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‎Dec 28, 2005
09:42 AM
Getting License stopped by Proxy?
Hello,
I test the Installshield Activation Service and have problems to get a license of the Macrovision Server.
I think, the Proxy of my company stop the connection to the server because the port is not open for Internet connectivity.
Can anyone tell me which port is used?
Or is there another way to get a license of the Macrovision Server?
Thanks a lot for your help!
Angel126
I test the Installshield Activation Service and have problems to get a license of the Macrovision Server.
I think, the Proxy of my company stop the connection to the server because the port is not open for Internet connectivity.
Can anyone tell me which port is used?
Or is there another way to get a license of the Macrovision Server?
Thanks a lot for your help!
Angel126
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‎Jan 03, 2006
04:18 PM
The activation process uses port 443 (HTTPS) for activation. Does your proxy allow connections to the internet but require authentication with the proxy first (does IE prompt you for a password?), or do you effectively not have internet access from the PC in question?
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‎Jan 04, 2006
02:23 AM
Thanks for your answer, MichaelU.
I have internet access from my PC.
Yes, I need to authenticate with the proxy.
When I start Installshield, the Proxy prompt me for a password.
But it seems that the port 443 is closed.
So this port need to be open? Or is there another possibility to get connect to the Macrovision Server?
Regards,
angel126
I have internet access from my PC.
Yes, I need to authenticate with the proxy.
When I start Installshield, the Proxy prompt me for a password.
But it seems that the port 443 is closed.
So this port need to be open? Or is there another possibility to get connect to the Macrovision Server?
Regards,
angel126
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‎Jan 04, 2006
10:44 AM
Hmm, I think I misunderstood where the symptom was. There are two times in question and I'm only familiar with one of them. The first is inside the InstallShield IDE when you wish to acquire a license with which to wrap your program for activation; the second is when someone (generally an end-user) activates a wrapped program.
My understanding was that the first - acquiring the license - works through proxies correctly. However I'm not familiar with it and will see if I can turn up any information. I've recently worked with the second - activating an instance through a proxy - and have an updated file we can let you test for the activation step.
Could you clarify which of the two steps is blocking you right now? I originally answered for the second, but now I think you're at the first.
My understanding was that the first - acquiring the license - works through proxies correctly. However I'm not familiar with it and will see if I can turn up any information. I've recently worked with the second - activating an instance through a proxy - and have an updated file we can let you test for the activation step.
Could you clarify which of the two steps is blocking you right now? I originally answered for the second, but now I think you're at the first.
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‎Jan 05, 2006
01:19 AM
Thanks for your answer MichaelU.
Sorry, I didn't describe the problem very precisely.
Yes, you are right, I mean the first step inside the IDE.
When I try to connect to the Macrovision Server I got an error message.
I try to translate it.
Could not establish a connection to License Server. Perhaps the server did not answer or your Internet connection was disconnected. Try again later.
Regards,
Angel126
Sorry, I didn't describe the problem very precisely.
Yes, you are right, I mean the first step inside the IDE.
When I try to connect to the Macrovision Server I got an error message.
I try to translate it.
Could not establish a connection to License Server. Perhaps the server did not answer or your Internet connection was disconnected. Try again later.
Regards,
Angel126
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‎Jan 05, 2006
11:03 AM
Alright. I'll try to track down whether our license acquiring transaction is proxy-enabled. In the meantime it may be good to confirm that your proxy does allow HTTPS once properly authenticated. You should be able to do this by opening Internet Explorer and going to some normal web site (authenticating), and then visiting a secure website such as Google's secure sign-in. If you cannot load a secure page in Internet Explorer, we're not going to be able to acquire a license via the secure channel. If you can, we just have to make sure we're doing everything right on our side.
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‎Jan 05, 2006
05:38 PM
I found a little more information that might be useful. We use the ServerXMLHTTP object for this query, and apparently it sometimes has some trouble with proxies. This is documented with a potential fix on Microsoft KB article 289481 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289481/EN-US/). Let me know if this is useful so we can get a pointer up in our own knowledge base.
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‎Jan 10, 2006
03:36 AM
Hello MichaelU,
thanks for your help.
The only way for me to get a license from Macrovision is to open the port without an authentication.
Our System Administrator was not very lucky to do that.
I think there must be a way to use the proxy settings to get the license.
Other internet pages with https working without any problems, only the Macrovision Activation Service does not work.
You can not assume that this port is generally open in every company.
I hope you change this behavior with a patch, because it is not the best solution.
Regards,
Angel126
thanks for your help.
The only way for me to get a license from Macrovision is to open the port without an authentication.
Our System Administrator was not very lucky to do that.
I think there must be a way to use the proxy settings to get the license.
Other internet pages with https working without any problems, only the Macrovision Activation Service does not work.
You can not assume that this port is generally open in every company.
I hope you change this behavior with a patch, because it is not the best solution.
Regards,
Angel126
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‎Jan 10, 2006
11:12 AM
Alright, I've filed this as a bug to be investigated for a fix in a future release; I can't guarantee any timeframe at this point, or whether we'll be able to patch existing versions. You can track this for more information via the number: IOC-000045059.
I reproduced this behavior on InstallShield 11.5; what version are you using?
I reproduced this behavior on InstallShield 11.5; what version are you using?
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‎Jan 11, 2006
01:28 AM
Hello MichaelU,
I am using Version 11 Premier Edition in German.
Regards,
Angel126
I am using Version 11 Premier Edition in German.
Regards,
Angel126