[WT-support] Network LogSync problems...

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

Are you connecting all 12 computers via WiFi?  Can you try doing it 100%
via wired Ethernet instead?

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 3:44 PM, Mario Lorenz <ml-wt at vdazone.org> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> Running WT 4.10.
>
> question: At this year's IARU HF, we have seen severe problems with
> network logsync. Essentially QSO numbers didnt match at all, there was
> quite significant traffic, but things were so bad that chat messages
> even vanished on the local LAN.
>
> I have just reproduced this with a smaller network (only 12 computers)
> by setting up a similar situation on purpose.
> Empty Log: All works, gabs are fully received.
> I then loaded last year's log in one computer, waited till some of the
> other computers started syncing and had several hundred QSOs,
> then disconnected the computer with last years QSOs.
> I now have a severely inconsistent network, and in theory, logsync now
> should correct this within reasonable time.
>
> a) Even after letting this run for half an hour, QSO numbers were still
> inconsistent
> b) While this sync is running, I can send some chat messages, and
> I have seen repeatedly that some chat messages got lost, on the local
> LAN.
>
> Have there been any changes in the networking / logsync code in the last
> versions ? (I'm not doing this test for each version, but I'd wager
> 4.7 and possibly (not sure) 4.9 we didnt observe this.
>
> Any other ideas ?
>
> Best 73s,
>
> Mario
>
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