Re: localhost port used for help

[Dave Shaw <daveshaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Violaine,

Thanks for the fast response!  So opening the process was definitely the right 
way to go.  I imagine you may get some complaints from folks who don't have 
that option.

Thanks again!

Dave Shaw

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Violaine Batthish" <batthish@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "CODE/400 Discussion & Support" <code400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: localhost port used for help


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> 
> Hi Dave,
> 
> This isn't a very detailed description, but this is what I understand based
> on information given to me by the help team:
> In 5.1.2 CODE no longer uses the same help system (previously it had used
> NetQuestion - but it is no longer supported)
> The new help system randomizes the port number used which can cause
> problems with firewalls (as you experienced).
> 
> Hope this "helps"!
> 
> Violaine Batthish
> WebSphere Development Studio Client, IBM Toronto Lab
> 
> 
> 
> code400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 01/19/2005 03:16:31 PM:
> 
> > Hi, all!
> >
> > Just installed 5.1.2, and found that my help in CODE wouldn't work
> > because the port it needed was 49214, instead of 49213 as it had
> > been in 5.1.0. Obviously the firewall software which our corporate
> > security honchos have installed on this machine had 49214 blocked.
> > I can't find any reference anywhere to it being changed, and in fact
> > my help.cfg still says HTML_HOSTNAME=localhost:49213, so I'm a bit
> > perplexed as to what's going on.  Does anyone know?
> >
> > Dave Shaw
> >
> > P.S. They decided to control this particular access by process
> > instead, so they've opened it up for javaw.exe and closed both ports
> > and it now works - but I'd still like to know what's up with it.