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On 7 Nov 2007 at 13:40, Laurent HAAS - F6FVY wrote:</span></font>
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> Hi all</span></font>
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> Gentlemen, we have a case...</span></font>
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> Following the various reports we read, it looks there is something wrong </span></font>
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> somewhere, related to the packet (or more generally, spots) stream in </span></font>
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> some networked setups.</span></font>
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> To be honest, we (Olivier and me) are a bit dry, and we request your </span></font>
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> help to find a clue on what could be the cause of this mess !</span></font>
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> So, if you entered the last CQWW with packet assistance (in a general </span></font>
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> manner), and did - say - 5000 Q or more, please take the time to fill up </span></font>
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> this small survey (if everything went well, please fill it also - that </span></font>
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> could be useful) :</span></font>
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> - Callsign (for reference) </span></font>
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<b>LV5V</b></span></font>
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> - Computers summary (CPU / RAM) </span></font>
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<b>AMD64 1,8 G 512 M RAM</b></span></font>
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> - Operating system </span></font>
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<b>WIN XP PROF 2002 SERVICE PACK 2</b></span></font>
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> - Any anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-whatever installed ? </span></font>
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<b>NOD 32 - ADAWARE personal (manual)</b></span></font>
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> - Nbr of networked computers </span></font>
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<b>1</b></span></font>
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> - Version of WT </span></font>
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<b>3.17</b></span></font>
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> - QSO count (approx)</span></font>
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<b>3000</b></span></font>
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> - Did you notice any slowdown [</span></font>
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] Yes [] No</span></font>
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> - If so, when did it happened (approx in QSO and time) </span></font>
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<b>2600 16:00 Z ( at this time I reinstall WT)</b></span></font>
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> - DX-cluster type : [] CLX [] DXnet [] ARC [] Other (specify) [] </span></font>
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<b>DXSPIDER</b></span></font>
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> - DX-cluster callsign and IP/port, if any (for reference) </span></font>
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<b>GB7DJK port 7300</b></span></font>
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> - Was the packet monitor wnd open (Alt-O) [] Yes [</span></font>
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] No</span></font>
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> - What is the spot lifetime value (Radio wnd properties) in min ?</span></font>
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<b> 30 min.</b></span></font>
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> Also, if you suffered a slowdown and performed some tests / actions, we </span></font>
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> would be grateful to read them.</span></font>
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<b> Sometime before I do a mistake and started again WT with one </b></span></font>
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<b>running and some strange things happened so just in case I install
again WT. but it still runs slow.</b></span></font>
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<b>I need to close WtDx Telnet.</b></span></font>
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<b>I could not run Netcat now to test it better, and now with normal dx
spot it works fine.</b></span></font>
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<b>Best luck Jorge LU5VV</b></span></font>
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> Now, if you want to reproduce the case, here is a hint to setup a local </span></font>
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> "virtual" DX cluster (needs some computer expertise, but not so much) :</span></font>
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> - Download and install netcat (http://www.vulnwatch.org/netcat/)</span></font>
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> - Check you have a (big) .pkt file on your machine. It is even better if </span></font>
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> it is the real .pkt file of the last CQWW SSB...</span></font>
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> nc -l -p 888 -i 1000 < urFile.pkt</span></font>
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> Explanation : Netcat (nc) is now awaiting connection on the port 888, </span></font>
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> and once connected, will send the content of urFile.pkt, 1 line per second.</span></font>
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> Now, on the same machine, open wtDxTelnet and connect to 127.0.0.1, port </span></font>
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> 888. You should see urFile.pkt in the window, one line per second. You </span></font>
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> can now start WT the usual way, and those data will be fed to WT as a </span></font>
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> real packet cluster stream.</span></font>
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> All comments (on this topic) welcome !</span></font>
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> 73</span></font>
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> Larry - F6FVY</span></font>
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