Problem understanding networking logic

[MortenHa]

Hi people!
I've searched for the answer, but no single post seem to pinpoint my problem, so instead I'll to state my lack understanding as an example sim network, which I was hoping I could implement:

Primary interface: SIOC and FSUIPC

Computer 1:
-MSFS (w/FSUIPC&Wideserver)
-IOCARD hw (connecting MCP/EFIS)
-SIOC/IOCP server (?)

Computer 2:
-PMSystems
-IOCARD hw (connecting OVERHEAD)
-SIOC/IOCP server (?)
-WideClient

Where do I put SIOC? and why? Reading the tutorial and the ppt, I got the feeling that there's only one IOCP server on the network. And then there were three types of clients:FSUIPC/IOCARD/IOCP Client. But I cannot find any program that seem to function as Client IOCP software. In my case I would want a software module that connected with the IOCARD hw AND shuffled FSUIPC data to/from Computer 2 over the network.

The problem is compounded by the following question

And what about wideClient? There's no way to get rid of it for performance issues? With this configuration it seems that PmSystems sends/recieves data through the wideFS interface. But the IOCard hw (set to work with PMSystem) on the SAME computer sends data through IOCP interface.

This sounds cumbersome, slow and not very elegant....

Must we rethink our plans for setup, or I'm missing some vital piece here? (like the IOCP Client software)

Thanx in advance people, and I'm sorry if this issue has been up already.

Morten

[MortenHa]

Aah! I'm getting there!

It seem it wasn't the Client programme I missed but the server programme found here http://www.iocpserver.net. Making the following network setup a little better:

Computer 1:
-MSFS (w/FSUIPC&Wideserver)
-IOCARD hw (connecting MCP/EFIS)
-SIOC
-IOCP server

Computer 2:
-PMSystems
-IOCARD hw (connecting OVERHEAD)
-SIOC
-WideClient

But data traffic between PMSystems and IOCARD hw still looks cumbersome

IOCARD(2)->SIOC(2)->IOCP Server(1)->FSUIPC(1)->WideServer(1)->WideClient(2)->PMSystems(2)

Any thoughts?

[fordgt40]

Morten

I am not certain that you need the IOCPServer at all. On my test setup I have SIOC on computer no 2 communicating with FS on computer no 1 via Wideclient and wideserver (FSUIPC). I have not tried another copy of SIOC running on computer no 1, but it should not be a problem.

Regards

David

[MortenHa]

Hi David Thanx for input
But I am,without checking the facts, inclined to believe that WideFS operates far less efficiently than SIOC. Basing this on the data traffic between our main FS and PM PFD/ND clients. Our EFIS is connected via IOCARD on the main FS computer. And more often than not, the clients lag or misses the offset changes completely (could be a entirely different problem of course).

Having just started to read up on SIOC, I have impression that it is more reliant and faster. And wanted SIOC to handle most of the data exchange. I'm probably dreaming...

In light of what you say and what I claim, perhaps moving PMSystems to the main FS computer would be more efficient?

Again thanx

Morten