Loading WF2 license without internet

[Jack-In-The-Box]

When loading a Wildfire 2 license, are you required to be connected to the internet? In other words, does the license need to 'ping' a ptc server to receive 'authentication' or 'approval'? I want to load this license to a computer that is independent of connection (internet or otherwise). I appreciate anyone's help here. Thanks.

 

[pjw]

No, you don't need Internet access. What you do need is a valid network MAC address. (Installed network card). If you haven't, there is an option I'm aware of that uses Microsoft's Loopback Adaptor which will return a MAC address for you once installed.


Check ptchostid returns the MAC address seen in your license file after installation. You may need to make registry changes if you have more than one network adaptor.


Phil

 

[dgs]

There is something in Windows called 'Media Sense' that turns off any unused network cards. So, if you're card isn't plugged in, Windows will shut it off and you won't get a MAC address. Look up how to turn off Media Sense to keep that from happening.

 

[pjw]

1.
Start Registry Editor.

2.
Locate the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\P arameters

3.
Add the following registry entry to the Parameters subkey:
Name: DisableDHCPMediaSense
Data type: REG_DWORD (Boolean)
Value: 1Note This entry controls the behavior of Media Sensing. By default, Media Sensing events trigger a DHCP client to take an action. For example, when a connect event occurs, the client tries to obtain a lease. When a disconnect event occurs, the client may invalidate the interface and routes. If you set this value data to 1, DHCP clients and non-DHCP clients ignore Media Sensing events.

4.
Restart the computer.Note Microsoft Windows Server 2003 supports Media Sensing when it is used in a server cluster environment. By default, however, Media Sensing is disabled in a Windows Server 2003-based server cluster, and the DisableDHCPMediaSense registry entry has no effect. In Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1), the DisableClusSvcMediaSense registry entry was introduced. You can use this registry entry to enable Media Sensing on the Windows Server 2003-based nodes of a server cluster. The details of the DisableClusSvcMediaSense registry entry are as follows:
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Cluster\Parameters
Name: DisableClusSvcMediaSense
Data type: REG_DWORD (Boolean)
Default value: 0By default, the DisableClusSvcMediaSense entry is set to 0. When this entry is set to 0, Media Sensing is disabled. If you set the DisableClusSvcMediaSense entry to 1, you can use the DisableDHCPMediaSense entry to enable Media Sensing. This behavior matches the behavior of a Microsoft Windows 2000 Server cluster environment.