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Test the "Broadcast Method" of Locating a License Manager
You can test the configuration using the following steps:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.