MachineID problem

[Frederic]

Hello all,

We bought 12 workstation (same hardware configuration) for our new traders. Windows 7 installation via WDS, and ninja trader 6.5 installation (manual on all workstations). I can see that 4 workstation have the same machineID and 2 others workstation the same machineID. How can it happen tha tninjatrader find the same machineID on several pc ??

Please contact me so soon as possible..

Thanks a lot.

Frederic

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Hello Frederic,

Thank you for your post.

Machine ID is not assigned by NinjaTrader. Rather, Machine ID is assigned by your operating system based on the hardware components that are installed.

As such, you would need to contact your PC's manufacturer or a general IT expert for more information about why these numbers are the same and what steps you would need to take to change this.

[Frederic]

thanks for the information,

Can you please tell me how you retrieve the machine id from the operating system as per our IT staff information there is no machine id stored within the operating system.





Please note that




all machins have separate SID's, but all machines with identical system is consist of the same hardware (disc, graphics card, motherboard, processor, ram layout) and use the same windows key (as they run against a kms).

now my question: how ninjatrader find the machineID cause if I let some tools like pstools (psgetsID) to run then i can see that all ID are different.

Please help me to understand.

Frederic

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Hello Frederic,

Thank you for your reply.

Unfortunately, this is beyond the scope of support we are able to offer. As I mentioned, you would need to contact a general IT expert for more information about how Machine ID is assigned and what you can do to change a machine's ID.

[Frederic]

hmm i think you do not understand my problem. all machines have different ID. I checked it myself but ninjatrader says it is the same ID. I do not know if it is beyond the support you offer, but it will be nice if someone from your company can contact me and to care about the problem.
the fact that the machins have different ID but ninjatrader find the same ID, IT expert will not help me, but for sure send me to you.

It never happens that ninjatrader find the same Id for differnet machines? solution?

Frederic

[eDanny]

NinjaTrader finds the same Machine ID for many machines and that is why they are changing the way vendors will license indicators with NT7. Keep asking.

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Hi Frederic,

Thank you for your reply.

Yes, I do understand the issue: Multiple PC's have the same Machine ID, making it impossible to appropriately license your third party indicators.

Again, Machine ID is not assigned by NinjaTrader. Machine ID is assigned by the operating system itself based on the hardware components that are installed.

There is no setting within NinjaTrader that we can change that will result in a change in Machine ID. It is likely, you will need to modify your hardware components to cause the change to Machine ID. This is why I suggest that you consult with a IT professional for more information.

[Frederic]

Yes, I do understand the issue: Multiple PC's have the same Machine ID: WRONG: ID ARE DIFFERENT, i checked it myself

Machine ID is assigned by the operating system itself based on the hardware components that are installed:
fine, and why on different machineID, ninja trader find the same machineID ??

eDanny, thanks for your answer, but i do not have ninjatrader 7. IF ninjatrader is something that we can use now, i mean stabile and will repair the problem tha tI have, this mean the problem in ninja 6.5 ?

Regards,
Frederic

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Hi Fredric,

Thank you for your reply.

1.) You mentioned earlier that the System ID's were different. This is different than Machine ID.

2.) " fine, and why on different machineID, ninja trader find the same machineID ??"
Again, Machine ID is not assigned by NinjaTrader.
You will need to consult with a IT professional to find the answer to this question.
Perhaps the components share similar serial numbers or other factors that are resulting in this.

[CarlosAlberto]

Just Google it

http://www.mathworks.com/support/solutions/en/data/1-171PI/index.html

http://www.ptc.com/olm/ist1071/ist1071.htm

Your IT guy, if he has hardware experience should be able to advice you.

Carlos

[eDanny]

http://www.mathworks.com/support/sol...1PI/index.html

http://www.ptc.com/olm/ist1071/ist1071.htm

Your IT guy, if he has hardware experience should be able to advice you.

Carlos

These links have nothing to do with the kind of Machine ID NinjaTrader reads, imo.

[NinjaTrader_Kyle]

Hi eDanny,

Thank you for your reply.

That is correct, Host ID and Machine ID are separate items so this doesn't really apply in this case.