IB tws. ip address question

[shovel52]

A forum member from IB gave me some software that he wrote
that allows you to hook 1 data feed from the tws and split it into 2 computers. To make a long story short, I need to know why
he can hook to the tws with this software, using the IP address
192.168.0.1. and I cannot. We both can hook using the address
127.0.0.1 I need to be able to connect using 192 also. This
has to be some kind of port setting, or I wonder if my router
has a fire wall. I have no trouble out of anything else. I am
stumped on this one , can any offer any suggestions? john

 

[riddle]

I need to know why he can hook to the tws with this software, using the IP address 192.168.0.1. and I cannot.

Because you have a different ip address, I'd bet. Assuming you are on win2k or winXp, open a command window run the ipconfig command (start->run... type 'cmd' and press OK; in the new window, type 'ipconfig' and press return.) I get the following:

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : private
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.11
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1