Nigel Bilton

Hi Oskar, I don't want to hijack this post from Frank, but I was wondering if you'd investigated this issue any further? I am having the same problem as the op Frank, and am frustrated at purchasing the same airport. I'd only wish I'd seen this post beforehand 😏 Have you managed to find any workaround to this issue? Anyway, in the mean time, I've put a request in through zendesk, to see if a simple airport BGL file couldn't be included with the airport packages they sell through the marketplace. I'm assuming this is all that would be needed to make it right. Kind Regards Nigel

Thanks very much for that. Regards

Hi Chaps, I have the Aerosoft Mega Airport Barcelona from sim-wings installed into P3D v4 and I am not able to see RWY 02/20 within the airport map for EFB v2. Can you help me in getting this sorted please? If I view the BGL, it is clearly depicted as being there. This is the default and sim-wings BGL I also have FTX City Scene Barcelona installed so I'm not sure if this would cause any issues, although I have no problem seeing all of the runways in the sim. I have the airport only selected within the sim-wings configurator. RWY 02/20 Threshold starts about midpoint of taxiway E1 and crosses the 07L/25R RWY in the sim.

Hi Bernd, That seems to have done the trick mate!! Thanks Nigel

Thanks Bernd, I will give that a try. I seem to be having a whole host of connection problems through the wired LAN if I disable my wi-fi NIC. This is such a pain in the proverbial!! You would think you could create a simple two/three system wired network, give it a name, set the IP addresses and subnet, and then save it. When you want to use it again, double click the saved network, accept the prompts for security and bobs your uncle!! What could be easier? But this disjointed convoluted setup, is just so annoying!! ☹️?

Hi Bernd, Yes I would gather most users who adopt a small network for EFB2 will suffer using Windows 10, especially after the last upgrade and 'homegroup' now not an option! Both my computers are Windows 10 so I am slightly different from your setup. In fact, I would imagine you have a better chance of securing your network if like you say, you start the connection a certain way. I have a similar problem with Windows 10, in as much as I have to see both PC's in my client explorer window and not the other way around!! Why is that do you think? Why is it with Windows 10, I can only see the devices in one explorer window only? This is my server network explorer winodw And this is my client explorer window As you can see, my devices appear in this window but not the server window. If I see these in the server window, I cannot get EFB2 to connect at all. yet if I have it seen in this window, it connects okay. I would have thought you should see both devices in both windows wouldn't you? I'm no expert on this so I'm probably doing something wrong here, perhaps you can help me with this Bernd? Kind Regards Nigel

Mr ATC, I am having great difficulty in accessing the client over a secure LAN with my Wi-Fi connected. My route files are automatically sent to my user\onedrive folder which is something I like although I have to disable my wi-fi when I boot my two computers so I can set up my LAN connection first, run the client and server so they connect over this LAN and then enable the wi-fi on both my laptop and surface pro. It is recommended to use a wired LAN for the client\server comms but it is not made very easy as most of us utilise a wireless system these days for an internet connection. When I am working away, which is most of my life, using a wireless connection for this link is not secure which is why I like to use a wired LAN. Using EFB1 was quite easy to connect using the above method, but EFB2 is not playing ball all of the time and can be quite frustrating when using this method. I use dedicated IP addresses for each machine but continually have issues with my client not able to see the server, yet I can open up explorer and expand my connected computer all the way to the server folder. I must admit though that Windows 10 is continually difficult to create a small two system network, when I only have a two hour window to connect and fly. I find that, if I don't start my two systems in order, and open up the network in explorer and create the secured network in order, it doesn't work properly. If I see both of my machines in my client explorer window, I can connect. If they appear in my server explorer window, I can't connect. It's a pain in the proverbial!! and I'm not even sure if what I'm doing is correct. Windows 10 doesn't support 'homegroup' anymore so that makes setting up a two system network even trickier! Like the OP had written, if there was a simple way to latch the wired LAN so it doesn't continually try to connect through the wi-fi link, that would be a lot easier to manage. I am using the purchased version by the way. Regards Nigel

Well guys, Both my server and client updated today and after connecting with P3D, I can now see my AI aircraft on the ground as well as in flight. I'm not saying it was anything to do with this latest update, but you cannot rule it out. Anyway, everything is working as it should, so I'm quite happy!! Regards Nigel

Hi aivlasoft, This is my shot of the traffic monitor I did however already change the above and below altitude to see if it would make any difference. Above to 10000 Feet and Below to 20000 Feet but it didn't make any difference. I know I really liked the AI mapping in your version 1 of the EFB. I've yet to see it in v2 so I'm curious as to how it looks. Perhaps you can share a screen shot here so I can see what to expect? Regards Nigel

Mr ATC, I may have been a little presumptuous in my earlier quote! After a few more flights, I can confirm that I am only seeing AI aircraft on the ground and NOT in the air, the same as the other chap. I am not however flying on-line. I fly off-line and use UTLive. The AI monitor shows traffic on the ground but as soon as I lift off, they disappear. If I go to the dropdown for viewing AI aircraft, there is a long list of them so I know the sim is picking them up. Any thought? Regards Nigel

