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Have your tried some of the online products like Aeroplaner.com or Flightprep.com?

"C J Campbell" wrote in message news:...
> It only is a problem on some cable modems or some providers. Jeppesen is
> hoping to release a fix sometime this summer. It will be interesting to see
> if it works with Ethernet hubs that have built-in firewalls. There is a fix
> listed in the help files for version 8.5 that solves some problems, but not
> all of them.
>
> Here is what happens if you have the problem (the Cirrus software on which
> Flitestar is based has the same problem): the weather program connects to
> the weather site via port 24900 (Flitestar uses the same port no matter what
> weather site it is accessing -- either of the DUATS providers or Jeppesens
> own weather service). The site returns with a prompt asking for user name
> and/or password. Flitestar does not respond. Eventually the request times
> out.
>
> Some ISPs do not allow access to port 24900. Version 8.5s help files have a
> little test that you can run to see if that is the problem. You access
> http://www.jepptech.com:24900. If you get error messages, your ISP does not
> allow access to the port. Youll have to try to persuade your ISP to allow
> access to that port. If you get a message saying that you can access
> Jeppesen weather, then you have a different problem.
>
> Personally I think it is very aggravating that it doesnt work. You can see
> the text in the weather window asking for your user ID and password, but
> Flitestar doesnt see it. It just sits there. Why cant Flitestar just use a
> simple text recognizer and reply? It obviously was able to access the site
> in the first place. It works fine with a regular modem or even a cell phone.
> Why not a cable modem?
>
> "JerryK" wrote in message
> news:1coL8.116194$cQ3.2466@sccrnsc01...
> | Flitestar/FliteMap seems to work fine for me on XP pro and a cable modem.
> I
> | wonder what version the people having problems are running. I am running
> | version 8.5.
> |
> | jerry
> |
> | "C J Campbell" wrote in message
> | news:ufqqscetfsu39@corp.supernews.com...
> | > Ive tried both. Flitestar is by far the most versatile -- when it
> works.
> | > Currently it does not access weather for some people using a cable modem
> | > with Windows XP. It also has a bug that seems to get recursive when
> planning
> | > some flights. Flitesoft is not as pretty and its interface is kind of
> | > clunky, but it mostly works. Flitesoft shows TFRs and moving radar
> weather
> | > and Flitestar does not. Flitesofts routing algorithms are not nearly as
> | > sophisticated as those of Flitestar and its maps are not as detailed.
> Its
> | > fuel finder function is ridiculously out of date and it is difficult to
> use.
> | > It is much less expensive to use than Flitestar. Flitesoft has an
> integrated
> | > logbook. An integrated logbook is available as an extra cost option for
> | > Flitestar. Neither logbook is worth the bother -- they compete for the
> | > position of worst electronic logbooks available. Flitestar has much
> better
> | > nav logs, flight plans, and other printed reports than Flitesoft.
> | >
> | >
> | > "Cecil E. Chapman" wrote in message
> | > news:H4cL8.4789$oY2.324926664@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com...
> | > | Any preferences out there, Flightsoft or FliteStar for trip planning?
> If
> so
> | > | why?
> | > |
> | > | --
> | > | --
> | > | Good Flights!
> | > |
> | > | Cecil E. Chapman, Jr.
> | > | PP-ASEL
> | > |
> | > | "We who fly do so for the love of flying.
> | > | We are alive in the air with this miracle
> | > | that lies in our hands and beneath our feet"
> | > |
> | > | - Cecil Day Lewis-
> | > |
> | > | My personal adventures as a student pilot
> | > | and after my PPL: www.bayareapilot.com
> | > |
> | > |
> | >
> | >
> |
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