| Breakdown of IDL 5.3 license manager after Update Inux [message #19642] |
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Harald von der Osten-[1]
Messages: 21
Registered: December 1999
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Dear Specialists
help help help...
several days ago I have received my update from IDL 5.0 to 5.3 for Linux
with the license-file, and just before it's installation I have updated
my Linux OS SuSE 6.0 --> 6.3
But now the license manager says that the HostID of my computer has
changed to:
> lmhostid - Copyright (C) 1989-1999 Globetrotter Software, Inc.
> The FLEXlm host ID of this machine is ""
>
and of course I can only work in demo mode.
Is there anybody out there who has made the same experiences? What can
or must I do - I have no idea any more, just some more grey hairs...
Thanx a lot!!!
Harald
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Harald von der Osten-Woldenburg
Geophysical Prospection of Archaeological Sites
Landesdenkmalamt Baden-Wuerttemberg
Silberburgstrasse 193
D-70178 Stuttgart
http://www.lb.netic.de/hvdosten/index.html: Geomagnetics and
Geoelectrics
http://www.region-lb.de/HomeSites/HvdOsten: Ground Penetrating Radar and
EMI
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| Re: Breakdown of IDL 5.3 license manager after Update Inux [message #19688 is a reply to message #19642] |
Thu, 13 April 2000 00:00  |
R.Bauer
Messages: 1424
Registered: November 1998
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Martin Schultz wrote:
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> "R.Bauer" wrote:
>>
>> [...]
>>>
>>> But now the license manager says that the HostID of my computer has
>>> changed to:
>>>
>>>> lmhostid - Copyright (C) 1989-1999 Globetrotter Software, Inc.
>>>> The FLEXlm host ID of this machine is ""
>>>>
>> [...]
>>
>> Hi Harald,
>>
>> The problem is that's the hostID is the hex number of the IP-Address
>> (that's the definition).
>> And lmhostid is the ethernet hardware address.
>>
>> I myselft don't understand why RSI defines the linux key to the hostid.
>>
>> If you have bought a linux notebook and bought a linux IDL Licence
>> connected to the ethernet card
>> you are only able to use this licence in the home network.
>> And if you are far away from home you will have expensive calls to get a
>> 30-day licence.
>>
>> I don't know Suse6.0. But may be this version returns by hostid the hex
>> local_host.
>> Suse 6.3 returns the hex ipaddress
>>
>> hope this helps
>>
>> R.Bauer
>
> As JD points out correctly, the key is linked to the hardware address.
> Just the other day I installed IDL 5.3 successfully on the PC that I
> brought back from the US which is equipped with an ethernet card but not
> connected to a local network. I only had to activate the hardware driver
> for the card (i.e. load the module), but I did not have to configure the
> device at all (I do have some network config though, due to my ISDN
> connection).
>
> Viele Gruesse,
>
I don't agree because we got exactly this problem I discribed.
manpage of hostid:
The /usr/sbin/hostid command displays the identifier (either a unique
host name
or a numeric argument) of the current local host as a hexadecimal
number. This
numeric value is expected to be unique across all hosts and is commonly
set to
the address of the host specified by the InternetAddress or HostName
parameter.
I believe that's in the past they used the hardware adress but since
idl5.2 they use
only the hostid.
R.Bauer
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| Re: Breakdown of IDL 5.3 license manager after Update Inux [message #19695 is a reply to message #19642] |
Thu, 13 April 2000 00:00 |
Martin Schultz
Messages: 515
Registered: August 1997
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"R.Bauer" wrote:
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>
>>
>> But now the license manager says that the HostID of my computer has
>> changed to:
>>
>>> lmhostid - Copyright (C) 1989-1999 Globetrotter Software, Inc.
>>> The FLEXlm host ID of this machine is ""
>>>
>
>
> Hi Harald,
>
> The problem is that's the hostID is the hex number of the IP-Address
> (that's the definition).
> And lmhostid is the ethernet hardware address.
>
> I myselft don't understand why RSI defines the linux key to the hostid.
>
> If you have bought a linux notebook and bought a linux IDL Licence
> connected to the ethernet card
> you are only able to use this licence in the home network.
> And if you are far away from home you will have expensive calls to get a
> 30-day licence.
>
> I don't know Suse6.0. But may be this version returns by hostid the hex
> local_host.
> Suse 6.3 returns the hex ipaddress
>
> hope this helps
>
> R.Bauer
As JD points out correctly, the key is linked to the hardware address.
Just the other day I installed IDL 5.3 successfully on the PC that I
brought back from the US which is equipped with an ethernet card but not
connected to a local network. I only had to activate the hardware driver
for the card (i.e. load the module), but I did not have to configure the
device at all (I do have some network config though, due to my ISDN
connection).
Viele Gruesse,
Martin
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| Re: Breakdown of IDL 5.3 license manager after Update Inux [message #19708 is a reply to message #19642] |
Wed, 12 April 2000 00:00 |
John-David T. Smith
Messages: 384
Registered: January 2000
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"R.Bauer" wrote:
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> Harald von der Osten-Woldenburg wrote:
>>
>> Dear Specialists
>>
>> help help help...
