Difficulty vPilot connection on Remote computer

[Joseph Lockett Jr 1199980]

I have read the manual what provide for the software at least ten times, thinking I miss something important as I have the Traffic Proxy on the FSX machine, while the CLIENT keeps repeating "Attempting simulator connection..."

"Simulator connection failed."

 

Despite having both the same software and update on both computers. ( 1.1.5851.23849) I can connect perfectly on the FSX, but not the CLIENT. I have SimConnect on the CLIENT and updated to the requirement it provides, and trying to share files as well. I'm interested an anything us other than using vPilot for the first time since using FSInn for four years.

 

So far nothing to seems to work, Request [Mod - Happy Thoughts]istance when able.

 

Thanks in advance, Happy Flying.

[Joaquin Blanco]

On the server make sure that you run the proxy executable, if my memory doesn't fail me I think it's called trafficproxy or something like that.

[Ross Carlson]

Sounds like you don't have your SimConnect network configuration files set up right. Can you paste them here? (The SimConnect.xml on the server, and SimConnect.cfg on the client.)

[Joseph Lockett Jr 1199980]

Give me a second, I found the SimConnect.ini in the FSX files in Docomeent. I'm a noob when it comes to this...

[Joseph Lockett Jr 1199980]

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

-

SimConnect

SimConnect.xml

False

-

False

IPv4

global

myserveraddress

64

500

4096

False

-

False

Auto

local

 

 

[simConnect]

level=off

console=0

;OutputDebugString=0

;file=c:\SimConnect%03u.log

;file_next_index=1

;RedirectStdOutToConsole=0

 

I can't open the .xml But here is the .ini and cfg from Simconnect

[Ross Carlson]

Looks like you've posted the xml file, not the cfg file. (The ini file is not needed for connecting a remote machine.)

 

In your XML file, you need to change "myserveraddress" to the actual IP address of the FSX machine.

 

Go ahead and paste the cfg file from the remote machine.

[Joseph Lockett Jr 1199980]

[simConnect]

Protocol=IPv4

Address=myserveraddress

Port=500

MaxReceiveSize=4096

DisableNagle=0

 

this is the .cfg file from the laptop. I have tried using a "Shared" method and couldn't understand its complexity.

[Ross Carlson]

Change "myserveraddress" to the IP address of the FSX computer in both files, and you should be good to go.

[Joseph Lockett Jr 1199980]

Okay, giving it a try, thanks

[Joseph Lockett Jr 1199980]

I did exactly as you requested, it doesn't work. I change the IP address as the Traffic Proxy was failing as bad as the the one on my Laptop. Is there a guide or something that deals with Simconnect installation?

[Ross Carlson]

Yeah, there are tutorials out there.

[Evan Reiter]

I wrote a tutorial on setting up SimConnect on a remote computer on the BVA forums. Perhaps it will help:

http://forums.bvartcc.com/index.php?topic=4950.0

[Ross Carlson]

Thanks for posting that link, Evan.

 

Joseph, note that if you do follow the tutorial Evan linked to, you can skip the part about sharing folders on the sim machine. That is not necessary for vPilot to connect via SimConnect.