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Category: Network Licenses and Software / Network Troubleshooting
Topic ID: 269
Title: Access to Network License Manager Blocked By Firewall on Windows XP Machine
Created: 0000-00-00Last modified: 0000-00-00
SYMPTOM: Workstations can not get the license after server computer running Windows XP had been upgraded to service pack 2 (SP2).


CAUSE: SP2 is automatically installing and enabling personal firewall on the server computer.


RESOLUTION: Personal (local) firewall is a good thing. It is likely to prevent trojans or worms from propagating on your network.


When using a personal firewall  a specific port will need to be opened to allow free access for the license manager to function properly.


  1. Launch the Control Panel found under the Start Menu
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  2. Select the Windows Firewall icon
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  3. If the firewall is on, click on the Exceptions tab
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  4. Click on the Add Port button under System Variables
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  5. Set the Variable Name to: SENTINEL TCP, with a Port Number of: 5093, and leave the toggle as TCP. Click OK.
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  6. Click on the Add Port button under System Variables, again.
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  7. Set the Variable Name to: SENTINEL UDP, with a Port Number of: 5093, and toggle UDP. Click OK.
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  8. Click OK in the main dialog to accept the changes.


Verify that the new rules have worked.

A PDF file containing the instructions, with images, is attached below.
Links:
Attachments:
License Retrieval Blocked By Firewall.pdf
Keywords:
Windows XP
winxp
network
License
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