non-VPN network license access?

[lcamara]

Has anybody set up AutoCAD 2005 to use a network license over the Internet without using a VPN? I found a post on the Autodesk site that mentioned ports 27000 and 2080 but it didn't give any specific instruction about how to set the network server location, and I think it was referring to 2002. Are there environment variables or registry entries that I can use to set the location to an IP address?

[Mike.Perry]

Hi

Do any of the following Technical Documents help -

ID: TS100240 - License Borrowing feature for AutoCAD® 2005 (http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/item?siteID=123112&id=4791059&linkID=2475323)

ID: TS71096 - Availability of FLEXlm® License Borrowing feature to users of Autodesk® products (http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/item?siteID=123112&id=2888363&linkID=2475323)

ID: TS17859 - Use AutoCAD® across WAN (http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/item?siteID=123112&id=2895697&linkID=2475323)

ID: TP00085 - License Borrowing (http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=2965859&linkID=2475176)

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Below snippet taken from ID: TS85748 (http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/item?siteID=123112&id=4791200&linkID=2475323) -

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Further information regarding network licensing can be found in the Network Licensing Guide accessible from the Documentation tab of the AutoCAD® 2005 CD Browser or from the AutoCAD 2005 Help system.
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Have a good one, Mike