iLok License Manager seeing the same computer as another one
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- KVRian
- 1286 posts since 7 Dec, 2013 from Earth
Problem solved!
I recently connected a USB bluetooth adapter to my PC and this caused iLok to think it's not the same PC anymore. After disconnecting the bluetooth adapter all my licenses were available again.
Now back to installing my plugins (mainly Softube and some of the freebies from SoundToys)
I recently connected a USB bluetooth adapter to my PC and this caused iLok to think it's not the same PC anymore. After disconnecting the bluetooth adapter all my licenses were available again.
Now back to installing my plugins (mainly Softube and some of the freebies from SoundToys)
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- KVRAF
- 6425 posts since 22 Jan, 2005 from Sweden
So iLok made the simple mistake of taking network card(bluetooth in this case) mac-address to identify computer. So really stupid if they don't catch that at install - and not every startup.
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- KVRer
- 1 posts since 9 May, 2017
It seems I suffered the same problem, although, for me, disconnecting and removing the bluetooth adapter had no effect. What I did in the end was create a Windows 10 Bootable USB device, booted into it (without the bluetooth device), installed the License Manager and then the original LAN device was once again used. Successfully deactivated all licenses for the machine and rebooted. This is a serious flaw in the iLok System. I suspect I shall have to invest in another iLok device.Reefius wrote: ↑Tue Oct 02, 2018 5:37 pm Problem solved!
I recently connected a USB bluetooth adapter to my PC and this caused iLok to think it's not the same PC anymore. After disconnecting the bluetooth adapter all my licenses were available again.
Now back to installing my plugins (mainly Softube and some of the freebies from SoundToys)
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- KVRian
- 1021 posts since 3 Oct, 2011 from Christchurch, New Zealand
I had that on my old desktop PC which had both a wifi and wired NIC in it - disabling the wifi NIC changed the computer ID (as iLok was using it's MAC address as the identifier)
that was back under windows 7 - I ended up turning the wifi card back on, moving all the licenses back to the cloud, turning it off and then moving them back to the 'new' PC (which was now using the wired card's MAC address as an identifier)
at least under win7 you could edit the network order ( https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/top ... 2f17bda23d ) so you could make SURE the nic you wanted was top of the list - but really iLok after all theses years should be doing something smarter than just picking the first NIC on the list as the computer identifier - it's sloppy coding
that was back under windows 7 - I ended up turning the wifi card back on, moving all the licenses back to the cloud, turning it off and then moving them back to the 'new' PC (which was now using the wired card's MAC address as an identifier)
at least under win7 you could edit the network order ( https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/top ... 2f17bda23d ) so you could make SURE the nic you wanted was top of the list - but really iLok after all theses years should be doing something smarter than just picking the first NIC on the list as the computer identifier - it's sloppy coding
- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 700 posts since 19 Jan, 2008
For me wasn't anything like that. There were no hardware changes, only Windows update. I don't know why it caused the system to look like a different one, but I've learned my lesson, deactivate plugins before any update. I can't trust it won't happen again, ilok is not helping and I don't want to got through the trouble of mailing every single plugin company to release the activation. I'm trying to replace every iLok plugin with other plugins that don't use this kind o protection.
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- KVRian
- 919 posts since 4 Jan, 2007
This iLok people is pissing in our faces.
I was considering lifting my ban on software iLok and computer-based anti-hacking systems on an audio virtual machine that I have to build in the future. This post was a good warning signal. I'll stick with my trusty no-bloatware keyfile/serial-based software.
I was considering lifting my ban on software iLok and computer-based anti-hacking systems on an audio virtual machine that I have to build in the future. This post was a good warning signal. I'll stick with my trusty no-bloatware keyfile/serial-based software.
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- KVRian
- 1021 posts since 3 Oct, 2011 from Christchurch, New Zealand
were you using a wifi adapter - windows 10 now has a feature to set a random mac addresses on wifi (to enhance 'privacy' by making it hard to track you on wifi via MAC) - if that got turned on in an update it'd play havoc with iloknIGhT-SoN wrote: ↑Mon Jan 25, 2021 6:45 pm For me wasn't anything like that. There were no hardware changes, only Windows update. I don't know why it caused the system to look like a different one, but I've learned my lesson, deactivate plugins before any update. I can't trust it won't happen again, ilok is not helping and I don't want to got through the trouble of mailing every single plugin company to release the activation. I'm trying to replace every iLok plugin with other plugins that don't use this kind o protection.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/win ... 3fc48eb1bc
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- KVRist
- 219 posts since 4 Mar, 2011
The Location ID on my Windows 10 machine changed after a system update on May 3rd. No hardware changes whatsoever. First time iLok failed on me in 5 years and I have a dongle that I use with my Laptop and on location so no downtime but... I couldn't find this information online so here is my experience...
iLok was very quick to respond, within an hour, they flagged the Location ID and told me to contact one developer. Soundtoys started the process within minutes...
Every other Product in that Location ID changed Activaion Status to "Reset Requested" and I get a message from the iLok server confirming that an e-mail has been sent to every Publisher in the list. Within two days I have an acivation reset from 15 out of 16 Publishers.
I'm still waiting on Air Music Tech...
Hope this is useful to someone in the same situation.
Cheers
iLok was very quick to respond, within an hour, they flagged the Location ID and told me to contact one developer. Soundtoys started the process within minutes...
Every other Product in that Location ID changed Activaion Status to "Reset Requested" and I get a message from the iLok server confirming that an e-mail has been sent to every Publisher in the list. Within two days I have an acivation reset from 15 out of 16 Publishers.
I'm still waiting on Air Music Tech...
Hope this is useful to someone in the same situation.
Cheers
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- KVRian
- 1236 posts since 8 Jan, 2012 from frankfurt, Germany
I have the same issue after I had format an old win10, where all my ilok licences have been deactivated. Now I see my computer id double in the ilok menu and have no access to my licenses