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"dand" wrote in message news:f0591e5.4@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
Jason Thanks again,
OK: 1. I know about ACAD 14 upgarde date. I probably will upgrade later and of course will
benefit from new version. Unfortunataly/Fortunately we are so busy and the ACAD is
working/customized well I don't want to loose time to upgrade issues.
2. I can ping the server, but you mentione the ADLM server, The ADLM is installed on the
server, should the ADLM have a different address?
Anyways assuming the server you are refering to is the actual server name, the subnet on
it and my machine are the exact same. The IP adress are also the same except for the last
section which ends with .1 on server and 101 on my machine.
As far as the router/firewall, we do have a firewall but we did not before and I couldn't
get in before and other machines are of course subject to the same set up as me.
The adlm server is the NT server on which the adlm is running. The aldm uses udp port 1422
on the servers nic to do acad licensing. Since it's working for everyone else I'd say
that it's not a server specific issue but may be a problem with name recognition between
you and the server. Make sure that you can ping your machine, by host name, from the
server. The way the adlm works is that your machine basically does a broadcast to the
subnet asking if anyone has an acad license that you can have. This request is hopefully
recieved by the server and the server hast to reply back to you saying "yea, I have a
license". In your license request your host name is included. When the server says it
has a license it sends that back to the host name that was included in the original
request, as well as sending it's host name. After that some additional
handshaking/license issuance stuff takes place. Even once the license is issued the
server and "workstation" communicate, by host name, using a "heart beat" to make sure that
one hasn't dropped out and didn't notify the other. On the server there are some adlm too
ls in the start menu, using the adlm control tools set the verbosity to 9. If you have a
chance, when no one else is using acad try launching R14 (from your NT station) 3 or 4
times and then check the adlm log to see if the request is getting to the server.
3. 14.01, are you saying I can add it/install it without disrupting the other machines...
Do you mind please giving me step by step instructions on how to do it. Otherwise I will
try to follow the manual, Of course the manuals seem to be in a different language for me.
Yes. I don't have my 14 manuals handy but it will be something like this: Note: You
cannot run 14 and 14.01 (as far as I know) side by side on the same machine. On the same
network, not a problem, but not on the same machine.
-a If you already have installed R14 on your w2k station from the network install I'd
recommend un-plugging from the network and uninstalling acad 14.0.
a. Put the CD in your 2k machine and don't follow the autorun thingy
b. Navigate to the netsetup folder and run the setup.exe
c. From the menu select "Client and Autodesk License Manager Installation"
d. On the adlm install menu select install adlm files later
e. You'll need to have change rights to a share on the server somewhere to put the
installation image (doesn't matter what server, can even be a workstation rather than a
server as long as it is an accessible share). Navigate to that location for the "client
deployment location" when prompted.
f. Select a folder that you will want to install autocad to, something like C:\R14 or
c:\Program Files\acad14, where ever you want acad to be on your local hard drive.
g. Select the type of installtion to do. I usually do a full.
h. Enter the serial number and cd key.
i. Enter name/company/dealer information as requested.
j. Take a coffee break while the deployment image is created.
k. When the image is done you'll need to navigate to the share that you set the image
up on and run the setup.exe located there. This will install 14.01 on your machine
without modifying your existing 14.0 installation.
I'm pretty sure that R14 and 14.01 use the same license key (140) so you shouldn't have to
re-authorize anything on you adlm server.
hth
jason martin
frankfurt-short-bruza