Why does OmniWeb tell me there are too many users?

[Richard Mercer]

>  Sometimes when I run OmniWeb 1.0 it tells me there are
>  too many users on my network and won't let me use it.
>  I'm using the free version.  I'm guessing that it somehow
>  asks if there are other copies running.  I know they are
>  not running on my machine, so it must be detecting other
>  copies on the network. So I have a couple of questions.
>  1. How does it do this? 2. How much of the network is it
>  looking at? I have no control over other machines that
>  may be connected at my facility (I don't even know who
>  they all are), so I would like to limit the query to
>  machines in my Branch.  3. Is there a way out of this
>  problem other than buying a license?
>  

>  Thanks,
>  

>  Dean Clamons Code 7420 Naval Research Lab Washington, DC
>  20375 202-767-2384

2. Based on my experience, I would guess it looks at all IP addresses that  
agree with yours in the first three bytes. Since my IP address is  
130.108.136.118, it looks at all addresses beginning with 130.108.136. This is  
done even if the machines are not linked by a Netinfo network.
1. I don't know technical details of how it's done, but I don't imagine it's  
terribly difficult to program.
3. There is probably no practical way other than buying a license. Your best  
best is to find out who else is using it and see if you can coordinate times of  
use.

Richard Mercer