[omniORB] ORB Initialization Problems On Windows XP Box With No Network Connection

[Craig W. Wright]

On Friday 11 March 2005 00:33, Stefan Näwe wrote:
> Craig W. Wright schrieb:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm having some trouble getting omniORB to initialize on a Windows system
> > with no network connection. When the network connection is present
> > everything works perfectly.
> >
>  > ...
>
> This is what we have in our README:

I actually could not find anything about the loopback device in the 
README.win32.txt file. It also turns out that only installing the loopback 
device solves my problem. Now, I have another problem, a pointy-headed one. 
He doesn't want to install a loopback device, because he thinks it will be 
too big a burden on our customers. Is there anything else that can be done in 
the case that we can not impose a Loopback Device on our users? Compile time 
switches? Source code hacks? Anything? Thanks for all the help so far. 

-Craig.


>
> - Under XP its recommended to Disable Media Sense for TCP/IP:
>      see http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q239924
>    Use Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe) to view the following key in the
> registry:
>      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
>    Add the following registry value:
>      Value Name: DisableDHCPMediaSense
>      Data Type : REG_DWORD -Boolean
>      Value Data: 1
>    Restart your computer.
> - Under XP if started without network cable its recommended to install
> Microsoft Loopback Adapter:
>      see http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q825089
>    To install the Microsoft Loopback Adapter, follow these steps:
>      Click Start, point to Control Panel, and then click Add Hardware.
>      Click Next.
>      Click Yes, I have already connected the hardware.
>      In the Installed hardware list, click Add a new hardware device,
> and then click Next.
>      Click Install the hardware that I manually select from a list
> (Advanced), and then click Next.
>      In the Common hardware types list, click Network adapters, and then
> click Next.
>      In the Manufacturer box, click Microsoft, in the Network Adapter
> list, click Microsoft Loopback Adapter, and then click Next.
>      Click Finish.
>    Restart your computer.
>
>
>
> HTH
>
> Stefan

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