SimConnect used by another app

[me2d]

Hi

I have 3rd party application that uses SimConnect to "talk" to FSX. It configures simconnect to use specific port - this is configuration file SimConnect.xml:

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<SimBase.Document Type="SimConnect" version="1,0">
  <Descr>SimConnect</Descr>
  <Filename>SimConnect.xml</Filename>
  <Disabled>False</Disabled>
  <SimConnect.Comm>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>

    <Protocol>IPv4</Protocol>
    <Scope>global</Scope>
    <Address>127.0.0.1</Address>
    <Port>17200</Port>
  </SimConnect.Comm>
</SimBase.Document>

Now when I use this xml file with FSX, my TrackIR 4 stops working. When I remove this SimConnect.xml, TrackIR works again. I watched monitoring part of my firewall and it seems that TrackIR needs different port for SimConnect.
So is there any way how I can use both? I know author of that application so if there's any way how this application and TrackIR software can share SimConnect, he can probably implement some changes.

Regards
Petr

[VincentG]

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<SimConnect.Comm>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Protocol>Auto</Protocol>
<Scope>local</Scope>
<Address></Address>
<MaxClients>64</MaxClients>
<Port></Port>
<MaxRecvSize>4096</MaxRecvSize>
<DisableNagle>False</DisableNagle>
</SimConnect.Comm>

You will need to make sure that you have this also in the xml file that you have installed. Otherwise, simconnect will only use the codes, protocols, and ip addresses that you specify.

example - the entire xml file may look something like this........

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<SimBase.Document Type="SimConnect" version="1,0">
  <Descr>SimConnect</Descr>
  <Filename>SimConnect.xml</Filename>
  <Disabled>False</Disabled>
  <SimConnect.Comm>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>

    <Protocol>IPv4</Protocol>
    <Scope>global</Scope>
    <Address>127.0.0.1</Address>
    <Port>17200</Port>
  </SimConnect.Comm>
<SimConnect.Comm>
<Disabled>False</Disabled>
<Protocol>Auto</Protocol>
<Scope>local</Scope>
<Address></Address>
<MaxClients>64</MaxClients>
<Port></Port>
<MaxRecvSize>4096</MaxRecvSize>
<DisableNagle>False</DisableNagle>
</SimConnect.Comm>
</SimBase.Document>

  

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[me2d]

Works fine, thank you.

[VincentG]

No issues, glad to help.