>>
>> several days ago I have received my update from IDL 5.0 to 5.3 for Linux
>> with the license-file, and just before it's installation I have updated
>> my Linux OS SuSE 6.0 --> 6.3
>>
>> But now the license manager says that the HostID of my computer has
>> changed to:
>>
>>> lmhostid - Copyright (C) 1989-1999 Globetrotter Software, Inc.
>>> The FLEXlm host ID of this machine is ""
>>>
>>
>> and of course I can only work in demo mode.
>>
>> Is there anybody out there who has made the same experiences? What can
>> or must I do - I have no idea any more, just some more grey hairs...
>>
>> Thanx a lot!!!
>>
>> Harald
>
> Hi Harald,
>
> The problem is that's the hostID is the hex number of the IP-Address
> (that's the definition).
I'm not sure about this.... I've always found it to be the hardware address of
the ethernet card. This means the card has to be in *and* a route defined to
it. If you are using PPP, for instance, to ensure IDL will find your card, you
need to define a single static route to the machine itself through the
interface. Since the interface isn't connected to any network at home,
presumably, any other routes will mess you up. Such a self-route would show up
in netstat -r as:
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface
1.2.3.4 * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 eth0
where 1.2.3.4 is your IP address and eth0 is your ethernet device. I had to
deal with this on a laptop which sometime would be on an ethernet network in the
office, and sometimes would dial up over PPP from home. To keep IDL working in
all places, you need to keep your ethernet card in and ensure the route above is
defined, in addition to any PPP or ethernet default and gateway routes.
I can give more details if people are interested.
JD
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| Re: Breakdown of IDL 5.3 license manager after Update Inux [message #19710 is a reply to message #19642] |
Wed, 12 April 2000 00:00 |
R.Bauer
Messages: 1424
Registered: November 1998
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Senior Member |
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Harald von der Osten-Woldenburg wrote:
>
> Dear Specialists
>
> help help help...
>
> several days ago I have received my update from IDL 5.0 to 5.3 for Linux
> with the license-file, and just before it's installation I have updated
> my Linux OS SuSE 6.0 --> 6.3
>
> But now the license manager says that the HostID of my computer has
> changed to:
>
>> lmhostid - Copyright (C) 1989-1999 Globetrotter Software, Inc.
>> The FLEXlm host ID of this machine is ""
>>
>
> and of course I can only work in demo mode.
>
> Is there anybody out there who has made the same experiences? What can
> or must I do - I have no idea any more, just some more grey hairs...
>
> Thanx a lot!!!
>
> Harald
Hi Harald,
The problem is that's the hostID is the hex number of the IP-Address
(that's the definition).
And lmhostid is the ethernet hardware address.
I myselft don't understand why RSI defines the linux key to the hostid.
If you have bought a linux notebook and bought a linux IDL Licence
connected to the ethernet card
you are only able to use this licence in the home network.
And if you are far away from home you will have expensive calls to get a
30-day licence.
I don't know Suse6.0. But may be this version returns by hostid the hex
local_host.
Suse 6.3 returns the hex ipaddress
hope this helps
R.Bauer
>
> --
> Harald von der Osten-Woldenburg
> Geophysical Prospection of Archaeological Sites
> Landesdenkmalamt Baden-Wuerttemberg
> Silberburgstrasse 193
> D-70178 Stuttgart
> http://www.lb.netic.de/hvdosten/index.html: Geomagnetics and
> Geoelectrics
> http://www.region-lb.de/HomeSites/HvdOsten: Ground Penetrating Radar and
> EMI
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| Re: Breakdown of IDL 5.3 license manager after Update Inux [message #19715 is a reply to message #19642] |
Wed, 12 April 2000 00:00 |
Harald von der Osten-[1]
Messages: 21
Registered: December 1999
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Junior Member |
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Thank you for this hint. I removed the card, started the computer: The same
error message. After sticking the card back into the PC IDL as well as
Mathematica don't show any problems any more. It's very logic for me ;-) but I
hope that it will continue working...
Harald
Paul van Delst wrote:
> That happened (still does) when I take out my network card on my laptop.
> The lmhostid gets it unique number from there. You pop out the card - no
> lmhostid and IDL doesn't work. Neither does anything else that requires
> the hostid (licensed compilers for e.g.).
>
> If this is your problem then I hope you just have to stick your card
> back in. If this is your problem and your card _is_ in, then maybe it is
> not configured correctly for the OS upgrade.
>
> cheers,
>
> paulv--
> Paul van Delst Ph: (301) 763-8000 x7274
> CIMSS @ NOAA/NCEP Fax: (301) 763-8545
> Rm.202, 5200 Auth Rd. Email: pvandelst@ncep.noaa.gov
> Camp Springs MD 20746
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Harald von der Osten-Woldenburg
Geophysical Prospection of Archaeological Sites
Landesdenkmalamt Baden-Wuerttemberg
Silberburgstrasse 193
D-70178 Stuttgart
http://www.lb.netic.de/hvdosten : Geomagnetics and Geoelectrics
http://www.region-lb.de/HomeSites/HvdOsten : Radar and EMI
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