Mr ATC, I can confirm that my AI traffic is now functioning correctly, the traffic monitor sees them on the ground and in flight. This is the first time I have run it since it was updated yesterday. Thanks for you assistance Regards Nigel

Mr ATC, I'm away from my computer at the moment but I will double check the EFB server rights, I usually always set my flight sim stuff to run as admin, but I will check this tomorrow. I am running UT Live set at 50% in P3Dv4.3, and I will check to see what the server for traffic monitoring. Thanks for getting back to me. Nigel

Mr ATC, Yes I have, I always allow both the client and server to auto update and install. It did this update when I ran it today. Nigel

Hi Chaps, Can anyone tell me why I'm not seeing any AI traffic in v2? I have it set in the MISC radio tab and I can see AI traffic around the airport and in flight, yet I cannot see it on EFB 2! I must be doing something different to v1, anyone help? Regards Nigel

Well lonewulf47, That explains everything. At least I now know what the situation is and how to remedy it! Thanks for your help mate, it is much appreciated ? Kind Regards Nigel

Well in my case, this is not true. I have used PFPX to create my flightplans as I always have and have them exported to the folder I have set up in the client route folder on my networked PC. I can see the routes are sent there because I can see them there from the client PC and server PC in Windows explorer. When I start EFB2 and select the FPL radio tab all I see is this; When I start P3D and only after I've loaded the aircraft and positioned it at the departure airport I then have this available; Again, this is only after the sim is running and the aircraft is loaded. What I was also pointing out was, I could always load a flightplan in v1 before the simulator was running. Perhaps you now see what I am driving at? Kind Regards Nigel

Brian, Oskar, I have already mapped the route folder path and that was okay. I have since found something else although I'm not sure if it's is a bug or not. When I actually connect to P3D and load my aircraft at my departure airport, the routes now appear in the flightplan window and the radio buttons are now available. Not sure why I had to start P3D and have the aircraft loaded. I didn't have to do this with v1 EFB, I could load a flightplan at any time. Nigel

Continuing on with this topic; can anyone shed some light on my issue? I have my client installed and networked on my surface pro, and the client is mapped to my onedrive documents folder. (It used this automatically during the installation) I can create my flightplans using PFPX on my server laptop and export these to the mapped folder in my Onedrive\documents\aivlasoft\efb2\clients\routes folder and they go there okay. However, when I open up my FPL radio tab, I cannot see any flightplans there and the Company Routes tab is greyed out. Only the Copy/Paste tab is highlighted. The Internet tab is also greyed out. Has anybody any ideas why I cannot see my flightplans in this window? Thanks, Nigel

Hi there, Could you help me finding out why at one airport notably EGKK Gatwick, the EFB reports an error with runway 08L, 26R? It sees and displays 08R, 26L without any issue, it just comes up with an error for the adjacent runway. Any idea why this is please? Thanks Nigel Bilton

Thank you Brian, I'll wait to see if Urs will comment!! Regards Nigel

Hi Brian, I don't know how yours is not using the OneDrive documents folder because I thought Windows 10 makes this the default folder. Have you switched it off using the group policy editor? EFB automatically picks the Documents folder within my OneDrive and the only way I can change it is to disable the feature using the group policy editor. The only thing with that is, I can't use my OneDrive for syncing my files which is what I like about it. Have you some other way of forcing EFB not to use the OneDrive documents folder? Kind Regards Nigel

Can you allow a little more freedom when it comes to installing the EFB. Running Windows 10 forces the use of the documents folder within my Onedrive folder. This cause issues when trying to force EFB to use my hardwired network as opposed to my Wi-fi network for obvious reasons, one being connected to the internet through the same wireless connection. If you could remove the folder structure so that the program can be installed outside of the Documents folder, it would help Windows 10 users immensely and I could use the hardwired network I set up, just for using the EFB. Kind Regards Nigel

Hi Urs, I was doing it this way because I am using the wireless system at work during my lunch time, I also wanted to connect EFB outside of this network for obvious reasons. I actually managed to sort it today by setting both NIC's to spare IP addresses on the wireless network and added the DP address in the setup config. It now connects using these addresses without any issue. Thanks Regards Nigel

Hi there, I have just purchased the EFB and was wondering if anybody could answer a networking query I have? I run the DP on my laptop running P3D v3.4 and the DU on my surface pro tablet. I have them networked using a LAN and this is set up and working. I've shared the necessary folders and I can establish comms between the server and client. Unfortunately, if I have my laptop wireless adaptor connected to my router and internet, the DP automatically picks this network up and connects, rather than connect over my wired LAN. If I check the port numbers for my LAN and pop this into the settings for both the DP and DU, the DP still always picks up my wireless adaptor over my wired LAN. To get around this, I start P3D first because I need the internet so Chaseplane can start, I then have to switch off my wireless adaptor on my laptop, then start the EFB DP and watch this connect to my wired LAN which it does and then I start the DU on my tablet and then set the same port number and IP address of my laptop NIC. I then turn on my wireless adaptor and connect back to the internet. Everything works and the moving map is great, I just think the method of me connecting the two is a little haphazard! Unless of course I am doing something unbelievably wrong. Can anyone point me right on this? Regards Nigel