VATSIM / IVAO type of flying.
Have installed Sbrelay, Sbhosts, Qbox,  AVC,  (also RWilco, Fshost, FshostSpy & TSpk) hoping eventually to fly with live ATC.

Also have Vtsim user name and password.

Unfortunately I am missing something vital, the concept of the whole thing.

Followed many instructions given by kind people here, and carry out the proper sequence of loading the above.

After connecting via "connect to PC/SB server" window, and AVC pops up, it says “you must connect to the server first”. I am on the net for sure, so I suspect it means to use the correct IP address.

But where is the CORRECT one?

Downloaded the latest list of servers http://www.vatsim.net/data/who.html ,
but none is accepted
Also tried the ones in FShostSpy, and the UK-1.

I go to various airports, put their frqs in, use Fsnav, but nothing happens.

Un and Re Installed everything twice, even tried hostSB.dll.

By fluke, once I heard chatting to a Tower, called and was cleared to the RWY and did a few circuits. Could I repeat this again? NO ! not once more.

Can one choose at will a Vatsim IP to put in PC/Sbserver line.?. What governs which one to use?.

Can anyone explain what this type of simming is all about, and its benefits over the Fshost / RW type I fly with a couple of enthusiasts.

Thank you      nick

zcottovision

Thank you very much, will try and report back.
       nick

zcottovision

One more, what IP does one puts in "Intrnt Adrs server" of the "connect to PC/SB Server" ??

ALSO, just now I entered (do'nt know where I found it in my notebook) 
" rw.avsim.net/egkk-v-gnd " in the server/room of AVC and it gave me in ATC Directory with the GRD freq of my airport, and I am with ATC taxying

BUT the gauge shows nothing ???

This is another fluke, as do not know reason of success.

Regards,    nick

zcottovision

Thanks for the US & UK IPs.
Does it mean that even if I position to a US airfield I cannot use the US IP ?.

The IP I found in my notebook was 212.205.81.22 when I managed, out of the blue ,to connect and speak to ATC.

Are their other IPs for each country, besides these.

Where do I get them (note my efforts from various sources that did not connect on first text I sent) any valied others for each country or airfield.

Is each IP valid and working at any hour, or only certain times?

In InfoServe when I click on the UK sometimes it says that UK does not accept this type of flying, and yet I had  TWR clearance.

regards,          nick