netwoking Mastercam

[mayday]

we will be getting the Maintanace deal. we are also considering the network hasp because we will be adding more seats later on. can I get some pros and cons from those of you that have this now? we are running Novel. all systems will be running XP eventually. some are on 2k currently

[RandleXX]

Network Hasp is at the mercy of the network. If the Network goes down (like they NEVER do)... no Master CAM.

 

Randle

[mayday]

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If the Network goes down

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Why thats the first I've heard of such a thing

 

It dont drag down MC at all does it? I need all the speed my PC can muster

[Reece L Gibson]

Using Net hasp with Win 2000 along with Novell.

I have no problems in 2 years. It will even jump sub-nets, meaning I moved software to another room and it found the net hasp.

[kathy]

We have the nethasp, and it is pretty stable. Remember, nothing's perfect.

 

My PC is the server for the nethasp, so I can reboot it if necessary. It is not a good idea to put it on the network server.

 

Kathy

[Bullines]

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It dont drag down MC at all does it? I need all the speed my PC can muster

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Not at all. Unless you have a horribly laggy network, then the startup would be slow.

[Keith Graydon]

Nethasp on very large Microsoft tcp/ip network. Even from home on a secure dial-up.

 

Remember even if the netwotk goes down you can still run M/Cam on the Hasp/Server. So it is good to have the server available in an emergency

[mayday]

sounds perty safe

thanks for the confidence build guys. I am not a big fan of networking.especialy ours. we tie in on a T1 line 30 miles away to our other division

[crazy^millman]

So Keith you can use it from home. I was wondering if that was possible. I am also lookign to get another seat and I take mine home to do work fro mthe house and didnt want to lose that ability. If you wouldn't mind sendign me an email how you did I would appericate it.

 

Crazy Millman

 

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[TREV]

+1 to kathy, i have the net hasp on my box also putting it on the server was not advised from cnc.

 

ron all you need to acces mc from home with the net hasp is the ip address of the box with the hasp on it and make sure all the privacy is shared outside of the shop.any thing with a ip number can concivably be accesed out side of the shop barring the protection is set up that way with administrator.we have a couple of cameras in our shop and with the dsl i have at home i just type in the ip of a particular camera and wahlah live feed.the net hasp would be same way.

btw pro-e works the same way

trevor

[Bullines]

The IP of the machine must be an external IP and not the internal one. If the NetHASP computer in question doesn't have an external IP and is behind a firewall or router using NAT, you can set up port forwarding or triggering to pass the data to the internal IP of the NetHASP computer.

[crazy^millman]

Yeah I knew Pro-E worked that way and was thinkign Mastercam should also.

 

Thanks for the Information guys I appericate it.

 

Crazy Millman

[Hardmill]

We have a roach of a server and the only thing

thats slow is start up. Otherwise no problems

at all. 2 level 3, 2 level 2, 1 solid, 1 lathe.

Everybody shares them all. It works great!!

If the server goes down "break time"!!!!

 

PEACE

 

[ 12-19-2003, 12:11 AM: Message edited by: Hardmill ]

[Peccator]

We are getting ready to purchase a new seat and it will be on the network. That means I get to go to day shift. YAHOO!

 

We also got a brand new E-Server from IBM for Christmas.

 

Rookie 1 teh soon to be lonely no mo!

[kathy]

We are back in the debate of weather to put the nethasp on the network server, or leave it local on my PC.

Yesterday, I accidentally turned off both my PC and the UNIX workstation by hitting the power strip on the floor with my foot! Than, my PC wouldn’t boot up! It is really disheartening to keep seeing the blue screen of death!

 

Well, we were able to get it working again, and we are all back up and running.

Bullines – how hard would it be to setup up one of the other Mastercam stations to be a backup server? If my PC goes down, we swap out the hasp to the backup PC, and we are off and running? Could you give me easy instructions on how to set it up?

 

Kathy

Singing “I want a new PC for Christmas…”

[crazy^millman]

well Cool Rookie Glad you get to go to Day Shift. My dad has worked 28 years on Afternoon shift and never knew how he did it. We only seen him on Weekends. It was not till I starting running businesses did he start havign lunch with me never really understood that oh well.

 

Crazy Millman

[TREV]

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how hard would it be to setup up one of the other Mastercam stations to be a backup server? If my PC goes down, we swap out the hasp to the backup PC, and we are off and running? Could you give me easy instructions on how to set it up?

 

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kathy,

if you switch the hasp to a different box i believe all you neen to no is open the nhasp utility and switch the new box(the one with the hasp)to say local and after you take hasp off of your box yours will now need to be set to network.

 

i had to temporarily move ours for a couple of days when my box got rebuilt and it worked fine doing it that way. just remember the only computer that should say local is the one with the hasp all the others need to be set at net work.

hth,

trevor

[bb]

the main advantage of nethasp is that you can have a mix of level licences and design.users swap licences to suit there current needs. this saves money by purchasing a design or level 1

instead of say a level 3 also solids licences can go with any other licence.i have set up a default licence for each user by applying switches to the mastercam icon on the desk top and put all other possable licence combinations in a folder on the desktop.on the down side you will be told if that license is not available but who is using it? there is no way of knowing who is using what licence execept by phisically checking .if you have a situation of say one lathe and one person who programs for it then dont put that licence on the net hasp.

 

bb