[WriteLog] Networking

[Bob Naumann - N5NJ]

Bob,

"It didn't work" is not descriptive enough to provide a step by step solution.

I think the first question to ask, is were you able to do "normal" networking between all the computers involved, and what protocols were you using?

You have to be able to share all your resources between all of your computers.  Win98 is somewhat more flaky in this regard in using TCP/IP than XP.  

Bob 


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From: "Robert McGwier" <rwmcgwier at comcast.net>
Date: 2004/01/28 Wed AM 10:32:44 CST
To: "Writelog" <writelog at contesting.com>
Subject: [WriteLog] Networking

I have done 4 writelog installations at multi operator
events and I have only failed once: this last weekend.
We had two Windows 98 computers and two Windows XP
computers.  Nothing I could think of doing would end
in any result other than connection to N4HY lost
(as one example).  I used Help, I used online instructions,
nothing worked.  The installations on the computer were
all legal installations, owned by the computer owners
who brought their computers.  In every case, I upgraded
them online with their legal copies being updated to
the latest version.

The VHF Sweepstakes module worked beautifully.  We are
going to be able to merge the logs from the four stations
easily but the lack of ability to instantly look to see
if a station had been worked on all bands and lack of
gab to pass stations between positions that were in
different rooms, especially when the 6 meter operator
had COPD and could not get out of his chair, resulted
in my opinion, in a serious loss of score.  I take
full blame for not getting this done well in advance.

What I am looking for is a concise, step by step instruction
of doing the networking that has constant comments along the
lines of:


IF YOU SEE THIS CONDITION, HERE IS THE FIX.



Is there such a treatise and if so where do I find it?

Bob N4HY




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