[WriteLog] Networking Questions

[Don Hill]

Ed et al,

I can't answer all your questions, but on the first one, when you linked
the 2m and the 222/432 computers to the 6m computer, the 6m computer
is then your "server".  In other words, all computers on the network must
link to just one computer.  That's why your setup worked.

I haven't checked it yet, but the check call window is only to check
to see what bands you have worked a particular station on and
if you need that multiplier on other bands.  I just brought up my check call
window with a new contest.  It said OK on all bands despite the fact that
I have no entries in the log.  As soon as I type anything in the CALL space,
all the OK's went away.

I brought up my SARTG2000.wl file and typed in 9V.  As soon as I hit the V
in 9V, the Check Call window showed OK on 15M because I had worked
a 9V on 15 meters previously.  The radio was on 20 meters, so in the Super
Check Partial window it showed 9V1XE in green and about 50 other callsigns
that included the string 9V such as AA9VN, AA9VT, K9VQK, etc.  All the
other calls were in black because they were not in the log.  The reason 9V1XE
was green was because he was in the log but on another band.  Had the
radio been on 15 meters, 9V1XE would have shown up in the Super Check
Partial window in red meaning I had worked him already on the band I was on.

So maybe you need to use the Super Check Partial window in conjunction
with the Check Call window.  This might help.

Maybe someone else can help with your other questions.

73, Don AA5AU


----- Original Message -----
From: Ed Gray <w0sd@rapidnet.com>
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 11:53 AM
Subject: [WriteLog] Networking Questions


>
> These questions arise from using Writelog for our multi-op Sept ARRL VHF
> contest.  Writelog documentation say's when using three or more computers
> to make one computer the "SERVER".  How do you make a specific computer the
> "SERVER"?  I read the Windows 98 help stuff and as usual for me it did not
> tell me anything.
>
> I did set the three computers up as described in the Writelog
> documentation.  I choose the middle computer for 6 m. and did not link it
> to anything under the network link item under setup.  I  linked the
> 2m.logging computer to the 6 m. computer and I linked the 222/432 logging
> computer  to 6 m. also.  Everything worked OK except for one thing which I
> will ask about shortly.
>
> When I do a network frequency check under view when that window comes up
> not all the computers show up?  Why is this?  Sometimes just one of the
> three, sometimes two of the three but never all three.
>
> On what seems to be a related issue when I do a check call and type in a
> call it seemed like one of the bands always says OK when in fact we have
> worked that station on that band.  When I hit the space bar to move to the
> next field then it shows correctly all the bands I have worked this station
> but if I do an Alt W then it reverts back to showing one band as OK when it
> is not OK to work him.  When not networked I don't remember this as being a
> problem.
>
> One can get around this by typing in a call,  hit the spacebar and then you
> know but according to the documentation I should just be able to type in
> the call?  All of what I have described occurs when I seem to be networked
> all OK.  By that I mean network gab works between all the computers, ie a
> message sent from any computer shows up on all computers and log enteries
> made at any computer shows up on all computers.
>
> ANOTHER NETWORK QUESTION:  This ones seems to be a computer problem but I
> could sure use some ideas.  The 2m computer would seem to change state on
> the com port and RigBlaster would key the xmiter and then eventually
> RigBlaster would unkey and immediately the screen will go blank for a
> second and then everything will come back but the computer is not on the
> network any longer and I can try and reconnect under setup network link but
> I can not hook up again.  As far as I remember under Network Neighborhood
> it is the same situation so that is why I say it appears to be a computer
> problem and nothing to do with Writelog.
>
> In the June contest we did not have Rigblaster and we were not networked or
> partially networked at best but I noticed this same problem.  Any ideas
> other than buy/try a new computer?  Thanks!  BTW the other two computers
> stayed networked for the total contest, no problems as they should.
>
> 73,  Ed W0SD
>
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