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

["rleong1" <rleong1@xxxxxxxxx>]

ugh. i got outlook 2002. thought it was 2003.

--- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, James <james@...> wrote:
>
> To show up, Switchboard just needs to see a heartbeat from Outlook. If
> it's still not showing then its either the plugin isn't running or
some
> network issue is stopping them talking, subnets, firewalls etc.  The
> plugin not running is the most likely cause. On the pc running
outlook,
> with outlook not running, could you install Intranet launcher
(mi4.biz).
> That'll make sure all the required files are there. Then try outlook
> again, if possible while running xAP Viewer to see if it talks at all.
> Also just checking, this is Outlook 2003 isn't it?
>
> J
>
>
> rleong1 wrote:
> > 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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