Hi Joe, I threw together a quick test in my shack here, did some packet captures because I was curious about what it actually does, and also did some other testing.
First things first... On your client machine, open a telnet (or raw, it doesn't matter which) connection to your server's IP address on port 2001 (or whatever the port you set on your 'server' pc is). You should see what looks like a lot of gibberish, repeating itself in 8 character blocks. If this is working then your remote end is successfully connected to the W2, you have communication through to your remote end, and the fault lies with your local copy of the W2 software. If your terminal connection does not receive the strings of gibberish, then the fault is with your remote copy of the W2 software, because, as you said, your Avocent device can see the W2 and give you version information. I've seen once that I had to power cycle the W2 after the software was running to get the software to see it again, but usually that side seems stable. For reference, I've pasted a small (half a second) output of the 'gibberish' I refer to. 73, and a firm left handshake, John (XLX) ========================= pasted content ========================= R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000; F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000 D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S 0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R 00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F 00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I2112 0120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0 000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R0 0000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F0 0000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000 D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S00 00;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00 000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D 3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D 3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S000 0;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I2 1120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3 ;S0000;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;I21120120011;F00000D3;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3 ;R00000D3;S0000;F00000D3; ============================================================== -----Original Message----- From: JOE [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 29 August 2016 01:50 To: John <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] W-2 Wattmeter software Hello John, We have a remote station that is 10 miles from my house. I use Remoterig to link a TS480SAT from my house to the remote site. There is also a 600 watt amplifier at the site, so I am using the W2 wattmeter to monitor the output and VSWR at the remote location. The Elecraft W2 Interface software is loaded on my computer at my house and is used as a client to talk to the remote site. No com port is involved on the local computer. At the site I have a device called an Avocent ESP-4 Serial Hub. This is connected to the LAN at the site and provides 4 com ports for various pieces of equipment. All was working well, except for the fact that I had to occasionally power cycle the W2 wattmeter to get it to connect. I built a small circuit that powers up the W2 wattmeter when the DTR goes high when the software connects. The OS in the computer and the W2 software has not changed. It's almost as if the Elecraft W2 Interface software has stopped functioning for some reason. Joe On 8/28/2016 12:45 PM, John wrote: > Hi Joe, > > I'd not realised until now that you can do this with the W2, but I'm > looking to set mine up to test this now for you! > > I assume you have the same W2 software running at both ends? It looks > to me that the network function simply bridges the software at both > sides, based on the manual. > > When you say you are connecting to the remote W2, where are you doing this? > >From the 'client' machine? From the 'server' machine connected to the > >W2? If > from the 'client', what exact settings are you using? > > You've not got anything like Windows Firewall running on either end, > have you? Have any updates been done on either PC? What OSs are you working with? > > 73, and a firm left handshake, > John (XLX) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > JOE > Sent: 28 August 2016 16:59 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Elecraft] W-2 Wattmeter software > > Hello to All, > > I'm having trouble with connecting to the W-2 wattmeter with the > Elecraft W2 Interface software available on the website using an internet connection. > The wattmeter is V1.00 software and the W-2 software is V1.12.1.18 > The error is "Looking for a W2 on Network". > > I had this working in the past and now it has me stumped. Using Putty > communication software I can connect to the remote W-2 and it responds > with > V1.00 when I invoke the "V" command so I know the connection is good. > Using a direct connection to the W2 from the computer com port works > fine. I'm using the factory cable that did work in the past. > > The W2 Interface software is set up with Network (TCP/IP) checked, > Client, and the server IP and port that worked with Putty. > > This has me stumped. It has to be something simple that I am missing. > > 73, Joe, K1ike > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to > [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
