[Maxima-bugs] [ maxima-Bugs-814957 ] No internet => No xMaxima

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Bugs item #814957, was opened at 2003-09-30 08:17
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Category: Xmaxima
Group: Fix for 5.9.0
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: No internet => No xMaxima

Initial Comment:

The windows compiled version of xMaxima refuses to 
work if a connection to internet is not available and 
working. A message saying "Error starting Maxima: Could 
not open a socket" is issued. 
After that the window xMaxima keeps mute, no prompt, 
no echo, nothing...

If we have no Internet connection how can we keep 
working with Maxima through the xMaxima interface? 

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Comment By: Peter Ulrich Kruppa (pukruppa)
Date: 2003-11-11 15:26

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Some of my students have reported this problem to me, too,
although everything on my laptop (WinXP Home Edition) works
fine - even without internet connection.

The only significant difference to their machines, I can
think of, is that I once activated XP's compatibility mode
for older programs (sorry, I don't know the exact words
since I am running XP in german - do search for
"compatibility" in the help menu and reinstall maxima with it).

Just one possibility.

Regards,

Uli.

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Comment By: Stavros Macrakis (macrakis)
Date: 2003-09-30 18:25

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An active Internet connection is not required by xMaxima.  
However, you must have sockets installed, working, and 
enabled, because Maxima uses them for interprocess 
communication.  Firewall software may be closing off sockets, 
for example.

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