Problems with network rendering via Octane and C4D

[callumjhattingh]

Hey all.

I am running C4d 17.048 on 2 computers directly connected via LAN cable (ADHOC), running same version of Octane Standalone and Cinema 4D Octane Plugin. Same OS 10 pro. Team Render is a snap, Running the Daemon comes up sometimes, when I connect it via C4d network rendering it crashes on the Slave saying that I am abusing my license????? uhhh isnt there a 12 GPU limit? I have 3 x 980 ti's and a Titan X on slave, and a 1080 and 960 on WS, 1080 is not being used until compute and cuda update......Can someone explain why the licensing is all screwy and why I cant even run a Daemon service without signing in and abusing my privileges? Do I really need to buy a second license?

[zoppo]

What do you mean by " when I connect it via C4d network rendering"?

For rendering via C4D Teamrenderer you need a plugin license + a standalone license for every client. If you use the Octane network rendering you do not need a second plugin license but a second standalone license.

BTW you did not state which OC version you use. GPU limit for v2 is 12, for v3 it is 20.

[callumjhattingh]

When I access OCtane Render options-Network Render. really you need 2 licenses to render via a Daemon?

[mojave]

@callumjhattingh

You are probably getting that message because you are mixing Octane versions on the same machine and the way license usage tracking works had to be changed due to problems with the previous system.

Please read more about this in the latest release notes and this comment from @abstrax

[callumjhattingh]

@Mojave

So uninstall all previous versions? and does this mean I don't need a separate license? (fingers crossed)