Hmmm...
So I'm confused. Is this possible or not? To walk around with a Mac address
in my pocket and a license that works with it?


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On 19 November 2012 13:18, ArnoB <n...@rgbaz.eu> wrote:

> Hey Ron,
>
> That order is to choose the default gateway.
> Unfortunately the "ifconfig" command in the terminal
> still orders de NICs aphabetically (the way the kernel
> loads them).
>
> The hostname points to this NIC which is what FLEXlm
> uses.
>
> The weird thing is that this used to be the same on
> FreeBSD, using the linux environment, but since the
> last update it's been not a problem anymore.
> I expected similar results in OSX but I can't get it to
> work...
> I am using OSX 10.6.8 still though. Maybe in the later
> versions this is possible.
>
> In Linux (I use OpenSUSE) you can change the order
> of the network cards in a way that the first one detected
> is a USB dongle for instance. yet i assume this isn't
> necessary anymore with the latest FLEXlm server...
>
> gr
> Arno
>
>
>
>
> On 19 nov 2012, at 11:54, Ron Ganbar wrote:
>
> Hey Arno,
> on OSX you can actually set the order of your network ports.
> Go to System Preferences / Network / bottom left settings button and click
> "set service order...".
>
> Isn't that what you're looking for?
>
> Ron Ganbar
> email: ron...@gmail.com
> tel: +44 (0)7968 007 309 [UK]
>      +972 (0)54 255 9765 [Israel]
> url: http://ronganbar.wordpress.com/
>
>
>
> On 19 November 2012 12:47, ArnoB <n...@rgbaz.eu> wrote:
>
>> If you launch Nuke 7 without a license, the status report
>> says it doesn't find an RLM license, so I guess is the Foundry
>> is switching Nuke over to RLM as well. Great!
>>
>> I just checked my USB Ethernet dongle with the new license
>> server on OSX but it failed... I guess it only works on Linux/BSD
>> servers. In OSX you can't choose the order of appearance of
>> the nics.
>> As far as I could check this is not important anymore in Linux/BSD
>> but in OSX it obviously is. (haven't got anything Windows here)
>>
>>
>> I've got a Raspberry Pi here, and I think it's not worth the effort
>> of getting the licenseserver to run on it.
>> Why don't you get an old PC somewhere, install any Linux on it
>> and serve the licenses over the web? Really any PC will do as
>> long as it's x86.
>>
>>
>> gr
>> Arno
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 18 nov 2012, at 06:31, adam jones wrote:
>>
>> hey there
>>
>> sorry wasn't necessarily  directing that question at you, but if any one
>> does know would be interested to find out.
>>
>> -adam
>>
>>
>> On 18/11/2012, at 6:20 PM, Frank Rueter <fr...@beingfrank.info> wrote:
>>
>>  I woulnd't have the slightest clue. Never compiled a thing in my life.
>>
>>
>> On 18/11/12 3:50 PM, adam jones wrote:
>>
>> Hey frank
>>
>>  I do not know to much about coding when it comes to languages that
>> require compiling but I made a request for a license server that would run
>> on a Arm based device i.e. raspberry PI, would this be a complete rewrite
>> or just a re compile?
>>
>>  -adam
>>
>>
>>  On 18/11/2012, at 2:59 PM, Frank Rueter <fr...@beingfrank.info> wrote:
>>
>>  Just yo say that I too would love a portable license server solution.
>> As much as I need my laptop most of the time that I need a Nuke license, it
>> does seem a little over the top for jobs that I bring my own license to and
>> am provided with a workstation.
>>
>> What are the plans for FLEX anyway? Will it be replaced by RLM eventually?
>> It seems to make sense to only have to deal with one kind of license
>> managing system for all Foundry products.
>> And would RLM be capable of such a portable solution?
>>
>> Also, what about FLEX's "checkout/checkin" features to temporarily
>> "borrow" a licenses between machines. Will that sort of thing be available
>> for Foundry products eventually? It certainly would make life easier for
>> those freelancers that own a license as part of their compositing services
>> and work both fro home and on site.
>>
>> Thanks for bringing this up, I'm keen to hear opinions on this.
>>
>> frank
>>
>>
>> On 17/11/12 10:44 PM, adam jones wrote:
>>
>> Hey
>>
>>  good idea
>>
>>  yeah I worked on a  gig where all the floating licenses for the 3d
>> software the studio was using came from abroad via the net.
>>
>>  defiantly worth some investigation.
>>
>>  -adam
>>
>>
>>  On 17/11/2012, at 10:25 PM, ArnoB <n...@rgbaz.eu> wrote:
>>
>>  doesn't the new FLEXlm manager see multiple MAC addresses now?
>> similar to RLM?
>>
>>  I use a USB dongle which doesn't show up as the first nic in the list.
>> Nuke runs fine with it. This wasn't the case with the former FLEXlm
>> servers...
>>
>>  Another option is to make the FLEXlm server available on the web.
>> It runs like any other server (apache, ftp, etc) so it should be
>> accessible
>> from outside...
>>
>>
>>  Arno
>>
>>
>>  On 17 nov 2012, at 07:49, Deke Kincaid wrote:
>>
>>  Raspberry Pi is an Arm chip, not x86, so you can't run the Foundry
>> license server software on it.
>>
>> -deke
>>
>> On Nov 16, 2012, at 22:03, Marten Blumen <mar...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  very cool idea, a quick google search says it runs linux and has a MAC
>> address. everything you need.
>>
>>
>> On 17 November 2012 18:52, adam jones <adam....@mac.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey
>>>
>>>  I just had a thought, do you think you could use one of those USB size
>>> linux computers you can get these days?
>>>
>>>  The Raspberry PI ones does that run normal linux software?
>>>
>>>  -adam
>>>
>>>
>>>  On 17/11/2012, at 5:56 PM, Marty Blumen <mar...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  Unfortunately you'll have to carry around a lappy
>>>
>>> Sent from iEarth
>>>
>>>
>>> On 17/11/2012, at 16:41, adam jones <adam....@mac.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  Hey all
>>>
>>> I guess this is more of a support question but I think I will start my
>>> research here.
>>>
>>> Its come to that time that I should purchase a personal copy / license
>>> for myself of nuke.
>>>
>>> So my question is, I know you can get a floating license but is there
>>> way this license be on a USB key or (i do hate this word) dongle so that I
>>> can use it on my home machine and when travelling use it  on my lappy or
>>> even when am at a studio that does not have a copy of nuke stick it in that
>>> box and use nuke.
>>>
>>> I don't really want to carry around my lappy and use it as a license
>>> server.
>>>
>>> -adam
>>>
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