Re: 2 way TCP connection using IP addresses

2004-05-28 Thread SachaE
Hi, the first thing to check is that the IP's are valid by pinging them. Go to the DOS window, and type ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx and see if you get replies or timeouts. If you can ping one machine from another, then communication is possible. You might find that the machines are on different

Re: 2 way TCP connection using IP addresses

2004-05-28 Thread CB
Hi Sacha, Your comments put me on the right track, thankyou. I have nearly zero experience of networks, although slightly more now. I tried pinging with no message from the other machine and realised I needed a network operating between the 2 machines before I could run a Labview client and

Re: 2 way TCP connection using IP addresses

2004-05-27 Thread Mads
On the client side the users will need to fill in the IP address or domain of the server. If that IP is on the Internet or somewhere else that will work as long as the client PC has physical access and permission to open a tcp connection (no firewalls that block the port you are using etc.) Make

Re: 2 way TCP connection using IP addresses

2004-05-27 Thread CB
Mads, Thanks for that, I am struggling, My current PC configuration is one 98SE PC connected to the internet using broadband and a XP laptop connected to the net using a 56.6k modem. I tried using Simple Data Server, Simple Data Client vi's. I found what I think is the IP address of the PC which I