[WT-support] Even more on WinTest and DX Cluster

[Andrew O'Brien]

No, that did not work.

Can anyone explain WHY , on my second PC, WIntest DX Cluster Monitor
works with what appear to be the wrong settings ?  I use 192.168.1.255
in the Interface Configuration area and 127.255.255.255 in the Wintest
Network Properties area.  According to the Wintest wiki, this
configuration should not work on a single computer.

Alas, this configuration does not work on my ham computer. In fact, I
tried various combinations

192.168.1.255  and 192.168.1.255
127.255.255.255  and 127.255.255.255
192.168.1.255 and 127.255.255.255
127.255.255.255  and 192.168.1.255

All with ethernet checked and same port number of 9871.  I have made
sure that port 9871 is not in use by something else .  Assisted op
chosen, all modes established, and all mults selected.

Maybe I should go back to my router and see if there is some
port-forwarding issue at hand.


On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 12:00 PM, Andrew O'Brien <andrewobrie at gmail.com> wrote:
> Worth a try,  thanks.
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>  On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 10:08 AM, Don Beattie <g3ozf at btinternet.com> wrote:
>  > Andy,
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>  >  Just one point in case it helps.
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>  >  I seem to remember a problem getting cluster spots to populate my band
>  >  map, and I think I traced it to having the contest set up as single op.
>  >  I seem to remember that WT only allows you look at the cluster if you've
>  >  set up the contest as multi op or Single Assisted.
>  >
>  >  I may be wrong, but there is something at the back of my mind that this
>  >  was a problem here once.
>  >
>  >  73
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>  >  Don, G3BJ
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>  >  Andrew O'Brien wrote:
>  >  > It is getting confusing responding to varying comments so I started a
>  >  > fresh thread.  I am still stuck and getting a tad more puzzled.
>  >  >
>  >  > First , I do not use the PC as a network.  At least the way I see it,
>  >  > I do not.  I have a single PC connected to the internet via an
>  >  > ethernet cable to router and a cable modem.  The instructions I have
>  >  > received here suggest that under these circumstances,  I should use
>  >  > 127.255.255.255 in both set up areas, plus the IP address of the
>  >  > cluster I am connecting to.  When I do this, I can easily connect to
>  >  > the DX cluster as you can see in the picture at
>  >  > http://www.obriensweb.com/wtcluster.jpg (note the spots from
>  >  > wtdxTelnet connected to an AR cluster, VE7CC).  No spots appear in the
>  >  > WT window called DX Cluster Monitor.  Using commands produced by the
>  >  > window that pops up after pressing ALT-T has no effect, there is no
>  >  > communication between WT and wtDXtelnet.  The contest I set up is
>  >  > configured for all modes and DX cluster is set for all spots , not
>  >  > band/mode specific.
>  >  >
>  >  > Now consider this oddity.  You may recall that on my other PC in the
>  >  > house .... Wt and the cluster monitor work as they should.  When I
>  >  > double checked the settings last night I was surprised to find that I
>  >  > did not have 127.255.255.255 in the WT configure interfaces area.
>  >  > Instead I am using 192.168.1.255  and  127.255.255.255 in Wintest
>  >  > Network properties area.    So on the second PC, with a separate
>  >  > install of Wintest and wtDXTelnet  on it, the cluster monitor works
>  >  > NOT with 127.255.255.255 in BOTH areas as instructed but with
>  >  > 198.168.1.255 in one and 127.255.255.255 in the other.  The opposite
>  >  > of the instructions I have received.  the second PC is essentially the
>  >  > same PC as my ham PC, same brand, same operating system.
>  >  >
>  >  > So, one would think if the above works on the second PC, all I would
>  >  > have to do is configure the ham PC the exact same way ( 192.168.1.255
>  >  > in the Interfaces Configuration area and 127.255.255.255 Wintest
>  >  > Network properties area).  Alas, no such luck.  The ham PC does not
>  >  > connect WT and wtDXtelnet regardless of setting.  Very baffling.   By
>  >  > the way, I do not have "disable communication with Wintest" checked
>  >  > and I  DO have enable ethernet network checked.
>  >  >
>  >  > Just in case it matters, here is my PC configuration
>  >  >
>  >  > Ham PC:  Emachines 2.6 gig processor .  OS= XP Home Edition, SP2.
>  >  > Connected via ethernet cable  to a Linksys router which in turn is
>  >  > connected to a cable modem.  The Linksys router is also connected via
>  >  > an ethernet cable to a Linksys Wireless Access Point  that distributes
>  >  > a Wifi signal around the house.
>  >  >
>  >  > Second PC: Emachines 2.6 gig processor (different model number from
>  >  > ham PC)  .  OS= XP Home Edition, SP2.  Connected to Internet via a
>  >  > WiFi signal from the Wireless Access point.
>  >  >
>  >  > By the way, I uninstalled 3.19 and installed 3.18, no luck
>  >  >
>  >  > Thanks for all the comments.
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