UDF and FLEX and windows 2000 pro

Currently we are running a windows 2000 pro machine for our AutoCAD network license server. We will start using AutoCAD 2004 shortly, and in setting up the license server and a client it seems as though you cannot use UDF for a communications protocol anymore. How does one get around the windows 2000 pro 10 connection limit on TCP? We have over 20 licenses and UDF seemed to work fine before.
TIA,
Justin

 

Soorry, UDP is no longer supported, AutoCAD 2004 only supports use of TCP
packets for license management. I recommend upgrading to a server class
operating system licensed for the number of seats you are servicing with
licenses and other services.

--
Jerry Milana,
Autodesk Professional Services

network license server. We will start using AutoCAD 2004 shortly, and in
setting up the license server and a client it seems as though you cannot use
UDF for a communications protocol anymore. How does one get around the
windows 2000 pro 10 connection limit on TCP? We have over 20 licenses and
UDF seemed to work fine before.

 

I have a server class OS (Netware), Autodesk just needs change away from using only Microsoft supported software. A great addition to the next version would be a license server that runs on multiple platforms(i.e. Linux) not just Windows Server.
Any other suggestions aside from spending scads of money on Microsoft software out there? How is everyone else without a Windows server doing this?

 

Actually, the pricing for a 5-seat Windows 2003 server and a 5-seat Netware
6.5 server are very comparable. Given that Netware has underneath 5%
marketshare, it's akin to asking for Autodesk to put their products on macs.

A much stronger argument, as you stated, could be made for ports to *nix
based systems. It would be disappointing to learn that Autocad is not even
working towards those goals.

Mike

 

Not when you already have Netware and don't run a Windows Server (akin to asking the end user to change the entire network OS just to run network AutoCAD). I think we can all agree that there should be a port to Linux, then it would work on Macs and (soon) Netware. Odd that Macrovision (Flexlm people) make the software for linux but Autodesk left this out??? (Macrovision doesn't make one for Netware so I guess I don't expect Autodesk to make one either)

 

Well you could split license into say four licenses of 5 each and run the LM
on 4 different workstations.

using only Microsoft supported software. A great addition to the next
version would be a license server that runs on multiple platforms(i.e.
Linux) not just Windows Server.

software out there? How is everyone else without a Windows server doing
this?

 

Then you were likely violating your license agreement with Microsoft before.
The 10 connection limit applies to Win2K Workstation. You need a supported
server OS. Or, you can split the license manager across two workstations.

--Cy--

network license server. We will start using AutoCAD 2004 shortly, and in
setting up the license server and a client it seems as though you cannot use
UDF for a communications protocol anymore. How does one get around the
windows 2000 pro 10 connection limit on TCP? We have over 20 licenses and
UDF seemed to work fine before.

 

The 10 connection limit is also impacted by software other than the license
manager. So, unless the workstation is only running the license manager you
are not safe serving 10 licenses per 'workstation server'. I suggest
checking with Microsoft as it is their license agreement and operating
system that imposes this limit.

I will alert our marketing folks regarding the alternative platforms
discussion in this thread for their consideration.

 

In our case that is what we are doing... we only run the license software on a windows 2000 pro machine nothing else, we have a separate server that handles everything else (again non-microsoft). So violating microsoft license is not an issue, In 2002 Autodesk had UDP for an option which would let you get around the TCP limit and allow you to use a "pro" machine to do the licensing. Thank you for suggesting to the marketing people that it would be nice to see the license server portion of the software be able to run on different platforms. So now how to get around it...
Is it possible to run redundant license servers, once the 1st reaches its 10 user limit, it passes to the next, it reaches it's 10 user limit and so on? Or does the license have to be physically split (i.e. 2 different serial numbers)?

 

Hello,

Redundant license servers works on server only, not on workstation.

--
Best regards

Franck Hervet
http://www.aricad.fr

on a windows 2000 pro machine nothing else, we have a separate server that
handles everything else (again non-microsoft). So violating microsoft
license is not an issue, In 2002 Autodesk had UDP for an option which would
let you get around the TCP limit and allow you to use a "pro" machine to do
the licensing. Thank you for suggesting to the marketing people that it
would be nice to see the license server portion of the software be able to
run on different platforms. So now how to get around it...

10 user limit, it passes to the next, it reaches it's 10 user limit and so
on? Or does the license have to be physically split (i.e. 2 different
serial numbers)?