[WT-support] Dx Cluster

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

Andy,

Try this:

   1. In wtDXTelnet
      1. Options | Win-Test Network Properties
      2. Make sure that you have NOT checked "Disable communication
      with Win-Test".
      3. Note the IP address and port number
   2. In Win-Test
      1. Setup [Enter]
      2. Make  sure "Enable Ethernet network" is checked.
      3. Make sure *both* the broadcast address and port number are
      *exactly* the same as you saw in wtDXTelnet.
      4. Under "Network Protocol", click the [Advanced Settings]
      button and then press [Default] and [OK]
   3. Press [Alt-A] to view the Announcements Window
      1. Right click, Displayed Bands, make sure all bands are checked
      2. Make sure "Multipliers only" is *not* checked.
   4. Option | Bandplans
      1. At the bottom, try unchecking "Use this current bandplan for
      the current log" to temporarily disable all spot filtering
      2. Once you get things working, you will probably want to go
      back and check this box
      5. If it's still not working, Options | DX cluster  | Local
   wtDXTelnet, Stop / Start.
   1. You may want to check "Start/Stop automatically" if you always want
      to connect to packetcluster whenever you start Win-Test.
Win-Test will exit
      and reopen the wtDXTelnet app. each time it stops and starts.
Hopefully you
      have already configured wtDXTelnet to sign in automatically.

If you have done all this and there are still no spots in the Announcement
Window or Radio 1/2 Band Maps, press [Alt-O] to see if any cluster  activity
is showing up in that window.  If not, and you're really sure you're using
the local loopback address (127.255.255.255 port 9871) as the broadcast
address in *both* Win-Test and wtDXTelnet, then perhaps your firewall
software (ZoneAlarm?) is blocking communications between Win-Test and
wtDXTelnet.

If you running Windows Vista, perhaps the Vista firewall will need to be
reconfigured.  I didn't have to do anything to get it to work with the
Windows XP Firewall.

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Andrew O'Brien <andrewobrie at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks Bob.  I have WtDX Telnet configured correctly because I am
> getting plenty of spots in the Telnet application.  I configured
> 127.255.255.255 with port 9871 and application ID = Telnet.  IP
> address is the same for both but the test fails , no communication
> sent to the cluster or received by Wintest's cluster monitor.
>
>
>
>
>
> 2008/2/23 Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net>:
> > This is a common problem for new users.
> >
> > See http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/DX_Cluster/Telnet for the details on
> how
> > to get it working.
> >
> > Pay particular attention to the "broadcast address" and port number in
> both
> > Win-Test and DXTelnet.  They have to be the same, as shown in the Wiki.
> > Then it should start to work.
> >
> > Note:  spots are automatically "filtered" according to the currently
> > selected Bandplan, so you won't see every spot in the announcement
> window or
> > band maps.
> >
> > 73,
> > Bob, N6TV
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Andrew O'Brien <andrewobrie at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I am a new Win-test user.  All appears to be working well.  I have not
> > > figured out how to get DX Cluster spots to show in the DX Cluster
> > > window.  I have successfully connected to a cluster via telnet in
> > > Wintest but the spots from the Telnet cluster do not appear in the
> > > wintest cluster window  .  How do I accomplish this ?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Andy K3UK
> > > www.obriensweb.com
> > > (QSL via N2RJ)
>
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