[WT-support] Dx Cluster
Andrew O'Brien
andrewobrie at gmail.com
Sun Feb 24 13:42:23 CET 2008
Thanks Tom and Steve. I think I got my 45 Euros worth during the RTTY
test yesterday, I was very happy with how well Wintest performed. I
usually do not use the cluster in contests, so it is not a big deal
but I would like to solve this problem eventualy. I did already
untick " disable communication with Wintest", so I do not think it is
that.
I woke up in the middle of the night and wondered if something else
was using the IP address or port , so Steve's idea is a good one to
try..
here goes....
C:\>netstat -a -n | find "9871"
UDP 0.0.0.0:9871 *:*
OK, looks like that works. back to the drawing board...
Andy k3UK
On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 3:47 AM, Tom Wylie <t.wylie at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Just my 2p worth - when you go Into the WtDxTelnet
> window and click on Options, you get a window which says
> Win-Test Properties.... Click that and a new box will open
> it says IP Address Port Number etc.
>
> Under that there is a box with a tick in it which says
> Disable Communication with Win Test.
>
> UNTICK THIS BOX then click OK minimise the Telnet Box and
> it should work.
>
> To see the spots in Win Test you need to have either Band
> map up or the Band List - Tool bar top right Box 1 = Radio
> 1 and Box 2 = radio 2 (for simplicity) One has to be
> open...but remember the spots are also filtered - just
> because you dont see any doesnt mean there are none, they
> may just be outwith the limits of the band map
>
> ie you may be looking for CW spots but the band map is
> seeing on SSB because it is zoomed in or out....
>
> Its great software once you get the hang of it..
>
> Tom
> GM4FDM
>
>
>
> Andrew O'Brien wrote:
> > Thanks Bob, I will try those suggestions. I
> >
> > 2008/2/23 Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net>:
> >> Andy,
> >>
> >> Try this:
> >>
> >> In wtDXTelnet
> >> Options | Win-Test Network Properties
> >> Make sure that you have NOT checked "Disable communication with Win-Test".
> >>
> >> Note the IP address and port number
> >> In Win-Test
> >> Setup [Enter]
> >> Make sure "Enable Ethernet network" is checked.
> >> Make sure *both* the broadcast address and port number are *exactly* the
> >> same as you saw in wtDXTelnet.
> >> Under "Network Protocol", click the [Advanced Settings] button and then
> >> press [Default] and [OK]
> >> Press [Alt-A] to view the Announcements Window
> >> Right click, Displayed Bands, make sure all bands are checked
> >> Make sure "Multipliers only" is *not* checked.
> >> Option | Bandplans
> >> At the bottom, try unchecking "Use this current bandplan for the current
> >> log" to temporarily disable all spot filtering
> >> Once you get things working, you will probably want to go back and check
> >> this box
> >> If it's still not working, Options | DX cluster | Local wtDXTelnet, Stop /
> >> Start.
> >>
> >> 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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