Re: Breakdown of IDL 5.3 license manager after Update Inux

[Martin Schultz <martin.schultz(at)dkrz.de>]

"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,

Martin

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