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Helen5
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3 years ago

Intel FPGA Questa license problem

Hi, I have download the Quartus Prime Lite on my laptop using a free fixed node license, in my workplace it a pro version with paid floating license. But Questa doesn't work on my fixed node lic...
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sstrell
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3 years ago

So the license works at home, but as soon as you bring your laptop into a work, it doesn't work anymore? That's just weird.

As the message says, are you using like a USB-to-ethernet dongle or something that you are removing when you go to work? The MAC address is keyed to that dongle, so you would need to leave it plugged in. If your laptop has wireless (what laptop doesn't but you never know), you'd probably want your fixed node license connected to the wifi instead of a removable dongle since that's probably not removable.

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Helen5
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3 years ago

Thanks for replying.

I don't have an USB dangle. But it could be the MAC address that I supplied when requesting the license cause the problem. I don't remember exactly which one I picked, perhaps not the WiFi one.

Anyway, I am going to have a new laptop so will need a new license. I'm just curious what the problem is.