Hog3PC is a
network dependant program. It requires a
network connection of some type (loopback, wired, wireless).
However, some firewalls in
network setups
BLOCK the processes from communicating and thus your failures. Be sure all firewall, spyware blockers, popup blockers,
etc. are completely disabled. If, due to administrations, you are unable to turn this stuff off, you will have to use it without a
network connection and utilize the loopback
adapter.
Hope it helps...if all else fails, post it over at forums.highend.com and the staff should be able to help sort you out.
From the installation notes:
Hog 3PC requires Windows XP SP2 or greater to ensure proper networking functionality. Since the Wholehog 3
Operating System makes use of multiple processes communicating via TCP/IP sockets, some Windows computer configurations may prevent the Hog 3PC processes from communicating with each other.
Not meeting the
system requirements of Windows XP SP2 or greater, lack of an enabled
network connection or multiple active
network connections, and/or firewall settings can all result in Hog 3PC communication failures. These communication failures typically cause the Splash
Screen to repeatedly display ‘Scanning port 6600’ in its status window.
If any of the above conditions prevent the use of Hog 3PC, check the following settings:
Network Adaptor
Check the configured
network adapter in the
Network pane of the Control Panel. Ensure that the correct
network adapter is enabled; see
Console Network Adapters (p.75).
Firewall
When running the Windows XP firewall or aftermarket firewall products, the firewall may
block TCP/IP communications. Often, you can add exceptions for the individual Hog 3PC processes, or add exceptions for traffic that has a source IP
address and destination IP
address that are both pointing to the local machine. Refer to the documentation provided with your firewall for further details.
