PCM: trouble downloading client and "no context"

[linda rosewood]

When I attempt to connect to PCM + under XP to download the client at port 8040, I get "server not found" My browser is IE under XP

When I connect to the same server and port, with a macintosh running firefox, I get the webpage, and I can download the install.exe file.

This occurs with other windows machines, and occurs when using firefox under XP as well.

I wouldn't care, but after I installed the client, I'm not getting any data. The main window says "no context defined" so I'm thinking that I'm not properly connected to the server.

[Les Ligetfalvy]

I suspect your first problem is proxy settings and the second problem is firewall settings.

I have PCM+ installed on an XP/SP2 box and can connect from other XP/SP2 boxes.

[linda rosewood]

Yes, it is definitely the fire wall. I wish that there were better documentation about this. Like "Don't turn on the firewall." Our server support people insist on it. A packet capture revealed the following 32 ports used by the PCM client and server: yuck.

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