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FSX not conneting weather, ACARS or VATSIM |
DVA9095
Captain, CRJ-200
Joined on September 26 2010
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
St Louis, MO USA
21 legs, 37.9 hours
15 legs,
27.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 21 2010 13:16 ET by Bob Buffington
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I have chased this thing for a month , I have opened firewall, reloaded FSX it still reads "An error occurred while downloading Real-World Weather. Please check your Internet connection and configuration and try again. My connection is fine well at least for enternet explorer. Anyone, any ideas? I need to log my flights on ACARS.
Bob BuffingtonCaptain, CRJ-200
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DVA3419
Captain, MD-88
Joined on July 31 2006
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Propellers keep you kewl!"
Newark, DE
67 legs, 89.6 hours
61 legs,
82.8 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 21 2010 13:23 ET by Norm Hare
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Might need a little more information. Which version of Windows and whether you are using Windows firewall or a third party app like Norton 360. Also, are you using a router or are you connected directly to a broadband modem?
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DVA9095
Captain, CRJ-200
Joined on September 26 2010
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
St Louis, MO USA
21 legs, 37.9 hours
15 legs,
27.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 21 2010 14:02 ET by Bob Buffington
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Windows Vista, router yes wired to router, router to PC via wired. Had norton 360 no longer use it. Charter broadband is our protection now.
Bob BuffingtonCaptain, CRJ-200
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DVA2025
Senior Captain, MD-11
Joined on November 27 2004
50 State Club
Quatercentenary Club
USA
453 legs, 1,458.2 hours
44 legs,
128.1 hours online
407 legs,
1,364.8 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 21 2010 14:14 ET by Noah Bryant
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| that sounds like an FSX error - what error are you getting from SB/FSInn?
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DVA9095
Captain, CRJ-200
Joined on September 26 2010
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
St Louis, MO USA
21 legs, 37.9 hours
15 legs,
27.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 21 2010 14:19 ET by Bob Buffington
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What is SB/FSInn ? When I try to log flight in ACARS I get - Cannot connect to ACARS server at acars.deltava.org - Make sure your firewall is not blocking port 15527
Bob BuffingtonCaptain, CRJ-200
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DVA3419
Captain, MD-88
Joined on July 31 2006
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Propellers keep you kewl!"
Newark, DE
67 legs, 89.6 hours
61 legs,
82.8 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 21 2010 14:35 ET by Norm Hare
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As a test, from a Windows command prompt type telnet acars.deltava.org 15527
You should see a HELLO response form the server
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DVA9095
Captain, CRJ-200
Joined on September 26 2010
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
St Louis, MO USA
21 legs, 37.9 hours
15 legs,
27.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 21 2010 14:42 ET by Bob Buffington
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Im not very computer smart, where is the Windows command prompt
Bob BuffingtonCaptain, CRJ-200
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DVA3419
Captain, MD-88
Joined on July 31 2006
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Propellers keep you kewl!"
Newark, DE
67 legs, 89.6 hours
61 legs,
82.8 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 21 2010 16:11 ET by Norm Hare
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If you hold the Windows key and press R it will open the RUN window. Type cmd and press enter and you will be presented with a command window. Some call it the DOS window.
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DVA9095
Captain, CRJ-200
Joined on September 26 2010
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
St Louis, MO USA
21 legs, 37.9 hours
15 legs,
27.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 21 2010 17:21 ET by Bob Buffington
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Ok I tryed it and a page opened and closed just as fast as it opened. It was a black page like DOS
Bob BuffingtonCaptain, CRJ-200
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DVA3419
Captain, MD-88
Joined on July 31 2006
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Propellers keep you kewl!"
Newark, DE
67 legs, 89.6 hours
61 legs,
82.8 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 21 2010 18:53 ET by Norm Hare
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not sure what's happening there
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DVA9095
Captain, CRJ-200
Joined on September 26 2010
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
St Louis, MO USA
21 legs, 37.9 hours
15 legs,
27.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 21 2010 22:43 ET by Bob Buffington
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It opens a page connecting to server thens it gone
Bob BuffingtonCaptain, CRJ-200
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DVA3419
Captain, MD-88
Joined on July 31 2006
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Propellers keep you kewl!"
Newark, DE
67 legs, 89.6 hours
61 legs,
82.8 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 25 2010 09:40 ET by Norm Hare
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Are you running the command in the "DOS window" or from the RUN window?
