xap switchboard problems (was Re: xAP Ping 3 beta 4 released)

["rleong1" <rleong1@xxxxxxxxx>]

i dl'd from that link and followed your instructions but i don't see
that reload outlook option on the config screen...

--- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, James <james@...> wrote:
>
> apologies, this was an issue with the v1 release with all the code
> swapping that happened moving to the ocx. It was fixed in an update
but
> hasn't made it to a real installer yet - i must get round to that. If
> you grap an exe from here
>
> http://www.mi4.biz/files/testing/xapswitchboard20060709.zip
>
> and replace your existing exe. Run switchboard, then outlook and in
Switchboard go to the config screen and you should see a reload from X
Outlook, click it and they will restart the sync.
>
> James
>
>
> rleong1 wrote:
> > thanks this rev works fine now.
> >
> > on a different topic, i installed switchboard to try out.  will
this
> > work for us in the US (for our phone # system)?  i asumme the STD
> > field is the same as our area code?
> >
> > i installed the outlook plugin and followed the instructions but
its
> > not importing contacts.  i do have 2 different profiles in
outlook,
> > one for me & one for the wife.
> >
> >
> > --- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, James <james@> wrote:
> >
> >> ah, I was thinking that they were always failing rather than
always
> >> succeeding. Here is an updated exe to try, seems to work
correctly now
> >>
> >> http://www.mi4.biz/files/testing/ping320060816.zip
> >>
> >> James
> >>
> >> rleong1 wrote:
> >>
> >>> did you try against a port that doesn't have a server on
it?  i
tried
> >>> that and it still says success.
> >>>
> >>> --- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, James <james@>
wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> I just been trying a few variants of http checks and
so far have
> >>>>
> > found
> >
> >>>> they all work.
> >>>> I have tried checking against another xAP intranet
pages' http
using
> >>>> name and ip eg
> >>>> http://server1:53000
> >>>> http://192.168.0.4:53000
> >>>> i tried against the web interface of Wildfire, java
based xmpp
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> server on
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> a high tcp port, and that worked. I've also tried it
against
iis and
> >>>> apache on port 80.
> >>>> So assuming ping3 is basically working could you try
a couple of
> >>>>
> > ideas:
> >
> >>>> try using the ip of slimserver rather than the domain
name
> >>>> try with or without the trailing slash.
> >>>> When you get a fail, go back to the edit screen for
the device
> >>>>
> > and down
> >
> >>>> the bottom there is a Current status line. One of the
lines next
> >>>>
> > to it
> >
> >>>> will nave a number in brackets. That number is the
http result.
> >>>>
> > Success
> >
> >>>> is 200, not found is 404 etc.  Could you let me know
wheat you see?
> >>>>
> >>>> I am looking it to your request to monitor dns/ip
changes, just
> >>>>
> > having
> >
> >>>> some issues in how windows keeps caching dns. Also
the winhttp
> >>>>
> > error,
> >
> >>>> it's nothing to worry about and I've made a change to
the build
> >>>>
> > process
> >
> >>>> so it should re-occur with the next msi release.
Thanks for letting
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> me know!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> James
> >>>>
> >>>> rleong1 wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> on the http type, is it possible to have an
server address with
> >>>>>
> > a port
> >
> >>>>> number?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> for example, i have an internal server running on
port 9000.  if
> >>>>>
> > i put
> >
> >>>>> http://xyz:9000 in the "ip address/web
page" field, ping doesn't
> >>>>>
> > seem
> >
> >>>>> to pay attention to the port number.  does it not
do this or is my
> >>>>> syntax wrong?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> if i try tcp type and put my server ip in the ip
address field and
> >>>>> 9000 in the port field, it fails. in this case,
i'm using
slimserver
> >>>>> on port 9000.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> thanks.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, James
<james@> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Ping 3 lets you check remote devices. It can
check by ping,
by tcp
> >>>>>> connection, by http download, by http proxy
download, ODBC
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>> databases,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>> Windows free memory and Windows drive space.
Being Intranet
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>> enabled it
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>> is all web based and easy to configure. Also
the results from the
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>> tests
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>> can be overlayed onto maps/siteplans/photos
to give clear
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> indications of
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> problems. Alerts can be emailed via an smtp
server too.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> This new update includes the following
features:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Ability to customise the status.html file
created to allow easier
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>> use
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>> within other sites.
> >>>>>> Better handling of time-outs on http
collections
> >>>>>> Ability to run a batch file whenever the
status.html changes.
This
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> could
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> be used to run an external program or even
ftp the
status.html to
> >>>>>> another server.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Please uninstall any previous copies prior to
installing this one
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>> and
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>> ensure no other Intranet applications are
running on the host
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>> computer
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>> during install. Hopefully this will also fix
the vbcontrol errors
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>> that
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>> have been observed.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Download from www.mi4.biz
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Enjoy
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> James
> >>>>>>
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