Distributed rendering issue

[render noob]

Hi all,

I have a machine with Rhino 5 and v-ray 2.0, and another with the render spawner service installed. They are connected to the same Wifi network.

When I assign the slave machine in hosts by entering the name, the IP comes up right when I click 'resolve servers'

The problem arises when I start rendering. Then there is no connection initiated and I only get activity from the CPU of my host machine.

The slave machine has both vray for rhino and sketchup installed, but I launched the spawner through the start menu --> Chaos group --> vray for rhino --> distributed rendering.... So I guess this shouldn't be the issue.
I have also allowed 'XMLDRSpawner' through the windows firewall on the slave machine. Could it be rhino on the host machine is not allowed through? and how could I check the connectivity in general?


Hope you can help me solve this.
Cheers..

[fpedrogo]

If you are wireless that could be the issue. We don't recommend wireless, because the connectivity issue. Your setting looks good and please check that you have the same version of the DR Spawner in all computers.

[render noob]

Okay, how do I check if the version is the same? Do they have to be the same exactly or just 2.0xxx

[fpedrogo]

Hi
You will have to go to Control Panel then to Programs and Features. If you scroll down until you find V-Ray, you should be able to see the VRay version there.