Posted by Angrie.Woman on 12/05/05 02:14

Bill's News wrote:
> angrie.woman@gmail.com wrote:
>> I have winmx installed on my desktop - runs fine.
>>
>> DH wants me to install it on his XP laptop, which belongs to his
>> company.
>>
>> Am I going to be able to do this? I downloaded v3.53, and tried to
>> install it. I didn't get very far. I saw "WinMX was unable to make
>> an
>> outgoing TCP connection to it's test servers. This could be because
>> this computer isn't directly connected to the internet, you are an a
>> LAN, and need to use a SOCKS proxy server to make outgoing TCP
>> connections, or there is a temporary network problem."
>>
>> I tried to go into network settings to start exploring the firewall
>> status and such, but I see a message that says something like "Some
>> settings are disabled because you don't have authorization to change
>> them" and sure enough - it does not appear that he can acess the
>> firewall settings.
>>
>> Now, many of you here know me well enough to realize that most of
>> these messages might as well be Chinese to me. I know he is running
>> XP, this is a company laptop, he is plugged into my home desktop's
>> DSL modem, and (according to his Network Settings) Local Area
>> Connection 3 (Cisco Systems VPN Adapter) is enabled.
>>
>> I really appreciate any help, but please be as simple as possible -
>> things like ports, servers, and other things are about 2 notches
>> above
>> my comprehension level.
>>
>> Is there anything I can do, or is he just bound to be MXless?
>>
>> A
>> My email address has an extra g in it
>
> Often, when a Win PC which was running on a LAN is moved to another
> connection (in this case from an office to your DSL), the IP address
> of the machine needs to be released and renewed. This is because the
> protocol endeavors to keep an IP address thru its lease period.
>
> Access XP's Help-Run-Cmd DOS-like window and type:
> IPCONFIG
>
> This will show you the IP address used by the machine. If it's not
> the same as your IP (or a subset thereof) then type
>
> IPCONFIG /?
>
> This will show you the command's option structure.
>
> By this time, you probably no longer need to do this, unless your pal
> has reconnected to the company LAN and is now back at your DSL a short
> time afterward - if the latter is the case, and assuming that there is
> only one NIC in your pal's PC, type:
>
> "IPCONFIG /release {Enter}"
> you'll get a response suggesting that you are disconnected
>
> and then type
>
> "IPCONFIG /renew {Enter}"
> there will be a pause, perhaps a few seconds, then the IP address
> assigned will be shown.
>
> At this point, you can then utilize WinMX as a secondary from that
> machine without any need to set up a firewall or router (the ports
> should be checked as unable). And that would be best too, when your
> pal attempts to utilize WinMX at the office for the short time it will
> take for the admin to spot the traffic and suggest his/her immediate
> dismissal ;-)
>
> Since the machine might be transported between home/office, it's
> probably better to utilize winmx as a secondary or to set up a second
> user account on the machine for use at home. I'm pretty sure that
> this will allow the machine to operate with different net profiles.
>
> Then, for your pal to use the PC at home as a primary, he/she will
> need to be able to:
> 1) connect to a modem at home.
> 2) perhaps release/renew as outlined above
> 3) set up winmx to utilize specific port(s) and configure the local
> firewall/router to permit inbound traffic on it/them.
>
> This may not apply, if the company's admin has crippled users from
> altering configurations - but this seldom is the case except in quite
> large companies and where the PC is not expected to be transported.
>
>
>

Uh - OK? LOL! Thanks - I'll give it a go. So far, setting it up as a
secondary isn't even an option, because we can't get that far. We can
only get to the "SOCKS"


They don't have it too tightly locked down, as I was able to install
Firefox on it. That's what got him excited about being able to get WINMX
access on the road. (He travels a lot.)

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