maxima problem




On Thu, 14 Oct 2010, Briceno, Cairo wrote:

< The command line in XP works. XP without firewall works. But having problems with Vista and windows 7 64 bits. Do you think recompiling the maxima source for windows 7 64 bit may resolve the problem?
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< Thanks for the suggestions.

Please reply to the Maxima list.

Could you expand on what the problems are with Vista? Does command-line
Maxima work, etc.?

Leo


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< -----Original Message-----
< From: Leo Butler [mailto:l.butler at ed.ac.uk] 
< Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 11:30 AM
< To: Briceno, Cairo
< Cc: maxima at math.utexas.edu
< Subject: Re: [Maxima] maxima problem
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< On Wed, 29 Sep 2010, Briceno, Cairo wrote:
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< < I am using maxima behind a firewall. I try the following things without having success in ruuning maxima in windows XP service Pack 3.
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< < 1)????? I set the proper maxima path in the windows EP mode,
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< < 2)????? I reise the privileges to maxima engine and the the tcl interface.
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< < 3)????? I free the ports 4008 for the pipe connection in all the firewall settings.
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< < ?
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< < Despite this, maxima is still not running giving the error: ? Time for connection exceeding?.
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< < ?
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< < Does any of you was successful to get maxima running through the sockets(pipes) in windows xp?
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<  This topic has been discussed on this list within the last year or two, so it may be worth
<  your time searching the list archive.
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<  I would suggest the following approach to your problem:
<  -verify that command-line maxima is actually working (as Robert
<  suggested);
<  -if it is, then remove all firewall rules and launch XMaxima.
<  If it connects to Maxima, then your firewall rules are the problem
<  and you will need to troubleshoot your firewall rules,
<  if it does not connect to Maxima, then post your output on this list
<  and perhaps someone can help.
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<  Note that when you temporarily remove your firewall rules, you should
<  probably not be connected to any network.
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<  Best,
<  Leo
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