Hi all, I just installed Carrara 6 pro (latest) on an iMac (latest w/10.5.5) and I have one problems...but just a note, i have used C5&6pro on a pc and really liked it there, no major problems....

Network rendering does not work.  The batch is kicked off and but never rendering never starts. U can do other things as expected but when you try and abort the render Carrara becomes unresponsive, and the only way out is to force quit. I don't see any relavant log files being created by carrara on the event. The test machine running the node is a macbook (also new, with 10.5.5) and is accessable on the net.  I am assuming the default ports are open but not sure how to check, or if that could be the problem. Any idea? thx!!!!
coocoo

 There are a couple of things to double check.

1. make sure that you've actually changed the sub net address as prompted when setting up the node

2. You may need to make an 'exception' in your Mac firewall preferences that uses your spec'd subnet address. (I had to do this)

Quote -  There are a couple of things to double check.

1. make sure that you've actually changed the sub net address as prompted when setting up the node

2. You may need to make an 'exception' in your Mac firewall preferences that uses your spec'd subnet address. (I had to do this)

thx again for ur help...ha! actually changed? i did not. I vaguely remember something about subnet address come up, but i believe it had an "automatic" choice so i went for that, as the macs on our lan are all dynamically addressed. Now, in the render node preferences, I only see a place to change the port, but not assign an IP.  do you think that could be it?

On firewall...not sure what a mac firewall looks like, as we never use it. don't see anything in the network preferences pane...

cheers,
coocoo

ps.Mark, I bet u can answer this one too...
The content install put a runtime on my drive...what's that all about?  I already have Poser installed and was wondering if Daz is giving out some free poser content - i noticed Vicki v4.  Is there any difference in this content and poser 7 content, which i plan on using?  thx again spaceman!

 I said IP address when I meant Port address. Change the port address. 

The Firewall settings are under the system preferences. You simply add an exception and name it "Carrara". It should have the same Port setting as your render node. 

Carrara has it's own runtime for content that ships with the program. Carrara allows you to  import/use multiple runtimes from within the browser tray (I have 5) This is much nicer than only having access to the one Poser runtime. 

Quote -  I said IP address when I meant Port address. Change the port address. 

The Firewall settings are under the system preferences. You simply add an exception and name it "Carrara". It should have the same Port setting as your render node. 

Carrara has it's own runtime for content that ships with the program. Carrara allows you to  import/use multiple runtimes from within the browser tray (I have 5) This is much nicer than only having access to the one Poser runtime. 

hi again, do u have the same osx i do? under firewall it's set to allow all incoming exceptions on the host machine and on the render node machine.  i don't see where you can open or close ports under /Security/Firewall. ha!

 The custom firewall settings are actually within the Sharing option in the preferences.

Mark, i don't think we on the same planet. I don't see it.  Please don't tell me to look at Qmaster next!  apple messed up here, when you search the preferences for ports, the spotlight points u to "Security" where the word ports never appears. What a joke!   But I know I saw it someplace once, perhaps back in the 10.5.3 days. :) 
arg...let me root around on the apple forums...

Well I rooted around and was shocked to find u set ports in Leopard via Terminal!!!  now that's just nuts.  And what's worse, there is no understandable feedback.
sudo ipfw add allow tcp from 5020 to 5020
returns
00100 allow tcp from 0.0.19.156 to 0.0.19.156
huh? 
the results are now:
coocoo:~ CooCooforCocoaPuffs$ sudo ipfw list
00100 allow tcp from 0.0.19.156 to 0.0.19.156
65535 allow ip from any to any
which makes no sense...does a double positive = a negative?

But what's worse and really to the point, setting 5020 to open via this method did not fix my problem. Ha!

RESOLUTION!!!!
Okay, I fixed it. I turned off the mult-thread check box right above the network render box. it works. but multithread checked with local render is fine.  Why?  don't care. all is well.

thx mark, and may this thread help others.

WAIT STOP THE PRESS

arg, its not fixed just changed now. while network renders work most of the time, clicking on things within that dialog area produce hangs. For example, log.  no render, and when you try and cancel the program crashes (first console message below). Then, if you click multithread the only way out after render is force quit (second console message below). Looks like an issue for DAZ support no?

But if i leave multithread and log options alone, i can get the batch job to render on the network...