By any chance to you have Zone Alarm? or any other Firewall??? Make sure that DXB2004 MFC Applications have permission.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Art Searle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 1:48 PM Subject: Re: [DXBase] DXB 2004 Internet Cluster problem? > Thanks for replying. > > One thing I forgot to mention is that I have a cable modem connection that > is always great and fast! > > > Boy, I'm not sure what's happening here. > > This one has me baffled > > > C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\etc > > you should have a > > Hosts > > Hosts.dxb24.bak > > or something similar. > > Remember that Hosts does NOT have an extension. > > Yes I do. As stated in my original in item 3. And the host that I select > wasn't originally there with the required URL. I edited and added it. In > fact before I edited it my DXB2003 wouldn't work but now it does again. > > > Can you open any OTHER cluster that you select from the user Options. > > Does the cluster you wish to open require a port other than the standard > 23 > > No I cannot open any other cluster in 2004 but I can in 2003. And no, none > of the ones I've tried require a port setting. > > > Using the File/Modify Hosts does it follow this format? > > If it uses a different port does it have the :#####??? > > > 68.14.105.11 # N5UXT-8 > > ac0x.dynip.com # AC0X > > cluster.dx-central.com # DX-Central > > cluster.w9zrx.net # W9ZRX > > dx.aaanet.ru:41112 # RK6LWX > > I have tried the following and they work in 2003 and not in 2004 > > 64.32.255.187 # K2UT > dxc.k2ls.com # K2LS > dxspots.com # N5IN > > > Hope this helps, let me know your results > > Nope it didn't. Thanks anyway. > > A couple of other points. Remember I get an immediate error message. And > this shouldn't matter but I did not install DXBase 2003 or 2004 in the > default directory. I installed them in: > > C:\Amateur Radio\DXBase 2003 > and > C:\Amateur Radio\DXBase 2004 > Respectfully. > > 73, > > Art > W2NRA > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Art Searle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 11:52 AM > > Subject: [DXBase] DXB 2004 Internet Cluster problem? > > > > > > > I have not been able to connect to an internet cluster even though all > > > settings in 2004 are the same as in 2003 and I can still connect in > 2003. > > > BTW I am using Windows XP for both. > > > > > > I get the following message IMMEDIATELY not after one minute: > > > > > > ! could not connect to the site! > > > > > > Then I get this: > > > > > > Packet Comm Mgr initialization failed. Check user options, hardware > > > options, or internet connection. You should close the packet window and > > > resolve this problem, then retry. > > > > > > Here is what I've tried so far: > > > > > > 1) I read the manual and cannot find any steps that I have omitted. > > > > > > 2) I duplicated all of the settings from DXBase 2003 to DXBase 2004. > > > > > > 3) I verified that install put the new hosts file in the right place. > And > > I > > > made sure my Host (a url in my case) was listed in the new hosts file. > I > > > also saw the old backup host file created from install in the same > > > directory. So I'm pretty sure it's set up right. > > > > > > 4) Though I don't think it should make a difference I verified that the > > > Connect TNC box in the TNC tab is NOT check. And New Internet Cluster > is > > > the Window is the only highlighted choice. > > > > > > 5) I searched this reflector and not found a solution. > > > > > > 6) Just before sending this email I tried to connect with DXB 2004 and > > could > > > not. Then I exited DXB 2004 and opened DXB 2003 and tried to connect. > It > > > worked fine. > > > > > > I give up, for now. > > > > > > Art > > > W2RNA > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > >
