Hi Rick Thanks for the info. I have been doing K3 remote for 3 years and everything is working flawlessly. I rent state IPv4 addresses and familiar with port forwarding. I can turn the amp On with macros using the K3, but the remote Elecraft software KPA 1500 does not respond / work.
Still hoping for a miracle …. Burl, AJ9Q > On Feb 15, 2019, at 1:23 PM, Rick Tavan <r...@tavan.com> wrote: > > It works great for me, Burl. Please see my reply just moments ago to another > frustrated KPA1500 Remote user. The key might be port forwarding which varies > with router model and version and can be tricky. I connect the radio site > KPA1500 Remote instance using a USB-to-Serial adapter to the DB9 on the amp > rather than the LAN interface. I don't need Wake on LAN in this setup. When I > launch the radio site instance of KPA1500 Remote and do Start Hosting Remote, > it always turns the amp on. If I'm just setting up the server computer and > don't want the amp right away, I just click the POWER button to turn it off. > When I start the control site instance and do Connect, it connects to the > radio site instance and does not power on the amp until I click POWER. I live > happily with this little inconsistency. > > Yes, one can use a remote desktop facility like Teamviewer to control the > radio site instance of KPA1500 Remote. I did this using Chrome Remote Desktop > with KPA1500 Utility before KPA1500 Remote became available. But it's not > optimal because you have to size and position your remote desktop window with > the KPA1500 Remote window properly positioned and sized inside that. It's > awkward. Keep working on KPA1500 Remote and get it working in its intended > client/server configuration. It's "easy once you have it working" and well > worth the effort. > > GL & 73, > > /Rick N6XI > -- > > Rick Tavan > Truckee, CA > > > On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 6:53 AM Burl Borcherding <bbo...@gmail.com > <mailto:bbo...@gmail.com>> wrote: > I have been trying for several months to get WAN to work properly on my > KPA1500. Numerous contacts with Elecraft support have not yielded any > solutions. > Even with the Amplifier left ON, the remote software will not connect > properly on WAN. > > There is some discussion that WOL (wake up lan) is the problem. I know > routers were never designed to pass WOL. Again, even if I leave my amp ON, > it still doesn’t connect. > > My solution, thus far is to use Team Viewer with on a dedicated computer and > connect via USB. Team Viewer is much more stable and easier the Remote > Desktop. > > I am very disappointed this expensive amplifier doesn’t work as advertised….. > Burl , AJ9Q > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm <http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net <mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net <http://www.qsl.net/> > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > <http://www.qsl.net/donate.html> > Message delivered to rta...@gmail.com <mailto:rta...@gmail.com> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
