Setup Remote Client for Simconnect

[Red Falcon]

Hi,

I made files for remote using of simconnect. The files are simconnect.xml for server side no Vista Ultimate and simconnect.cfg for client side on XP Pro. The server and client are connected with wireless lan.
I have copied cfg file into application client dir and My Documents and xml file into APPDATA of FSX Vista User.
Problem: FSX don't open TCP port!
Why?
What's is correct APPDATA dir on VISTA?

For debugging I have made simconnect.ini and I copied it into My Document on server, but I haven't error.

Bye..

 

[Red Falcon]

Anyone using simconnect from remote pc? Have you problems? if no, could you post your setup?

Thnk you

 

[jcboliveira]

In vista

In your server machine (the one with FSX)

1 - Unhide folders and files in control panel; Uncheck: Hide known extensions

2 - locate the C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX
username is your login name

3 - Create a SimConnect.xml file with this content

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>

<SimBase.Document Type="SimConnect" version="1,0">
  <Descr>SimConnect</Descr>
  <Filename>SimConnect.xml</Filename>
  <Disabled>False</Disabled>
  <SimConnect.Comm>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <Protocol>IPv4</Protocol>
    <Scope>global</Scope>
    <Address>addr1</Address>
    <MaxClients>64</MaxClients>
    <Port>Port1</Port>
    <MaxRecvSize>4096</MaxRecvSize>
    <DisableNagle>False</DisableNagle>
  </SimConnect.Comm>
</SimBase.Document>

addr1 is your machine IP. You can open a command prompt and run the command ipconfig. Look for the line IPV4 address the addr is there.

Port1: Choose any port above 1024, do not use 8080

In your client machine

1 - Install simconnect (Default location for setup is: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X SDK\SDK\Core Utilities Kit\SimConnect SDK\lib) copy setup for client machine

2 - create a C:\Users\Username\Documents\SimConnect.cfg
username is your login name
The content of the cfg file is:

[SimConnect]
Protocol=IPv4
Address=addr1
Port=Port
MaxReceiveSize=4096
DisableNagle=0


addr1 - See above it should match
Port - See above it should match

 

[jcboliveira]

Some thoughts about firewalls etc.

Test the connection with all firewalls off. If it is working stop FSX and the client applications. Turn firewalls on and run them again. Ususally in normal security level, software firewalls warm about the connections and allow you to open the ports with no problems.

Since simconnect uses a TCP connection the AV or firewalls could induce some stutters since they could monitor the port. This is specially true for port 80 and 8080 since they are standard http ports.

José

 

[Red Falcon]

Thanks for your reply. I'll testing it this evening.

Bye

 

[Red Falcon]

Hi,

It work. It work with firewall, too.... I have changed ip type from auto to ipv4 into simconnect.xml and deleted space at beginning ip address into simconnect.cfg.

Thank thanks