> David Collie (itndac) wrote: > > > > As usual checking out what the guru's are talking about... > downloaded > > Mozilla Firebird.... guess what..... doesn't work on our internal > > network...(altho works on all our pages before the > proxy/firewall)!!!! > > What is the error message?
"The operation time out whilst attempting to contact 'www.macromedia.com'" > > > Not very good.... does it use a different port number from IE? > > Like all browsers, it uses a random (usually sequential > actually) local > port in the > 1023 range and connects to whatever port is in > the URL (or > port 80 if there is none). Would that mean that it is my local permissions or a firewall issue? > > Speaking > > to our network geezers and getting them to download it, all > went well > > on his DMZ machine... no joy on mine tho. > > Using a proxy server perhaps? Maybe an authenticated proxy > that uses a > Windows login? Spot on Jochem :-) > > They offered to open up a hole on the firewall for me so I could > > browse with it, but I declined because that's not the point of the > > browser. Not wanting to get into the details about it all, > but if it > > want any sort of acceptance, surely it needs to work in the sort of > > locked down environment that I work in. > > How is that environment locked down exactly? > I'll get more details on this from the Network geezers and post it... just need to grab one of them :-) Dya reckon this is a bug that I should report? I've done a few searches on Bugzilla but can't find any refrences to the probs I am having. On a personal note, and with the utmost respect Jochem, have you ever actually asked a question :-), your knowledge is.... phenomenal! DC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
