[WT-support] Network problem, explosion of duplicates

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

Do you ever copy WT.INI on all PCs to get identical setup, then
re-register?  Maybe that could cause the duplicate id problem?

73,
Bob, N6TV
On Nov 4, 2012 11:04 AM, "Tõnno Vähk" <tonno.vahk at gmail.com> wrote:

> It is true that while the explosion of dupes is a new thing and surely
> seems to be caused by WiFi and ethernet enabled at the same time, the
> „double QSO identifier“ issue is an old one and has been happening in
> almost every contest for quite a while. And surely in situations when only
> wired ethernet has been enabled on all computers.****
>
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> I have never noticed it causing multiplication of QSOs, just the error
> message and network disabled and RELOAD needed.****
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> So it seems to be some bug in network that causes this thing. Maybe
> someone will find it as it surely is inconvinient and maybe this is partial
> cause to the explosion of dupes also or other issues..****
>
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> tonno****
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> *From:* support-bounces at f5mzn.org [mailto:support-bounces at f5mzn.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Juha Rantanen
> *Sent:* Sunday, November 04, 2012 8:25 AM
> *To:* support at win-test.com
> *Subject:* [WT-support] Network problem, explosion of duplicates****
>
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> I guess the first try didn't come through to the list. ****
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> Juha OH6XX
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> Lähettäjä: *Juha Rantanen*
> Päiväys: lauantai, 3. marraskuuta 2012
> Aihe: [WT-support] Network problem, explosion of duplicates
> Vastaanottaja: "support at win-test.com" <support at win-test.com>
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>
> Bob,****
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> No it can't. I saw the double QSO identifier, network will be disabled“
> error as well at OH5SM when I added third pc to network to be able to start
> sending real time score two thirds into the contest. When I added the pc
> the qso sync started normally but after about 2000 qsos I got the error
> message on the mult station pc and the added pc stopped syncing with 500 or
> so qsos less than the real qso total. None of the three used pc's have wifi
> cards nor they run Win7. All were running xp and 4.10. Only way to get rid
> of the error message was to remove the new contest folder from the added pc
> and create a new contest. Second try worked as supposed. ****
>
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> 73's****
>
> Juha OH6XX****
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> lauantai, 3. marraskuuta 2012 Bob Wilson, N6TV kirjoitti:****
>
> After off list discussion, it appears it can be caused by having *both* WiFi
> and wired Ethernet active on a computer at the same time.****
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> Just set the hardware WiFi switch to OFF, or unplug the Ethernet cable,
> and the problem should go away as now you will have only one connection to
> the LAN per PC, instead of two.****
>
>
> 73,****
>
> Bob, N6TV****
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