[JDEV] Can't connect to in-house JCP Express 1.1 server from windows cli ent pc

[Peter Saint-Andre]

Have you tried running it as a fully qualified domain name? 

Peter

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Peter Saint-Andre
email+jabber: stpeter at jabber.org

On Wed, 13 Feb 2002, Cuth, Ron wrote:

> Hi,
>  
> I have installed and started the jabber server. To my knowledge there are no
> errors starting the server. I can ping the server by name and IP from the
> client pc. I tried to telnet to the server with the command "telnet
> 10.158.35.150 5222" I come to a blinking cursor which I think tells me the
> system is listening on the port. When I try to create an account from the
> client pc I put in the information but when it tries to connects to the
> server it says "Jabber can't connect to your jabber server. This may be
> because your behind a firewall."
> I don't think I have the firewall on the server set to close any ports(I'm
> new to Linux), but I'm behind a corporate firewall. Do I need the port 5222
> opened in the main(corporate) firewall even though all clients are coming
> from inside the firewall on an internal network? Please, any help would be
> appreciated.
>  
> Ron
>