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Subject: Re: Rebel 12 - Windows XP : Error connecting to server...

Author: Roy Brunjes

Date: 05:57:44 06/25/04

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On June 25, 2004 at 06:23:05, Lex Loep wrote:

>On June 25, 2004 at 02:28:35, Roy Brunjes wrote:
>
>>On June 25, 2004 at 02:21:11, Peter Skinner wrote:
>>
>>>On June 24, 2004 at 19:52:19, Roy Brunjes wrote:
>>>
>>>>I did not see this problem under Windows 2000, but with Windows XP, when I try
>>>>to connect to www.chessclub.com (ICC) I see this over and over at Rebel tries to
>>>>connect to ICC:
>>>>
>>>><< Error connecting to server >>
>>>>
>>>><< Connecting to: www.chessclub.com:5000 >>
>>>>
>>>>Any ideas on how to work around / fix this?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>Roy
>>>
>>>Try using port 23.. it will work. That is what I have to do under Windows XP.
>>>
>>>Peter
>>
>>
>>Thanks for the tip, but it still does not work:
>>
>><< Connecting to: www.chessclub.com:23 >>
>>
>><< Lost connection with server >>
>>
>>Any other ideas?  This must be yet another difference between Windows 2000 and
>>XP -- sigh.
>
>Try port 5001.
>See also this:
>http://www.lokasoft.nl/frequently_asked_questions.htm#1005
>
>Lex
>
>>
>>Roy


Lex,

Thanks for the info.  However still no success.  I disabled Plug-n-Play and have
tried both port 5000 and 5001 with the same results (i.e. no success).  Any
other suggestions?  Any ports of Rebel 12 to Linux anytime soon?  Windoze XP
bloze  :-)

Roy



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