Re: Opening port on workstation

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What software is this? Does the port opening only work when the user is 'local admin'

What firewall are you using and if ISA 2004 do you have the client installed?

rlampky wrote:
I am running Windows SBS 2003, with all the current updates. Workstations are XP pro and everything within the network (email, shared files, profiles and the like) works fine.

The issue is that we are running a proprietary software program that connects from the workstations to a server at our communication center. The program opens a specific port to communicate with the center when the user logs in.

It only works if the Administrator logs onto the computer, then logs out and the user logs in and starts the program. It will stay that way no matter the number of logins till the computer gets shut down, and then the administrator has to log in again to restore the ports.

I have the specific ports open on the server and on the workstation, but the program only respond if the administrator logs into the workstation first.

I have 8 machines scattered about that I have to deal with this issue on.

Any suggestion would be appreciated

Ross Lampky
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