[omniORB] Echo invokes dialer

[Robert Resendes]

Just a guess, but I'm guessing that you have autodial capabilities set
on your laptop. Check out the following URL:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q157/4/40.asp

and let me know if it works.

Regards,
Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: John Gagnon <jgagnon@technologist.com>
To: omniorb-list@orl.co.uk <omniorb-list@orl.co.uk>
Date: Friday, July 03, 1998 9:44 AM
Subject: RE: [omniORB] Echo invokes dialer


>Rats! That didn't seem to do it. I even tried the 'set
>OMNIORB_USEHOSTNAME_VAR' described in the online documentation, to no
avail.
>I've also noticed that the dialer is invoked when the implementation
for the
>Echo object is invoked. I wonder if that's a clue?
>
>John
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-omniorb-list@orl.co.uk
>> [mailto:owner-omniorb-list@orl.co.uk]On Behalf Of John Gagnon
>> Sent: Friday, July 03, 1998 8:50 AM
>> To: omniorb-list@orl.co.uk
>> Subject: RE: [omniORB] Echo invokes dialer
>>
>>
>> I'm running this on a laptop with a PCMCIA network card, connected
to my
>> home network. It has an IP address assigned, and, as far as I can
>> remember,
>> it was offline when I first set up the naming service. I'll try
>> that anyway,
>> and let you know how it works out. I have noticed that OmniNames
fails if
>> the network card isn't installed.
>>
>> John
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: owner-omniorb-list@orl.co.uk
>> > [mailto:owner-omniorb-list@orl.co.uk]On Behalf Of Jim Redman
>> > Sent: Friday, July 03, 1998 7:05 AM
>> > To: omniorb-list@orl.co.uk
>> > Cc: John Gagnon
>> > Subject: Re: [omniORB] Echo invokes dialer
>> >
>> >
>> > I think that this depends on whether you were on-line when you
first
>> > invoked omninames.  If you were then it will try to dialup, if
not, you
>> > will not be able to start onminames while you're on-line.
>> >
>> > If you delete the ominnames log and bak files then restart
>> omninames when
>> > you are not on-line and always start it that way everything
>> > appears to work
>> > correctly.
>> >
>> > I'm sure that in the world of Window's networking there is a
rational
>> > explanation for this behavior.
>> >
>> > Jim
>> >
>> > At 08:48 PM 7/2/98 -0400, John Gagnon wrote:
>> > >I'm testing the 3rd Echo implementation, using the COS, and it
causes
>> > >Win95's dialer to be invoked every time. Is there some way to
>> prevent it
>> > >from doing this? If it's in the manual, I'll find it shortly.
>> > >
>> > >Thanks,
>> > >John Gagnon
>> > >
>> > >E. John Gagnon Consulting
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