11-16-2010 10:32 AM
I'm still looking into this. I'll post back when I have a recommendation.
11-16-2010 11:07 AM
I'm going to send you a private message regarding an internal tool we use that we don't generally release.
11-16-2010 06:13 PM
I ran the program as an administrator and rebooted but the problem is still there. The DAQ is not showing up in MAX and as before, adding a simulated DAQ gives an error on the self-test saying the device is not present: error -88705
11-17-2010 10:39 AM
Well this is frustrating...
Can you check the status of the "NI Device Loader" and "National Instruments mDNS Responder" services?
11-17-2010 04:17 PM
The NI Device Loader is off and its startup type is set to Automatic. If I start it and then refresh the view, it's immediately shut off. The National Instruments mDNS Responder is "started" and its startup type is also on Automatic.
11-18-2010 12:29 PM
Okay, I've been doing some research on this and these symptoms don't add up right. Lets get try the following to see if we can better isolate where the issue is occuring:
11-18-2010 04:23 PM
I did as instructed and the DAQ still isn't recognized. The device loader isn't running and won't stay started. I've attached a zip file with the logs directory.
I also installed NI-MAX on my friend's laptop running Windows 7 and it recognized the DAQ without any trouble. I'm going to try his again later in the week to see if it's consistent.
11-23-2010 10:36 AM
Hello ratkindler1,
I apologize for the delay. We've been looking through the logs and the technical report that you sent us and trying to find the root cause of this issue. It's possible this error is being thrown because the NI Service Locator service is also having issues. Could you open a new browser window and type "http://localhost:3580/dumpinfo?" into the address bar? If the request works, you should see a table of requested connections. If it doesn't, there may be an issue with NI Service Locator. If it doesn't work, try issuing the command "net start nisvcloc" in a command prompt window, running as administrator.
Thank you for your continued patience.
11-23-2010 05:00 PM
I've attached a screen capture of the requested connections. The command prompt response says that the services has already been started.
11-29-2010 03:58 PM
Hello ratkindler1,
The only thing that we can think of that could be causing this is a firewall or antivirus program blocking ports 51700, 57616, or 62602. Can you confirm that your firewall isn't taking any action on these ports?