Re: All Ports in Use when they are not

[Jill Ellern <ellern@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Not sure how much you paid for your unlimited Web OPAC...but it blew us out of the
water when we saw it.  This is not a very viable solution at these prices!!!

gde

Bill Topritzhofer wrote:

> I raised this exact issue with III at the last IUG meeting and was met with
> general silence. It seems since IUG that III has made more of an effort to
> make the situations where user licenses are used more clear, but I think
> this is still somewhat of a problem. Especially since we were never warned
> that all that was we progressed through Millennium implementation we would
> see a much greater use of our user licenses. We resolved the problem by
> purchasing Unlimited Web OPAC, but it would have been nice to know that this
> was coming.
>
>         -Bill
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: innopac-admin@xxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:innopac-admin@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Sheila Smart
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 11:08 AM
> To: innopac@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: All Ports in Use when they are not
>
> I've just tested this and find that it does, indeed use two ports.  I was
> not aware that this is what happens.  We are just starting to implement our
> Millenium Modules now and wish that this had been made clearer us as it
> will inevitably impact on how we arrange our procedures.
>
> At 23-07-03 16:07 Wednesday, you wrote:
> >I have had this problem as well, and was told by Innovative that if you
> have
> >a module open and are running a Create List, that that actually counts as 2
> >ports being used.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Roger Dutcher [mailto:dutcher.roger@xxxxxxxxxx]
> >Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 7:43 AM
> >To: INNOPAC Users Group
> >Subject: All Ports in Use when they are not
> >
> >
> >We have had this problem twice this week.  Before this it has been
> >intermittent but fairly regular.
> >
> >We have 15 staff licenses.  Every so often we are told that All Ports in
> >Use.  We diligently go around checking everyone's computers (we are a stand
> >alone, relatively small library) and we can not find 15 milcircs or
> >text-based programs in use.  This morning we counted only 11 open programs,
> >which should leave us 4 to use.  Still, we were not able to open anymore
> >milcircs.
> >
> >Does anyone else run into this and are there any obvious problems I am not
> >seeing?  (We do use a fastprinter attached to our lantronix box (the only
> >thing left on the box) but even then we are not able to account for the
> >other ports being in use.)
> >
> >Roger Dutcher
> >Beloit Public Library
> >409 Pleasant St
> >Beloit WI 53511
> >
> >
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