Re: [tcpconnect] doing nothing- SM any help here???

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2001


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texte = Can you do a manual Telnet session from that machine...?Does that work?>I appear to be the only one ever to encounter this situation... Any >information available from Smith Micro? > >Recap: [TCPCONNECT] not working on client's Windows (some NT >variant) server - the code that works perfectly on my MacOS X server >and used to work fine on client's server (UPS and CyberCash access) >now returns BLANK - no error, no reply, nothing. All other WebCat >code is working without a hitch. > >A note from my client's ISP: >>The only thing we have done in the last month or so is to turn off >>ICMP packets in response to the CODE RED WORM. We need more info >>from your WEB guy as to what WEBCATALOG is trying to do with the >>TCPCONNECT before we can be of much help. > >What system services does TCPCONNECT require that may have become unavailable? > >Would re-installing WEBCAT be likely to make any difference? > >Would upgrading from 4.02 rc1 to 4.02rc2 be likely to make any difference? > >Any input at all would be helpful. > >- Brian > >At 12:49 PM 8/16/2001, Brian Fries wrote: >>The server has been rebooted - more than once - and I have tried >>using the IP number instead of the domain name for UPS, to no >>avail... >> >>The exact same code running on my MacOS X server works fine, while >>on my client's Windows server I get no response at all from the >>[tcpconnect] context. >> >>Is there some system service that [tcpconnect] uses on Windows that >>may not be running an may be causing this problem? >> >>Brian >> >>At 6:23 AM +0000 8/8/2001, Peter Werno wrote: >>>Hello Brian, >>> >>>as it is a Windows-Box, rebooting may help :-) >>>Something else that came to my mind was DNS setup. Maybe the Server >>>doesn't get the DNS-information for UPS? Have you tried using the >>>IP-Address instead? >>> >>>Just a guess... >>> >>>Ciao, >>> -- Jay Van Vark *********************************** Fax (801) 659-7952 ***********************************Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there! --Roy Rogers------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [tcpconnect] doing nothing- SM any help here??? (Brian Fries 2001)
  2. Re: [tcpconnect] doing nothing- SM any help here??? (Jay Van Vark 2001)
  3. Re: [tcpconnect] doing nothing- SM any help here??? (Brian Fries 2001)
Can you do a manual Telnet session from that machine...?Does that work?>I appear to be the only one ever to encounter this situation... Any >information available from Smith Micro? > >Recap: [tcpconnect] not working on client's Windows (some NT >variant) server - the code that works perfectly on my MacOS X server >and used to work fine on client's server (UPS and CyberCash access) >now returns BLANK - no error, no reply, nothing. All other WebCat >code is working without a hitch. > >A note from my client's ISP: >>The only thing we have done in the last month or so is to turn off >>ICMP packets in response to the CODE RED WORM. We need more info >>from your WEB guy as to what WEBCATALOG is trying to do with the >>TCPCONNECT before we can be of much help. > >What system services does TCPCONNECT require that may have become unavailable? > >Would re-installing WEBCAT be likely to make any difference? > >Would upgrading from 4.02 rc1 to 4.02rc2 be likely to make any difference? > >Any input at all would be helpful. > >- Brian > >At 12:49 PM 8/16/2001, Brian Fries wrote: >>The server has been rebooted - more than once - and I have tried >>using the IP number instead of the domain name for UPS, to no >>avail... >> >>The exact same code running on my MacOS X server works fine, while >>on my client's Windows server I get no response at all from the >>[tcpconnect] context. >> >>Is there some system service that [tcpconnect] uses on Windows that >>may not be running an may be causing this problem? >> >>Brian >> >>At 6:23 AM +0000 8/8/2001, Peter Werno wrote: >>>Hello Brian, >>> >>>as it is a Windows-Box, rebooting may help :-) >>>Something else that came to my mind was DNS setup. Maybe the Server >>>doesn't get the DNS-information for UPS? Have you tried using the >>>IP-Address instead? >>> >>>Just a guess... >>> >>>Ciao, >>> -- Jay Van Vark *********************************** Fax (801) 659-7952 ***********************************Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there! --Roy Rogers------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Jay Van Vark

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