Proxy activation fails

[tiffyted]

Hi,

I have tried several times to complete a proxy activation. The files transfer to the thumb drive - the utility installs on the proxy PC, but when I run the proxy activation request I get the following error:

Server activation failed
Return value 2
WINSOCK CANNOT RESOLVE HOST

Windows XP
Mach R3.043.037
MSM Version 1.1.11

Any advice on where I am going wrong

[DaveCVI]

Hi,
This is a message from the network layers of the operating system. It's saying that the program (in this case the proxy activation utility) tried to connect to a host by specifying the name of the host. Normally names are converted to network IP addresses by the Domain Name Service (DNS) - it appears that the system was unable to convert the name to an address.

Typical causes for this are:
1) the PC does not have a working network connection (ethernet cable unplugged etc).
2) a firewall that is blocking network DNS connections (turn off the firewall)
3) a anti-virus program can cause this to be blocked (disable AV program while running the proxy utility)
4) DNS is just not working for some reason (can you get to a web site by name? say www.google.com in a browser?

Dave