Java webstart jnlp How Do I let through Sygate Personal Fi..

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"kelvinq" <kelvinq415@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Java Web start works if Sygate Personal Firewall (SPF) is set to "Allow
All"
> WebStart does NOT allow jnlp to load if SPF is set to "Normal"
> What kind of SPF rule should I make to allow *.jnlp webstart to work?
> I dont get any popup message from SPF
> webstart simply says "cannot load resource...*.jnlp"
>
> cheers
> kleinbottle 28Jun04

Don't know the real answer but check the traffic log to see what is being
blocked which should give the info to create a rule.

Billh

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"kelvinq" <kelvinq415@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> The answer is:
> Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_04\bin\javaw.exe
> must be allowed access to port 80
>
> What caused my confusion: SygatePersonalFirewall does NOT issue a
> warning
> prompt, it merely blocks traffic with no warning. I believe there must
> be a "Preferences" setting for SPF that will always show a warning. I
> would prefer that, rather than writing a rule to always allow javaw
> access to the internet. Right now SPF is loaded at startup, but to see
> warnings I must explicitely run SPF (which then shows on the wind98
> toolbar)
> cheers Kelvin

Does Tools- Options- General- Display Notification Warnings have any
bearing on this problem?
Billh