it should just work

Problem solved! I had the Windows firewall running on the PC that I was testing VW 2008 with :blush:

Unfortunately that has not worked Can I force the client to look to the machine which has the license software installed????

thanks for your response. I will give it a try

Vectorworks 2008 Serial no that begins with C DVD series B131 I have installed the HASP licensing manager and red dongle on a box (windows XP), following the instructions to the letter. I go to run the VectorWorks software on a different client PC and it displays the error: Network Dongle Protection Error No active network dongle server (HASP License Manager) was found. Vectorworks will now quit The XP box (with licensing manager) is on the same pyhsical network, no firewall, same domain, etc. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.