Error 57 using TCP

[Mike Doty]

I've tried about every example there
is including Don Dickinson's Rserver
and RsTest. Keep getting error 57
from the client. I'm able to get
pages etc using the browser to my
server so I know the connection is
working. I've turned off firewalls
and tried even using port 7 (no luck.)
The server is sitting there waiting
on port 7 and my port monitor shows
it listening. Anyone have a suggestion?
Both programs are definitely set to port 7.




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[Don Dickinson]

Is it a 98box and are you trying to open an ip address instead of a domain name? ... if so, this is a previously reported issue. To get around it, create a file (or edit an existing one) called "HOSTS" in the windows directory. In this file put (or append) a line like this ...

192.168.10.1 somefakehostname.com

change 192.168.10.1 to be the IP address you're trying to open and somefakehostname.com is a fake domain name for that IP address. Now in your open statement, put "somefakehostname.com" in place of the IP address. I bet it works.

--Don


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[Mike Doty]

I'll give it a try in a bit and post the results. Thanks.

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[Lance Edmonds]

for most cases, the solution appears to be to install the ms network client... see http://www.powerbasic.com/support/pb...ad.php?t=29005

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