MIDI Control over Desktop Networking issues

dLive dLive Troubleshooting
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Hi everybody.
I’m not sure that is the godd place for this topic, be nice to switch it to the good place, if needed.
I want to use LiveTrax for Harisson via a networked computer. The “recorder” (the Win7 Pro Computer with the LiveTrax, the DVS) is connected to the Dante Card of the MixRack, just near the stage.
At the FOH location, near my c2500, I have a second computer with the native windows utility “Desktop Networking”, and with this one, I can access to the Recorder, prepare tracks, launch recording, etc… This is working fine for decades, no problem.
But in LiveTrax, I want to use the functionality that communicates the name of the channel to the track of LiveTrax. For that, I’m using the Midi Control Driver v2.10 from A&H. If I’m using this directly on “local”, with a real monitor, keyboard and mouse connected to the Recorder, LiveTrax sees “MIDI Control1” perfectly, and everything is working like a charm. But, If I connect with the remote computer, even If I give full access to peripherals, ports, etc… the “MIDI Control 1” just dissapear from LiveTrax. Like if the “Desktop Network” just inhibits this driver when a session is activated.

May be I need to do something in the security settings of Windows ? Or is it a hiden bug of Midi Control ?
Thanks if you can help me,
Merry Christmas !
Franck

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@Franck

Do you also have A&H MIDI Control running on the computer at FOH?
If so, I’m wondering if that instance is taking priority over the stage computer instance.

Otherwise, please contact us through support.allen-heath.com and we’ll see if we can reproduce and find a solution to the issue for you.

Thanks,
Keith.

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Hi!

I have the problem that MIDI Control can’t select a network port, it is just looking at the on board network port. How do I select a USB network adapter port in MIDI Control?

Thanks!

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After replugs and restarts of the MIDI control software it works now all the time. Weird. :person_shrugging::winking_face_with_tongue:

So MIDI control just looks for all network ports?

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Yes, sort of. Once MIDI control has an IP address (either manually specified, or automatically discovered) for the dLive, it would ask the operating system and/or network stack to connect to that address. The OS and network stack then figure out what interface(s) can/should be used to connect to that address.

The dLive device discovery mechanisms use broadcast messages and would go out on all network interfaces.

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Ok, thanks! Would be cool to be able to select the network port, to seperate it from a second Dante port for example.