ASN over a Network

[fakeflyer737 990]

Hi guys,
 For years I've run almost all the Hi-Fi series WX addons on my laptop and it's been years since I had to set it up with Simconnect and all that nonsense. Anyways, tonight I purchased ASN and I'm trying to set it up on my client laptop but I'm having one hell of a time actually getting to inject WX in my FSX. I'm certain that it's my fault and not ASN's, I'm not very good at networking. My question is. Does it really make a performance difference if ASN is run on another computer that's not my FSX computer. I kinda wanna just install it on FSX computer and leave it as that. 

Thanks

[HUSSAR 254]

Hi Ron,

 

There wasn't any performance hit on my PC when I ran ASN on it.  Will you be running the UI on a separate screen while FSX is in windowed mode or are you simply just going to run with ASN in the background?

 

I can help you with your networking if you'd like to give it a try.

[fakeflyer737 990]

Ok thanks Robert. I was planning on running ASN on my laptop (client) and running FSX on my main PC (server). Im having a lot of trouble running it on my Client (setting it up), I was just wondering if there was a performance benefit of running ASN on a client, because if there is not than it would be simplier for me to just run it on my main FSX computer and just full screen in and out to check the WX.

[RWFeldman 159]

 

 

just full screen in and out to check the WX.

 

Thats where having it on a networked computer is nice. This going in and out fullscreen can be just something more to go wrong. Ive seen the issue with ASN. I just installed it on my client computer, didn't changed a thing from AS2012 and it worked fine. Strange.

[fakeflyer737 990]

Ya I know, I'd rather it be over on the Laptop. I wiped my FSX install in PPv2 came out ( HUGE mistake) now I've gotta redo everything. Does the ASN X Gauge give you enough information to just use that?

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[RWFeldman 159]

Ya I know, I'd rather it be over on the Laptop. I wiped my FSX install in PPv2 came out ( HUGE mistake) now I've gotta redo everything. Does the ASN X Gauge give you enough information to just use that?

I dont know Ron, ive never used it. ASN has a lot of information in the skin itself though. Sounds like you need to put your simconnect .xml in back in your Appdata FSX folder?

[fakeflyer737 990]

It is in there, here's a copy. I have everything shared correctly and I am able to read, write and save in those shared folders on my client laptop.

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>

 

<SimBase.Document Type="SimConnect" version="1,0">

  <Descr>SimConnect Server Configuration</Descr>

  <Filename>SimConnect.xml</Filename>

  <Disabled>False</Disabled>

 

  <!-- Example Global (remote) Pipe Server Configuration-->

  <SimConnect.Comm>

    <Disabled>True</Disabled>

    <Protocol>Pipe</Protocol>

    <Scope>global</Scope>

    <MaxClients>64</MaxClients>

    <Port>REPLACE_WITH_PORT_NAME</Port>

  </SimConnect.Comm>

 

  <!-- Example Global (remote) IPv6 Server Configuration-->

  <SimConnect.Comm>

    <Disabled>True</Disabled>

    <Protocol>IPv6</Protocol>

    <Scope>global</Scope>

    <MaxClients>64</MaxClients>

    <Address>::</Address>

    <Port>REPLACE_WITH_PORT_NUMBER</Port>

  </SimConnect.Comm>

 

  <!-- Example Global (remote) IPv4 Server Configuration-->

  <SimConnect.Comm>

    <Disabled>True</Disabled>

    <Protocol>IPv4</Protocol>

    <Scope>global</Scope>

    <MaxClients>64</MaxClients>

    <Address>192.168.0.100</Address>

    <Port>500</Port>

  </SimConnect.Comm>

 

  <!-- Example Local Pipe Server Configuration-->

  <SimConnect.Comm>

    <Disabled>True</Disabled>

    <Protocol>Pipe</Protocol>

    <Scope>local</Scope>

    <MaxClients>64</MaxClients>

    <Port>REPLACE_WITH_PORT_NAME</Port>

  </SimConnect.Comm>

 

  <!-- Example Local IPv6 Server Configuration-->

  <SimConnect.Comm>

    <Disabled>True</Disabled>

    <Protocol>IPv6</Protocol>

    <Scope>local</Scope>

    <MaxClients>64</MaxClients>

    <Address>::1</Address>

    <Port>REPLACE_WITH_PORT_NUMBER</Port>

  </SimConnect.Comm>

 

  <!-- Example Local IPv4 Server Configuration-->

  <SimConnect.Comm>

    <Disabled>True</Disabled>

    <Protocol>IPv4</Protocol>

    <Scope>local</Scope>

    <MaxClients>64</MaxClients>

    <Address>127.0.0.1</Address>

    <Port>REPLACE_WITH_PORT_NUMBER</Port>

  </SimConnect.Comm>

 

</SimBase.Document>

anything odd looking in there?

[ZKOKQ 984]

This is mine Ron. Only 2 grouping compared to yours.

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252" ?>
<SimBase.Document Type="SimConnect" version="1,0">
<Descr>SimConnect</Descr>
<Filename>SimConnect.xml</Filename>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<SimConnect.Comm>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Protocol>IPv4</Protocol>
<Scope>global</Scope>
<Address>192.168.2.10</Address>
<Port>6600</Port>
<MaxClients>10</MaxClients>
<MaxRecvSize>8192</MaxRecvSize>
<DisableNagle>True</DisableNagle>
</SimConnect.Comm>

<SimConnect.Comm>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Protocol>Auto</Protocol>
<Scope>local</Scope>
</SimConnect.Comm>
</SimBase.Document>

[fakeflyer737 990]

Ok I tried both, still not work. Thanks for helping guys

[RWFeldman 159]

Should be using port 500. Or whatever you port is in your client document simconnect .cfg file.

 

My Server simconnect.xml:

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>

<SimBase.Document Type="SimConnect" version="1,0">
  <Descr>SimConnect</Descr>
  <Filename>SimConnect.xml</Filename>
  <Disabled>False</Disabled>
  <SimConnect.Comm>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <Protocol>IPv4</Protocol>
    <Scope>global</Scope>
    <Address>XXX.XXX.X.X</Address>.....Enter you server IP address
    <MaxClients>64</MaxClients>
    <Port>500</Port>
    <MaxRecvSize>4096</MaxRecvSize>
    <DisableNagle>False</DisableNagle>
  </SimConnect.Comm>
</SimBase.Document>

 

client simconnect.cfg in client document folder.

 

[simConnect]
Protocol=IPv4
Address=XXX.XXX.X.X......Server IP address
Port=500
MaxReceiveSize=4096
DisableNagle=0

 

Enable network sharing of the server FSX and Appdata folder.
 

[fakeflyer737 990]

Ya I matched them both to 500, so Im good there.

[ZKOKQ 984]

Check your simconnect.cfg in client documents folder too Ron. Making sure IP address is correct

 

Try this port.

 

[simConnect]
Protocol=IPv4
Address=192.168.2.10
Port=6600
MaxReceiveSize=8192
DisableNagle=1

 

 

[surfdog 0]

I believe the port must be 4 digits between 4000 and 9999. Something like that. Just use 6000. And make sure the IPv4 address matches.

[fakeflyer737 990]

Ok so the manual said use port 500 and enable it through the Firewall and I've always used 500 and its worked in the past. I checked the IP's and they all match.