nethasp not releasing license

[PROG_MAN_DO]

We have 4 seats of MCV9.1 MR0304 and 2 seats of design running on nethasp. At least once a day for some reason, the mastercam server will only release 3 licenses, at which point we have to re-start the MC server. This means someone has to travel the length of the shop at least 2x to get everyone off of MC for the restart..Is anyone experiencing this problem?..suggestions..

 

thanks.

[Hardmill]

The last place I worked at had the same problem

from time to time.

Here I put the hasp on my PC and we run four seats

without a glitch.

 

 

PEACE

[Steve Biehl - Cimquest Inc]

the NetHASP runs much better as a Service and running on newer operating systems.

[PROG_MAN_DO]

We are running on W2K Pro..Is that adequate?

[crazy^millman]

Same problem here and we have to restart the server. I would like to see us go back to 5 hasp so I can take it home and get work done. Yeah I know should be able to access it from home but no dice so if I had the hasp then no problems.

[Bullines]

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We are running on W2K Pro..Is that adequate?

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Is that "server" used for anything else other than NetHASP? Win2K Pro can only handle 10 simultanous connections.

[Hardmill]

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I would like to see us go back to 5 hasp so I can take it home and get work done.

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Thats what we do here Ron, 4 nethasp & 3 hasp.

I honestly believe the net hasp runs better if its

not on the server. I have had no issues what so ever.

 

 

PEACE

[PROG_MAN_DO]

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I honestly believe the net hasp runs better if its

not on the server.

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how do you use nethasp if it's not on the server?

[Steve Biehl - Cimquest Inc]

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Is that "server" used for anything else other than NetHASP? Win2K Pro can only handle 10 simultanous connections.

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Russel, this is more then likely your issue. Hardmill is probably seeing it run better off work stations because they have newer OS's.

[PROG_MAN_DO]

I think the issue here is that when someone has an MC crash for whatever reason on any box, the license server does not release the license. We have the same problem with our SCS software. If someone exits improperly or there is a crash, it won't release the license until the server has been re-started...

 

Isn't there more cost to having keys and licenses at each machine as opposed to the nethasp?

[Hardmill]

I don't have it on the server for that reason.

I have it loaded (as steve said) on my work

station.

The guys w/ the other 3 seats have no trouble

w/ their seats running this way.

 

PEACE

[cadcam]

I have been running the nethasp for about a week on my network at my office and works well but will watch for these issues.

I am running it on a Win2k server.

But I am runnig a my laptop and another computer wireless and still no troubles at all.

But this has been a short while.

 

In the next few weeks I will be doing the classroom with 42 seats and see how well this works.

[The Iron Chef]

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how do you use nethasp if it's not on the server?

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the nethasp read.me* specifically warns against running nethasp server on a NETWORK SERVER. It runs much more reliably on a plain vanilla network client computer. Our IT guy once insisted that he run it (NetHAsp) on the network Pro/E Intralink server. Damn that was a bad idea that he had. Why dont they listen?

 

We now run our Nethasp installation on an unused PC operating under Win '98 on the same network node. Rock Solid.

 

*RTFD.

 

 

HTH

 

-Keith from home

[Hardmill]

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*RTFD.

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LOL

Thanks Keith

 

 

PEACE

[PROG_MAN_DO]

thanks for your help everyone..much appreciated..

[PROG_MAN_DO]

I thought I might give an update on the changes we made. We moved the hasp to my computer which is a P4 3.4 GHz 1G ram multi processor speed demon, and have had no problems. Our IT guru found a Nethasp monitor, (which I am told is not in any of the literature), that tells you how many licenses are checked out and to which PC. The theory was,(as I said before), that when MC crashed, the license manager would not release the license. I have already had one crash with no problems with licensing. HTH

 

[Hardmill]

Cool thanks for the update.

 

 

PEACE