FSBUS network help

[kevinE]

hi to al all
i hope you can help me with my FSBUS network, icant get it
to work as it should,here is a step by step guide to
what I did and please correct me where I am going wrong.


1. This is where I started --Start--control panel--maintenance--system--hardware--devices and continued on to the ports from there to the FSBUS port which is "USB serial communication"on PC2
I continued to change the port settings to COM4 and exited then I went on to PC3 and changed the FSBUS to COM4. Both COMS are connected then I started a test to see if it was working. In
PC2 I have the overhead configuration and in PC3 is the radios and TQ and FMC. The FSBUS USB connection, I had in PC2 and changed it to PC3 and it seems that whatever PC has FSBUS USB connection will work but the other computers that are NOT connected directly into the FSBUS connection will not work over the network.

2. Here is the software for each of the computers on the network which is all connected to a LAN HUB.All seems to be working okay judging by the Project Magenta software as this is working very well
over the 3 computers and windows xp pro and service pack 1.
Computer 1 -- FS2004--FSUIPC--PM IP 169.254.212.101
Computer 2 -- PM--WIDEFS--FSBUS IP 169.254.255.92
Computer 3 -- PM--WIDEFS--FSBUS IP 169.254.141.167
I changed the IP on the FSBUS broadcast to the FS PC and no luck ..


3. All versions of software for the flight simulator are right up to date except for FSBUS which 2.2.1.the cocipt systems i got from symulatory and or full working ..just no over my network

please please help

kevin