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Val3
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3 years ago

Questa - Intel FPGA starter can't find license while Quartus 21.1 Standard floating lic works fine

Hi, I use paid Quartus Standard 21.1 floating license installed on the server. Quartus works fine and shows licenses from the server. When I run "Questa - Intel FPGA starter" it complains that i...
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SDunc1
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3 years ago

are the ports that you use for Quartus and the Questa both open between your license server and your client PCs?

easy way to verify is to install the Telnet feature on the client, and then try telnetting to the license server on the port used by the daemon.

so, by default 1800 is used.

open command prompt on client

type telnet <server_IP> <Port>

if the communication port is enabled, the prompt will change, if isn't, it will just hang on the last command and you will have to wait or cancel the Telnet attempt.

we are pretty locked down where i work, so i also have the firewall open to use specific ports on the VENDOR statements of the license file.

For example:

VENDOR alterad <Path__To__Quartus__License__Daemon> port=57321

VENDOR mgcld <Path__To__ModelSim__License__Daemon> port=57322

BTW, how did you apply for your Questa Licensing? I am trying to upgrade our license server from ModelSim to the new Siemens Questa version. zero luck so far. Currently we have 50 seat floating licenses for everything else except Questa. <sigh>