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"Real weather problem"
Posted by vgbaron on 12-09-01 at 03:43z
I just got a dsl line, hooked to a router, and all of a sudden when I try to d/l real weather I get an error re "server name could not be resolved".

Are hey having trouble or is my router causing a problem?

Thanx,

Vic

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"RE: Real weather problem"
Posted by Mike_Greenwood on 12-09-01 at 04:07z
Hi Vic,

>>I just got a dsl line, hooked to a router, and all of a sudden when I try to d/l real weather I get an error re "server name could not be resolved".
Are hey having trouble or is my router causing a problem?<<

Yup, the server is acting as a firewall. You need to open the port that FS is using to get the weather. Which port that is, I don't know. Why are you using a router anyway? If you're sharing the connection in a lan, wouldn't ICS be a cheaper solution? I use it at my home and office, and it works great. The only downside I can see is that the "server" computer needs to be on all of the time for others to access the internet.

Tom is our network guru around here, so hopefully he'll jump in with which port FS uses to dl the wx.

--Greenie
**6 miles SSE KSJC**

"RE: Real weather problem"
Posted by RickLee on 12-09-01 at 14:12z
I use a regular hub (not a router) to share my DSL line with 2 computers... and I use the ZoneLabs software firewall which asks "Do you want to let Flight Simulator have access to the Internet?"... click yes. I have a friend who uses a router. There is software that comes with the router to set those ports. It seems kinda complicated but I'm sure that Vic can figure it out. It's really better to use a router as a hardware firewall I'm sure.

Rick Lee www.rickleephoto.com

"RE: Real weather problem"
Posted by vgbaron on 12-09-01 at 21:11z
>Hi Vic,
>
>>>I just got a dsl line, hooked to a router, and all of a sudden when I try to d/l real weather I get an error re "server name could not be resolved".
>Are hey having trouble or is my router causing a
>problem?<<
>
>Yup, the server is acting as a firewall. You need to open
>the port that FS is using to get the weather. Which port
>that is, I don't know. Why are you using a router anyway?
>If you're sharing the connection in a lan, wouldn't ICS be
>a cheaper solution? I use it at my home and office, and it
>works great. The only downside I can see is that the
>"server" computer needs to be on all of the time for
>others to access the internet.

Hi Greenie -

Tracked it down. In addition to the router I use zoneAlarm pro on each system. With all the tweaking, connecting, upgrading, etc. I forgot to tell ZA to allow FS to connect to the inet. All is well now.

Thanx,

Vic