Robbie Joy Posted August 28, 2020 at 05:19 AM Posted August 28, 2020 at 05:19 AM (edited) Running vPilot Over a Network If you would like to run the main vPilot user interface on a machine other than the one that runs your simulator, you can do so by running vPilot in a split networked configuration. In this configuration, you will actually run two copies of vPilot. The first copy runs in "host" mode on the same machine as the simulator. The second copy runs in "remote" mode on the other computer. The remote copy communicates with the host copy over the network. To launch vPilot in host or remote mode, you can use the special shortcuts that were created in your start menu programs list when you installed vPilot. Again, on the sim computer, launch vPilot in "host" mode. On the other computer, the one where you want to see the vPilot user interface, launch vPilot in "remote" mode. The first time you launch vPilot in remote mode, it will prompt you to go into the Settings window and enter the IP address of the host machine. You can also configure which port vPilot will use to connect to the host. The port setting must be configured for the same value in both the host and remote copies. This port must also be opened in the firewall on the host computer. Note that both copies must be running the exact same version of vPilot in order for them to connect to each other. You'll notice that there are two shortcuts for starting vPilot in host mode and two for starting it in remote mode. One shortcut includes voice communications, and one doesn't. This allows you to choose which machine will handle connections to the VATSIM voice servers for communicating with ATC. You must choose either the host or the remote to handle voice communications. You cannot have voice comms running on both the host and the remote at the same time. Can I use the host(for operating aircraft) and my friend use the remote (for ATC talks), our connection via WAN not LAN? Is it operatable? Please HELP, thx a lot. Edited August 28, 2020 at 05:24 AM by Robbie Joy add more info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted August 28, 2020 at 06:09 AM Posted August 28, 2020 at 06:09 AM Technically speaking, this is possible if you set up the proper port forwarding through your router. However, this would violate VATSIM policies because your friend would be using your VATSIM credentials, or you would be using your friend's credentials. I'm not sure why you'd want to do this anyway. Are you trying to accomplish a shared cockpit scenario? Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Joy Posted August 28, 2020 at 01:45 PM Author Posted August 28, 2020 at 01:45 PM 7 hours ago, Ross Carlson said: Technically speaking, this is possible if you set up the proper port forwarding through your router. However, this would violate VATSIM policies because your friend would be using your VATSIM credentials, or you would be using your friend's credentials. I'm not sure why you'd want to do this anyway. Are you trying to accomplish a shared cockpit scenario? Yes, my friend wanna be the role of F/O and I the captain. 🙂 I tried this afternoon but promt the hint "the connection failure" 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted August 28, 2020 at 01:57 PM Posted August 28, 2020 at 01:57 PM You need to each use your own copy of vPilot, and use an aircraft that allows shared cockpit functionality. Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Joy Posted August 28, 2020 at 04:05 PM Author Posted August 28, 2020 at 04:05 PM 2 hours ago, Ross Carlson said: You need to each use your own copy of vPilot, and use an aircraft that allows shared cockpit functionality. Got it, thank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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