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DVA9095
Captain, CRJ-200
Joined on September 26 2010
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
St Louis, MO USA
21 legs, 37.9 hours
15 legs,
27.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 26 2010 17:51 ET by Bob Buffington
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the run window
Bob BuffingtonCaptain, CRJ-200
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DVA3419
Captain, MD-88
Joined on July 31 2006
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Propellers keep you kewl!"
Newark, DE
67 legs, 89.6 hours
61 legs,
82.8 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 27 2010 19:30 ET by Norm Hare
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open the dos window first and then run the command inside it
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DVA9095
Captain, CRJ-200
Joined on September 26 2010
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
St Louis, MO USA
21 legs, 37.9 hours
15 legs,
27.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
November 03 2010 13:12 ET by Bob Buffington
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I cant get the dos window to staw open. When I try it flash on then off almost as fast as I press the key. What is going on? I'm not to comp. savy. I have also loaded the VATSIM and it is blocked like ACARS as well as real time weather. Thank you for the help Norm I'll keep trying
Bob BuffingtonCaptain, CRJ-200
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DVA057
Senior Captain, B777-200
COMM
Joined on June 02 2002
Events Century Club
Six Century Club
Online Quintuple Century Club
Everett 500 Club
50 State Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
"We Are ... Penn State!"
Atlanta, GA USA
672 legs, 1,338.4 hours
531 legs,
1,076.4 hours online
392 legs,
786.1 hours ACARS
190 legs,
406.3 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
November 03 2010 13:29 ET by Terry Eshenour
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Bob, I believe you are missing one detail. Open the Run command Windows key plus R. Enter "cmd" no quotes. Then enter telnet acars.deltava.org 15527
Regards,
Terry
Terry EshenourSenior Captain, B777-200
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DVA9095
Captain, CRJ-200
Joined on September 26 2010
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
St Louis, MO USA
21 legs, 37.9 hours
15 legs,
27.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
November 03 2010 13:45 ET by Bob Buffington
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Ok that opened it. I put in telnet acars.deltava.org 15527 and gotCould not oped connection to the host, on port 15527: Connect failed
Bob BuffingtonCaptain, CRJ-200
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DVA3419
Captain, MD-88
Joined on July 31 2006
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"Propellers keep you kewl!"
Newark, DE
67 legs, 89.6 hours
61 legs,
82.8 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
November 03 2010 14:06 ET by Norm Hare
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It almost sounds as if your ISP is blocking that port or you have some crazy hitch in your fire wall. Can you disable the firewall completely and rerun the command?
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DVA9095
Captain, CRJ-200
Joined on September 26 2010
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
St Louis, MO USA
21 legs, 37.9 hours
15 legs,
27.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
November 03 2010 14:11 ET by Bob Buffington
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Tryed it and get the same message
Bob BuffingtonCaptain, CRJ-200
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DVA057
Senior Captain, B777-200
COMM
Joined on June 02 2002
Events Century Club
Six Century Club
Online Quintuple Century Club
Everett 500 Club
50 State Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
"We Are ... Penn State!"
Atlanta, GA USA
672 legs, 1,338.4 hours
531 legs,
1,076.4 hours online
392 legs,
786.1 hours ACARS
190 legs,
406.3 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
November 03 2010 16:04 ET by Terry Eshenour
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Bob, you may need to go into to your router to open the port. You will need to know the router IP address and the login user name and password. Once inside you will need to locate a section related to security and ports. Normally you can open a port for a specific PC on your network.
Until you resolve this, you can fly using ACARS offline. You will not be connected to the server but the flight will be followed and report filed manually in the pilot center. The flight data is saved on your HD. You can accumulate multiple flights for filing or filing individually after each flight.
Regards,
Terry
Terry EshenourSenior Captain, B777-200
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DVA2533
Senior Captain, EMB-120
OLP, COMM
Joined on July 27 2005
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Commuter Conquest
Dorval 500 Club
US Coastal Club
Online Fifteen Century
US Mountaineer Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Bi-Millennium Club
Winter Springs, FL USA
2,088 legs, 2,753.6 hours
1,762 legs,
2,302.1 hours online
1,906 legs,
2,468.5 hours ACARS
29 legs,
31.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
November 03 2010 23:45 ET by Jim Warner
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Bob, Also, you might remove Norton from your PC by uninstalling it. You might have disabled the antivirus part of Norton but the firewall part of Norton could be enabled which might be blocking your outgoing access to the port. I just use the windows firewall, I connect to a router, and then have AVG Free for antivirus and it all works well. Norton also uses a lot of CPU cycles which you need to fly FSX well.
Jim WarnerSenior Captain, EMB-120
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