AUP Informant Connection to server

[flyman6101]

I'm just wondering how AUP connects back to the server and if there any way to force it to connect to a central server. We have 5 schools and they are subnetted seprate.

EX.

HS 10.10.x.x
MS 10.30.x.x
ELEM 10.50.x.x

Will we need to put a AUP server in each subnet.

I have configured the firewall and allowed traffic to pass to the central server on the 10.40.x.x network but the client's do not discover the server in fact I do not even see any packets coming across the firewall that would indicate them trying to talk.

Any input would be helpful!

[bizzel]

Hi flyman,

Yes, you would need a server per subnet because the clients locate the server using a broadcast packet that won't travel between subnets (as far as I know). One side project I'm working on is the option to set the server address manually via a registry fragment. I'll update the thread if I have more information on that.

[flyman6101]

Yes please let me know that would be great!

[rabidfan]

Hi flyman,

Yes, you would need a server per subnet because the clients locate the server using a broadcast packet that won't travel between subnets (as far as I know). One side project I'm working on is the option to set the server address manually via a registry fragment. I'll update the thread if I have more information on that.

yes please. we also have 50 schools in separate subnets.. though we have a server in each school it will be very time consuming to install sql compact, aup informant, configure.. and then I have no central reporting of who's done what.

manual pointing vs broadcast would also decrease traffic.

[jlyle]

Firstly this is an amazing project thanks for putting the effort in!

Our school network setup also contains multiple subnets, being able to point the clients to a central server via a config file would be great and worth while!

Thanks again

[ABennett]

Hi and thanks for a great utility! I have a full layer3 network with 22 subnets and have the same issue as others in the forum. It is a great utility, but stuck within subnets means I cannot realistically use it.

[damienharrison]

hi bizzle

Did you ever get anywhere with being able to manually assign a AUP server?

Kind regards

Damien Harrison