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TwinStar:
--- Quote from: krleddy on December 29, 2018, 08:30:17 AM ---Bill,
My name is Kevin Leddy and I've just joined. My primary modeling interest is the Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway. Currently under construction are two Free-mo modules that hopefully will be operational soon. Also just recently acquired my first RailPro throttle. I have much to learn but am looking forward to it.
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Welcome Kevin! I've added you to the user map:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1YT5ly1cHgxnzDfFRXGn3sizmlP4&ll=33.704964179505815%2C-101.18084268718133&z=4
HBW1412:
Hello Everyone,
My name is Heath and I live close to Roanoke, VA. I have been playing with trains since I was a child – I have a picture somewhere that shows me opening an HO Bachmann set on Christmas when I was 5yo. Now that I’m older I model Norfolk Southern in HO scale. My layout is in the top floor of my barn. All my current engines are made by Kato. When I was younger I dabbled in N scale, but my eyesight simply would not allow me to continue doing so due to cornea damage when I was 13yo.
In real life I’m a full-time, in-home caregiver and farmer. I still live on the farm I grew up on and currently raise sheep, ducks and chickens listed by The Livestock Conservancy as endangered. I also grow Orchardgrass/Clover hay. I stay very busy most of the time, but when the weather gets cold I really enjoy working on my trains.
All these years I’ve been a staunch supporter of DC operation. I’ve never had even the slightest inkling to give DCC a chance. Several years ago I saw KPack’s YouTube videos and I thought RailPro was the neatest thing I’d seen come along in model railroading in many years. I knew RailPro or something similar was the future of model railroading.
I thought I’d give it a few years and see how Ring Engineering’s Railpro system faired. So, here I am very much ready to install RailPro in all my engines this winter. Unfortunately, I and everyone I know has Hughesnet as an internet service provider and they use NAT444. Thanks to the fantastic UDP Test program provided on these forums for helping me figure that out. Thus far, I have been unable to download any software from Ring Engineering.
Until I joined this forum and used the UDP Test Program I had become so frustrated that I was going to give up on RailPro and stick to DC. Seriously, I had gotten so frustrated that if I had hair it would be on the floor around my computer chair. :o
Anyway, I’m glad I found these forums. I’ll have to figure out some other way to get the software from Ring, but now that I know that I have the NAT444 issue I feel much better about being able to use RailPro in the future.
Thanks,
Heath
TwinStar:
Welcome Heath! Your life sounds interesting on the farm. I grew up in a rural community and know the hard work a farm requires.
I don't for the life of me understand why Tim Ring doesn't leverage this website and the members here. We have some of the smartest guys here and their willingness to help and assist is beyond comparison. Each RailPro product should come with a link to RPUG.
William Brillinger:
--- Quote from: HBW1412 on January 03, 2019, 06:46:18 PM ---I’m glad I found these forums. I’ll have to figure out some other way to get the software from Ring, but now that I know that I have the NAT444 issue I feel much better about being able to use RailPro in the future.
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Welcome to the group Heath, I'm glad you have found some assistance here!
I think the single most important thing anyone having connection issues can do is to call Ring Engineering, and tell them about the problem, and then report back here as to what if anything Ring was able to do about it. Ultimately Tim Ring will be the one to put in place a proper solution to these kinds of issues.
G8B4Life:
Welcome Heath.
I'm glad you found use in the Test tool. Hughesnet is as far as I know a CGNat/NAT444 ISP. I'd love to see the results of the tests you ran to determine that you are behind NAT444.
--- Quote from: William Brillinger on January 03, 2019, 09:00:51 PM ---and then report back here as to what if anything Ring was able to do about it. Ultimately Tim Ring will be the one to put in place a proper solution to these kinds of issues.
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At this stage if Health is truly on a NAT444 connection with Hughesnet there is nothing he can do to get the software until Tim Ring fixes his software and server (I believe Hughesnet will not ever give public IP addresses to subscribers connections). The only thing Tim Ring can do is fix his software and server. Plain and simple.
- Tim
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