[WT-support] Skimmer spots makes Wintest network very slow

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

Did you disable spots logging?

>From Release.txt:

4.8.0 (June 26, 2011)

- DX Spots window (Alt-A) : New option to enable/disable logging of
  the incoming spots in the .dxc file. It is enabled by default. Under
  some circumstances (slow antivirus inspection, slow HDD, etc.),
  saving every spot (especially when using the RBN) was making Win-Test
  less responsive. The op-entered spots are always saved to allow their
  restoration on log startup. Tnx HA1AG @ ED9M.

- Packet window (Alt-O) : New option to enable/disable logging of
  the packet stream in the .pkt file. It is enabled by default. Under
  some circumstances (slow antivirus inspection, slow HDD, etc.),
  saving the packet data stream (especially when using the RBN) was
  making Win-Test less responsive. Tnx HA1AG @ ED9M.

For spots, Win-Test uses broadcast packets from the wtDxTelnet machine to
all the logging computers.  Is wtDxTelnet runnnig on the remote machine or
the in-shack machine?  Reading the description below, I don't completely
understand how your network is set up, but I think it is best to use a WiFi
"bridge" <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridging_(networking)> between the
remote DSL Router and the Local (in-shack) router.  The logging computers
should only communicate with each other locally, no DSL traffic required.

But first disable packet logging; see if that is all you need to do.

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 8:46 AM, Jose Ramon <jr.hierro at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi
> In our multi-op setup we cannot divert to the network spots generated from
> a skimmer dxcluster. It gets very slow. This specially upsets the Runner
> station, tab from one field to another takes half of a second, etc...
>
> Our internet connection comes from a DSL router some kilometers away to a
> WIFI router and then wired to an inhouse router. I haven't analyze the
> packets but my guess is that all spots are going forward and back again
> from the main router throughout the whole wired and wireless network.
>
> Is there any other method to provide spots to the stations than
> broadcasting them?
>
> 73
> Jose, EA7KW
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