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Test the "Broadcast Method" of Locating a License Manager

You can test the configuration using the following steps:

  1. Verify the LSHOST and LSFORCEHOST environmental variables are not set and the LSHOST or lshost file does not exists in the same directory as the licensed application.
  2. Run either thelswhere or WlmAdmin utilities on the client computer. These utilities do a network broadcast for License Managers and display a list of all License Managers that are visible from the client computer. WlmAdmin also displays a list of licenses; you can check that list to verify there is a License Manager for the applications you want to run.
  3. If all expected License Managers are present, then the application will be able to run using the broadcast method. Of course, one of the License Managers that is found must have a network license code that can be used to authorize use of the client computer.
  4. If you are not able to see a particular License Manager, you should verify the network connection by using a network diagnostic program like ping. You can make this check by providing either the network address as a number (192.33.22.2) or as a name (license_host). If you are unable to locate the License Manager using ping, then you have a network configuration problem that must be resolved before your licensed application can be used with a network license.