It appears to have been an issue with the firewall and port 29000 not being open, the error was in the socket initialization.
Also, I can't tell if the code was supposed to have the "raise Error('Could not init InSim')" line indented under the 'except' or not (it wasn't indented).
except socket.error as err: raise Error(err[1]) raise Error('Could not init InSim')
or
except socket.error as err: raise Error(err[1]) raise Error('Could not init InSim')
Also, how do you terminate an example program?
Ctr-BRK, CTR-C have no effect, I've been going to the Windows task manager and killing python
It would preferable to add a keypress check routine or something similar for a more elegant exit
Strangely, my buddy can connect to my machine when I start a server / host (not dedicated ... just a multiplayer host), but when he starts the host (behind his XP firewall), I can't connect ..(just get "timed out").
He DID receive the windows "allow unblocking dialog" etc, when he started the network-host from his LFS client.
I thought that "unblock" message was XP's firewall's way of "port forwarding" ? If not, is there a registry setting or something else that needs to be tweaked ?
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Is anyone here running x-plane or an LFS server behind a firewall, and able to network / multiplayer with it?
I'm trying to set it up, and the issue seems to be that the client want's the actual (private) i.p. of the other client, which of course is not visible.
This is on two windows XP boxes (one "pro", the other "home") .. the "home" machine is the one with the private network.
I've read some mention of "port forwarding", but apparently Windoze is supposed to automatically handle that.
And indeed with LFS it does just that (As LFS is running / connecting fine to the LFS server from behind the firewall).
I the difference between x-plane / LFS is the "external" server for LFS, vs the "peer-peer" connection of x-plane ?
While driving the BF1 on Blackwood, if I make a pit stop, after the pit stop there is a square plate in the middle of the back axle flashing red, and the car won't shift out first gear.
I just bought the S2 LFS and am having a blast with it.
Congrats to the programming team, fantastic graphics and "immersion" factor. (Will be even better if I get my soundcard fixed
As a result of manic / obsessive playing over the past few days, I'm managed to progress from just keeping the car on the track to my p.b. of a 1:09.79 in the Bmw F1
But the Slalom course GTI is another matter.
I was just barely able to post a 19.xx time, I can't see how a 13.xx is possible in that scenario. I was using full throttle / full brake, just missing the outside pylon, i.e. doing it as efficiently (??) as I think the car can possibly do it.
Also the sim seems to record an "internal" replay of the training, is there a way to save that recording?