WideFS does not connect any more [SOLVED]

[Miguel Frias]

Hello,

 

I've been flying for years now with my main FS9 computer and a side laptop using WideFS. They have always been in a local network and configured with the basics. Both have Windows XP SP3

I recently moved but brought everything along and the same setup. And... I have had it working for about 2 months. The only difference was that the laptop was now connected via Wireless instead of fixed cable. Nevertheless I've tried with a small switch and the problem persists.

 

And what is the problem? Well I can't get WideFS to work. When I open WideClient, it opens the small window as usual but on the FS9 window it always says "waiting for clients". The laptop has internet, web, local shares, TCP/IP is working, I can ping servers and all.

The laptop is using account Administrator. If I start WideClient with right-click RunAs, Administrator but with the "Protect my computer and data from unauthorized program activity" it will get FS9 to detect one client, but then all applications that use WideFS say it has a fishy protocol and it won't work.

I've turned firewall off: still the same

I've turned McAfee antivirus off: still the same

 

The WideClient.ini config (which has never changed) is:

 

; PLEASE SEE WideFS docomeentation for parameter details
; =====================================================

[Config]
ServerIPAddr=192.168.1.10
Port=8002
Window=0,701,444,37
Visible=Yes
ButtonScanInterval=20
Cl[Mod - Happy Thoughts]Instance=0
NetworkTiming=5,1
MailslotTiming=2000,1000
PollInterval=2000
Port2=9002
ResponseTime=18
ApplicationDelay=0
TCPcoalesce=No
WaitForNewData=500
MaxSendQ=100
OnMaxSendQ=Log
NewSendScanTime=50
Priority=3,1,2
[Sounds]
Path=C:\Docomeents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\WideFS\Sound\
Device1=Primary Sound Driver
Device2=SigmaTel Audio
Device3=C-Media USB Headphone Set

 

 

Now... can anyone solve the mystery?

[Miguel Frias]

Ok, I managed to solve it myself. I don't know how but the line "Protocol=TCP" simply vanished from the configuration file. As soon as I added it, magic occurred.