WDL on Home Network

Archive Weather Display Live Discussion/Questions
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Have wdl woring as localhost on an xp pc
when running from an xp pc on the same network errors with
“the wdlconfig.xml is on a differnet domain to WDL file
WDL domain is dell wdlconfig.xml is localhost”

Localhost = Dell

Any help appreciated
Peter

2

You just need to make sure that the references to the config file is the same as for the domain that you’re viewing WDL. So if you’re viewing WDL via, for example, http://localhost/wdl/ then the config file reference in the html page would need to be the same, eg http://localhost/wdl/wdlconfig.xml

Julian

3

Julian,

Works on local Dell PC, Its IP is 192.168.1.67 and machine name is Dell

Do I edit llne… (my Start.html)

var pathToWdlconfig = “http://192.168.1.76/inetpub/wwwroot/wdlconfig.xml”;

Have tried Localhost, Dell, an IP addrress… still errors…

Is there another variable?

Cheers
Peter

4

If you plug that path/filename into the browser address bar do you see the file?

5

Page wont load/ times out.
But
When use http://Dell//start.html is says weather display loading… and then gives message re WDL domain is Dell and wdlconfig.xml is 192.168.1.67.

Thanks
Peter

6

Has anyone run WDL on a simple home network ie PC to PC running IIS/webserver

The message I get is…

The wdlconfig.xml is on a different domain to your WDL file
Your WDL domain is Dell.
Your wdlconfig.xml is 192.168.1.67
All data and config must be on the same domain.

However DELL is 192.2.168.1.67

Is this a MS windows issue
Or
a limitation of WDL
or a limitation of myself.

Cheers
Peter

7

It should work, you just need a URL for the config file that matches the one for the .html file. Are they in the same directory on the server? If so can you figure out what the “dell” url is for the config file (one that opens it in a browser on the client PC)?

8

Resolved, thanks guys.

Need to put explict IP address in eg 192…
The macine name is not a domain name?

Cheers
Peter

9

As I said above, the address that you’re viewing WDL on, what is displayed in the address bar, must match the location you’ve specified for the config file. The IP address may well match the DNS but WDL has no way of knowing that.

Julian