[WT-support] communication between WTRotators and Win-Test

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 6:08 AM, Laurent HAAS - F6FVY <f6fvy at free.fr> wrote:

> Check you correctly configured the controller in wtRotators on these
> machines, and that bands are matching between WtRotators and the current
> QSO in Win-Test.
>

Or more specifically, start *wtRotators* and select *Options* | *Win-Test
Network Properties* as shown
here<http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/Rotators#Configuring_wtRotators_.28single_PC.2C_no_network.29>
.

For a single computer environment, if your "Wintest Communication Network
Properties" window doesn't look EXACTLY like the one shown in the Wiki, it's
not going to work.

You also have to add a rotator for every appropriate band as shown in the
Wiki.

On the other hand, if you are trying to *share* a rotator between all three
computers in a local network (as in a multi-op) you *cannot* use the
loopback address because packets destined for that address never leave the
PC (they don't go out over the network).   So instead, you should be using
the default broadcast address as described
here<http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/Rotators#Configuring_wtRotators_.28multi-op_environment.29>,
on every machine (in Win-Test, wtDxTelnet, and wtRotators).

There is more info. in the
FAQ<http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/FAQ:Rotator_Control_and_wtRotators>
.

73,
Bob, N6TV
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