 
> - Callsign (for reference) LV5V
> - Computers summary (CPU / RAM) AMD64 1,8 G 512 M RAM
> - Operating system WIN XP PROF 2002 SERVICE PACK 2
> - Any anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-whatever installed ? NOD 32 - ADAWARE personal (manual)
> - Nbr of networked computers 1
> - Version of WT 3.17
> - QSO count (approx)3000
> - Did you notice any slowdown [X] Yes [] No
> - If so, when did it happened (approx in QSO and time) 2600 16:00 Z ( at this time I reinstall WT)
> - DX-cluster type :  [] CLX [] DXnet [] ARC [] Other (specify) [] DXSPIDER
> - DX-cluster callsign and IP/port, if any (for reference) GB7DJK  port 7300
> - Was the packet monitor wnd open (Alt-O) [] Yes [X] No
> - What is the spot lifetime value (Radio wnd properties) in min ? 30 min.
> 
> Also, if you suffered a slowdown and performed some tests / actions, we 
> would be grateful to read them. Sometime before I do a mistake and started again WT with one 
running and some strange things happened so just in case I install 
again WT. but it still runs slow.
I need to close WtDx Telnet.
I could not run Netcat now  to test it better, and now with normal dx 
spot it works  fine.
Best luck  Jorge LU5VV

> 
> Now, if you want to reproduce the case, here is a hint to setup a local 
> "virtual" DX cluster (needs some computer expertise, but not so much) :
> 
> - Download and install netcat (http://www.vulnwatch.org/netcat/)
> - Check you have a (big) .pkt file on your machine. It is even better if 
> it is the real .pkt file of the last CQWW SSB...
> - Open a command wnd and enter :
> 
> nc -l -p 888 -i 1000 < urFile.pkt
> 
> Explanation : Netcat (nc) is now awaiting connection on the port 888, 
> and once connected, will send the content of urFile.pkt, 1 line per second.
> 
> Now, on the same machine, open wtDxTelnet and connect to 127.0.0.1, port 
> 888. You should see urFile.pkt in the window, one line per second. You 
> can now start WT the usual way, and those data will be fed to WT as a 
> real packet cluster stream.
> 
> All comments (on this topic) welcome !
> 
> 73
> 
> Larry - F6FVY
> 
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