SimConnect Networking Configuration

Flight Sim PC

The app folder is C:\Users\<your username>\AppData\Roaming followed by one off the following depending upon your flight simulator:

\Microsoft\FSX

\Microsoft\FSX-SE

\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D [v3, v4, v5]

\Microsoft Flight Simulator

e.g. C:\Users\Steve\AppData\Roaming\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4

SimConnect.xml

This file is required in the appropriate app folder. There are normally examples of this file in the relevant flight sim SDK's. Create or edit it as follows ensuring the <Address> entry has your chosen IP address in it from step 18 of the installation guide:

<SimConnect.Comm>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <Protocol>IPv4</Protocol>
    <Scope>global</Scope>
    <Address>your chosen flight sim pc IP address here</Address>
    <MaxClients>64</MaxClients>
    <Port>500</Port>
    <MaxRecvSize>8192</MaxRecvSize>
    <DisableNagle>False</DisableNagle>
  </SimConnect.Comm>

Flight Sim IO Server PC

Simconnect.msi

The Simconnect.msi file will need to be installed on this PC. For FSX and FSX SE it can be found in the \SDK\Core Utilities Kit\SimConnect SDK\lib directory of their SDK's. For Prepar3D its can be found in the flight sim's program directory under redist\Interface\FSX-SP2-XPACK\retail\lib.

SimConnect.cfg

This file is required in your Documents folder. There are normally examples of this file in the relevant flight sim SDK's. Create or edit it as follows ensuring the Address entry has your chosen IP address in it from step 18 of the installation guide:

[SimConnect]
Protocol=IPv4
Address=your chosen flight sim pc IP address here
Port=500
MaxReceiveSize=8192
DisableNagle=0