Select Port on the first screen, click next.On the server, open the start menu and type in Firewall with Advanced security to find the application where this can be set. In this case we will look at how to do this in windows firewall. If you’re running a firewall you can allow connection over these ports by putting in exceptions. The SNL predominantly uses TCP port 25734, but also uses 2574 for certain applications. If you can get a connection to the sever, it may be the port used for SNL communication is blocked. Try and reconfigure some of your network architecture and try again. You should receive a response, if not you know the problem is an issue in your network. Ping the server: Open the command prompt in windows (type cmd into the start menu). You may be receiving the “ Could not obtain a license…“error message because you cannot get a physical connection to the server. If your SOLIDWORKS and SNL are at different versions refer to the following blog:ĭon’t forget to activate the server again once you have upgraded! Check the connection This means the install is 2018 SP1 (the easiest way to work this out is to take 8 from the version number, i.e. You will be presented with a version number. Once this application is open, Click the ‘About…’ button in the bottom left. You’ll see the sever application in the list. To check the version of the SNL, open the start menu and type SolidNetwork. The following needs to be done on the server: The SNL is backwards compatible, so can be newer in version than the clients. If SOLIDWORKS has recently been installed it may be at a different year version compared to the server. if other machines are using the SOLIDWORKS on the SNL they may lose connection if you do this. Then open the Services application.įrom here you will find the SNL Manager, you can Stop, Start and Restart the service from here. To Correct the problem, on the server press the windows key, and type “services”. However, if the service isn’t running (or has a problem) the system won’t function. The SNL service runs on the server and distributes the licenses to the separate client machines.
If you’re still in the process of installing your SNL, check out our SNL installation tutorial. Otherwise try running through the following to diagnose and fix the “Could not obtain a license for SOLIDWORKS” error message. However, if there is an issue with the way your system is configured you may receive the following message: “Could not obtain a license for SOLIDWORKS Standard, server node is down or not responding”. The reasons for this message can vary, although in basic terms the message is a simple one, it means your client machine can’t get a connection to the server. The SolidNetwork Licensing (SNL) system is an extremely useful way of distributing SOLIDWORKS licenses around your Network from a central server.
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