Error running lsclient

[cwalker]

I have installed Lansweeper onto my server using the documentation provided. The web console comes up and everything on the server seems to be ok but when I try to run the lsclient.exe from the workstations, it comes back failed trying to connect to the to server. I have tried using the IP address and the hostname of the server with no luck. I have also tried running the server app using Administrator and lanscanner as the user to try and eliminate permission problems. I have tried this on three different workstations using Windows 2000, XP SP1 and XP SP2.

All help would be appreciated.

[logar]

Well I finaly got it 100% working 🙂 (by disabling IISlockdown tool, which is not really an obligation on this server since it wont serve any webpages to the web )

[logar]

Ok now got it to work ! Only have problems with webconsole, but I am starting to think this could be an issue with IISlockdown policy... going to run IISlockdown tool to see if I am right 🙂

mostly the problem with other components is gone but I feel weird about it... The only thing I did to make it work is download the 16/02/2005 Client/Server files in the old stuff... copy/pasted my current config to it and tadam ! works great with the mose recent client and GUI . I am not sure I understand why it may have started working but it does 🙂

[logar]

I will make a test configuration at home to see if there is any way to make it work in another environment :w)

(hope i'll have time this weekend)

Until monday I wish you all a good weekend 🙂

[logar]

Also forgot to say, I only got a perimeter firewall which is used to filter internet access and to protect from internet access. LanSweeper in curently installed on a windows 2000 domain controller, Has terminal services activated in application mode, NAV corporate 9.0 (planning upgrade to 10 within next month), has Veritas BackupExec 10 installed with sql agent and 2 remote agent for other servers, runs an ERP made in VB6 that works with the standalone sql server. If any other ifos are needed, just ask it will be a pleasure for me to answer:)

[logar]

I know, I was just wondering where to put the lsscanner account password in order for lsclient to use it.. I have not seen any parameter tell lansweeper the password for the account lsscanner. Also I get error messages when I try to access webconsole, here is a quote of a small part of the webpage I see:

Server Error in '/' Application.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cannot execute a program. The command being executed was "c:\winnt\microsoft.net\framework\v1.1.4322\vbc.exe" @"C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\Temporary ASP.NET Files\root\7452008a\ef1c569d\xtyr8ksk.cmdline".


and here is the message I recieve from the client (message shown by a client computer on the network when I test lsclient.exe):

-- LanSweeper client --

Connecting to 192.168.1.207: failed


here is my lswinap.exe config (changed password for ******, sql server and lswinap.exe run on server 192.168.1.207) :
When I press start button in this app, it doesn't produce any effect.


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<appSettings>
<!-- User application and configured property settings go here.-->
<!-- Example: <add key="settingName" value="settingValue"/> -->
<add key="ConnectionString" value="data source="192.168.1.207";persist security info=True;initial catalog=Lansweeper;user id=lsuser;password=********" />
<add key="ConcurrentThreads" value="20" />
</appSettings>
</configuration>

SQL server is MSDE that came with Backup Exec from veritas, I also tried a standalone SQL server (standard edition) which resides on another server...

I also tried LSserv.exe that also didn't work...

here is the config file I tried at last with the LSserv (also used the ip of my other sql server 192.168.1.22) and as you can see I tried different ways to mark the quotes within the file...:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<appSettings>
<!-- User application and configured property settings go here.-->
<!-- Example: <add key="settingName" value="settingValue"/> -->
<add key="ConnectionString" value="Integrated security=SSPI;data source=&quot;192.168.1.207&quot;;persist security info=False;initial catalog=Lansweeper;user id=lsuser;password=********" />
<add key="ConcurrentThreads" value="20" />
</appSettings>
</configuration>

I am completely lost with this setup but I surely want it to work 🙂

Hope someone understands config files better than me.


thanks a lot in advance.

[Hemoco]

I wouldn't recommend black passwords :w)
It is never stated that you need a blank password

[logar]

I have the same kind on problem, I tried to user the service version of the server side application, hen I tried the LSWinap, I still get connection failed... Is there snything supposed to happen when I click on the start button in lswinap ? I have no firewalls installed on the server where lansweeper runs from, I get no error message from either server side application, so it's hard to troubleshoot. It must be a tiny little something... Do the user lsscanner need to have a blank password ? I didn't see anywhere how to tell client apps to use a dedicated password... (i dont want to give domain admin access to unpassworded account :w) )

hope anyone can help me :t)

[Hemoco]

Eh maybe a stupid question, bur are you running lswinap.exe or lsconsole.exe on the server?
Have you pushed the start button?

[cwalker]

My server is not running firewall software as this is handled by our Watchguard firewall/router.