[WriteLog] Writelog 10.62 TCP/IP Networking

[J. Edward (Ed) Muns]

I experienced this same thing during WPX RTTY and all through the preceding
week of testing, with 10.62h.  In Round-Up, I used 10.62g and the problem
was less severe, i.e., occurred less frequently.  In my case, I am using
three identical laptops, all with Windows XP, SP2 and all with the latest
Windows updates.  The three are networked together using TCP/IP, with the
third computer as a spare, only recording the log.

In my experience, it seemed that the disconnect happened more often when
there was no logging taking place or other explicit network activity going
on.  After a network disconnect/reconnect within WriteLog, the problem would
not occur until about an hour later if it occurred at all.  But, it almost
always occurred if the network was idle.  Many times, if there was logging
going on at both computers, the time-to-disconnect was delayed.

One well-known problem with Windows TCP/IP networking is that the computer
browser (NOT the Internet browser) that scans the network for connected
computers, often will not list all the computers on the network even though
they are all accessible when addressed by another computer on the network.
This is disconcerting but doesn't keep the network from working.  I don't
know if this is related to this problem we're seeing with WriteLog.

I have not tried NetDDE to see if that works better.  I suppose that is the
next step.  However, I will note that I had none of these problems in NAQP
RTTY using 10.62h on old (identical) tower computers also running Windows
XP, SP2.

73,
Ed - W0YK

> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Charles Morrison
> Sent: Tuesday, 06 March, 2007 06:37
> To: W8AV at aol.com; writelog at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Writelog 10.62 TCP/IP Networking
> 
> Goose,
> 
> They're two "non-identical" (read: Ham shack computers!! hi 
> hi) running fully patched, Windows 2000, SP4.  No other 
> problems with any other part of Writelog except that.  Both 
> are configured with static addresses, both have all entries 
> for all workstations on the network in the Hosts file, both 
> have a CORRECTLY configured lmhosts file for netbios 
> resolution (guess that's why
> NetDDE works).   Not running any A/V on it.
>  
> Since they're non identical, I don't want to start out 
> blaming hardware.
> The motherboards are different (Gigabyte and an Asus), the 
> processors are different (Athlon XP and Duron), both have 
> over 512mb ram, but different video cards, different onboard 
> sound chips, different size hard drives.  
> 
> The only time I have this crash is when they're networked via TCP/IP.
> NetDDE does not cause a crash.  And it doesnt take down the 
> entire program, only the networking portion of it, forcing a 
> restart of the networking services.
>  
> ki5xp
>  
> 
> 
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> From: W8AV at aol.com [mailto:W8AV at aol.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 6:10 AM
> To: cfmorris at bellsouth.net; writelog at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Writelog 10.62 TCP/IP Networking
> 
> 
> 
> Charlie:
>  
>   I used TCP/IP in the ARRL CW contest to link six computers 
> with Writelog
> 10.55 running on a Windows XP platform and had none of the 
> problems you
> described.  Oh I had a computer "lose its way" once or twice 
> in the contest,
> but for the most part everything was rock solid.  Furthermore, when I
> operate from PJ2T, we link computers in teh same way that I 
> do it at home
> and it is pretty much bullet proof. Sounds like you have some kind of
> conflict in the networking or some problem in the operating 
> system.  What
> O/S are you using on your computers?
>  
> 73............de Goose, W8AV
> 
> 
> 
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