[Dx4win] DX Cluster Internet Connection

[Joe - WDØM]

Hi Joel -

I use the internet DX cluster program by VE7CC that interfaces to DX4WIN 
and it works very well.

http://www.dxc.ve7cc.net/

Configure DX4WIN internet connection to "local" by modifying the DX4WIN.TCP 
file:

Local 127.0.0.1 Port:7300

Specific set up instructions for DX4WIN are found at:

http://www.bcdxc.org/ve7cc/logging.htm

There is a "keep alive" function within VE7CC's spider DX cluster 
program.  Start VE7CC and DX4WIN.  Then you use DX4WIN to connect to 
"Local", and the spots will flow through to the DX4WIN spotting 
window.  Works well here - hope you have success too.

73,
Joe
WDØM


At 09:00 AM 3/30/2005, Joel Harrison wrote:
>I'm experiencing a problem with my DX Cluster connection that I don't think
>is related to DX4WIN, but maybe some of you have some advice.
>
>Previously, I connected to the DX Cluster within DX4WIN via a dialup
>internet connection and had no problems. Everything was fine.
>
>A few months ago, I changed my internet service from a dialup connection to
>a wireless network connection. It works great, I can connect fine, but after
>a couple of minutes if there is no activity (no spots coming through) it
>just goes to a dead state like it was disconnected. I can reconnect with no
>problem but the same things happens again. During a contest weekend when
>there are spots flying through quite often, it will stay connected the
>entire weekend until the contest is over and activity dies and there are no
>spots for a couple of minutes. This occurs regardless of which DX Cluster
>network I connect to.
>
>If I don't connect to a DX cluster but rather to one of the internet
>connections like "25 spots @ OH2AQ" it runs forever with no problem.....of
>course I only receive the spots and cannot post with that connection.
>
>I've look all over for some "time-out" setting or related parameter that may
>be causing the problem but I'm stumped.
>
>It does the same thing on three different computers that are basically the
>same...Pentium processor and Windows 98SE.
>
>Again, while I don't believe it is a DX4WIN problem, maybe someone can help.
>
>Any advice would appreciated.
>
>73 Joel W5ZN
>
>
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