> Sorry if this has been answered before, I couldn't find the answer in the
> archives.
>
> I compiled the latest Circle under MSVC++ 6 and everything worked fine.
> I can connect via localhost, but when I try to connect from somewhere
> else to port 4000, it won't connect. I removed the warning and ran it
> on port 23 and then I was able to connect. I assume this is some
> network thing under Windows but I can't find anything about it. Any
> ideas and pointers to other problems I may encounter with Windows?
>
Well, depending on your network setup, you may not be allowed to
connect to any given port. Most companies setup their firewalls so that
connections on ports other than 23,25,80,110/111 and a few others don't
work. That's the first thing to pop in my head, though there's many
potential problems.
PjD
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