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TWS connection error : broke:usfarm

Postby DTorSwing » 21 Jan 2015

I get these TWS connection errors.
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Message: HMDS data farm connection is
broken:ushmds
Message: Market data farm connection is
broken:eufarm
Message: Market data farm connection is
broken:usfuture

how do we fix these errors

as I am new to MC. do we email MC support for these errors to find errors ?
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Re: TWS connection error : broke:usfarm

Postby JoshM » 21 Jan 2015

as I am new to MC. do we email MC support for these errors to find errors ?
These aren't caused by MC but originate from IB.

From another topic:
So when a connect TWS to Multichart, I have the following error message:
-"market data farm connection is broken:cashfarm"
-"HMDS data farm connection is broken:euhmds"
These messages are generated by IB API. Please contact IB support directly regarding this case.
Does this problem happen all the time for you or only occasionally on set times? The latter is expected because IB's servers are not up 24/7.

Also see Interactive Brokers' system status.

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Re: TWS connection error : broke:usfarm

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Does this problem happen all the time for you or only occasionally on set times? The latter is expected because IB's servers are not up 24/7.

Also see Interactive Brokers' system status.
ok, thks
any idea how does IB resolves this issue

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Re: TWS connection error : broke:usfarm

Postby JoshM » 21 Jan 2015

any idea how does IB resolves this issue
I don't know; that's something for IB. It also depends on whether it's really an issue: if the disconnects happen in the 'server reset times' (see the link in my post above) it's not an issue but expected behaviour.

Do these errors need to be fixed for you? You didn't mentioned that trading with IB through MultiCharts didn't work or you didn't receive price data. For example, if you don't trade US futures, then a connection alert with the 'usfuture' IB server is not a problem.

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Re: TWS connection error : broke:usfarm

Postby DTorSwing » 21 Jan 2015

any idea how does IB resolves this issue
I don't know; that's something for IB. It also depends on whether it's really an issue: if the disconnects happen in the 'server reset times' (see the link in my post above) it's not an issue but expected behaviour.

Do these errors need to be fixed for you? You didn't mentioned that trading with IB through MultiCharts didn't work or you didn't receive price data. For example, if you don't trade US futures, then a connection alert with the 'usfuture' IB server is not a problem.
oh ok, i didnt think that far. so far, it didnt affect due to connection last night at 11.40pm and yes it was close to the autologoff time, then i changed it

my strategy has some more errors from TWS yesterday during day , but i didnt get screen shot. It was about orders rejection, order cancel etc . i will try to get screen shot of it and check the log tab

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Re: TWS connection error : broke:usfarm

Postby TJ » 21 Jan 2015

any idea how does IB resolves this issue
I don't know; that's something for IB. It also depends on whether it's really an issue: if the disconnects happen in the 'server reset times' (see the link in my post above) it's not an issue but expected behaviour.

Do these errors need to be fixed for you? You didn't mentioned that trading with IB through MultiCharts didn't work or you didn't receive price data. For example, if you don't trade US futures, then a connection alert with the 'usfuture' IB server is not a problem.
oh ok, i didnt think that far. so far, it didnt affect due to connection last night at 11.40pm and yes it was close to the autologoff time, then i changed it

my strategy has some more errors from TWS yesterday during day , but i didnt get screen shot. It was about orders rejection, order cancel etc . i will try to get screen shot of it and check the log tab
What time zone is this 11.40pm? We have traders around the world.


Are you aware of the daily IB server reboot? (take a look at their website)

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Re: TWS connection error : broke:usfarm

Postby DTorSwing » 21 Jan 2015


What time zone is this 11.40pm? We have traders around the world.

Are you aware of the daily IB server reboot? (take a look at their website)

11.40 CST and errors started around that time

yes, I change autologoff every day and last night, I think it was late before I changed the logoff time
do youn suggest me to move to IB Gateway

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Re: TWS connection error : broke:usfarm

Postby TJ » 21 Jan 2015


What time zone is this 11.40pm? We have traders around the world.

Are you aware of the daily IB server reboot? (take a look at their website)

11.40 CST and errors started around that time

yes, I change autologoff every day and last night, I think it was late before I changed the logoff time
do youn suggest me to move to IB Gateway
IB daily server reboot and TWS auto logoff are 2 different and *unrelated* things.


Please read the links in post #2 above

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Re: TWS connection error : broke:usfarm

Postby DTorSwing » 21 Jan 2015

IB daily server reboot[/u] and TWS auto logoff are 2 different and unrelated things.

Please read the links in post #2 above
I see it here https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/i ... Status.php

so if I use IB gateway, wouldn't affected by server reboots? as I hear people using IB gateway says, they keep it ALIVE for 6-12 months to do swing trading

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Re: TWS connection error : broke:usfarm

Postby TJ » 21 Jan 2015

IB daily server reboot[/u] and TWS auto logoff are 2 different and unrelated things.

Please read the links in post #2 above
I see it here https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/i ... Status.php

so if I use IB gateway, wouldn't affected by server reboots? as I hear people using IB gateway says, they keep it ALIVE for 6-12 months to do swing trading
Do we have an impedance mismatch? I repeat: Please read the links in post #2 above.

Then read the link in YOUR post #9 in DETAIL.

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Re: TWS connection error : broke:usfarm

Postby DTorSwing » 21 Jan 2015

I clicked on the IB link in post2
let me read that post

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Re: TWS connection error : broke:usfarm

Postby TJ » 21 Jan 2015

I clicked on the IB link in post2
let me read that post
There are TWO (2) links in post #2.

IF you are still not sure, read the first line in post #8 again.

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Re: TWS connection error : broke:usfarm

Postby DTorSwing » 21 Jan 2015

I clicked on the IB link in post2
let me read that post
There are TWO (2) links in post #2.

IF you are still not sure, read the first line in post #8 again.
TJ. I read the post#2 complete and yesterday i was running TWS and MC in local PC and was doing stocks and TWS was demo acct yesterday, so not sure where that server would be

and I had asked earlier would IB gateway resolve this issue of daily server reboot ?
even IB controller resolves?

are you from IB trying to helping users here ?

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Re: TWS connection error : broke:usfarm  [SOLVED]

Postby TJ » 21 Jan 2015

I clicked on the IB link in post2
let me read that post
There are TWO (2) links in post #2.

IF you are still not sure, read the first line in post #8 again.
TJ. I read the post#2 complete and yesterday i was running TWS and MC in local PC and was doing stocks and TWS was demo acct yesterday, so not sure where that server would be

and I had asked earlier would IB gateway resolve this issue of daily server reboot ?
even IB controller resolves?

are you from IB trying to helping users here ?
IB server reboot and tws auto logoff are 2 unrelated things. ie. modifying one is not going to affect the other.


Read carefully and in detail... From IB's link above:

System Availability

Trading is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with the exception of system reset times described in the table below.

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Re: TWS connection error : broke:usfarm

Postby DTorSwing » 21 Jan 2015

thks

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Re: TWS connection error : broke:usfarm

Postby DTorSwing » 22 Jan 2015

TJ

you should read this answer to my question about IB's daily sever reboot

The answer is No. Those resets do not affect IBController nor TWS. During reset TWS shortly losses communication to the server and then restores.

IB daily server reset affects TWS thru IB gateway & IB controller ?
https://www.interactivebrokers.com/en/i ... Status.php
I know IB gateway dont need TWS to run, but does IB controller is the same way, or runs TWS

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/TWS ... MzMzEzOQ--


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