phpstorm enter license server wont activate firewall

Navigate to '/Applications/TheFoundry/LicensingTools8.0/bin/RLM' then select 'rlm.foundry' and click Add.

Under the list of incoming connections, click on the + (plus) button to add a program.

You may need to click the lock icon at the bottom-left to enable changes

Go to the Firewall tab and click the Firewall Options button.

Open your System Preferences and click on Security & Privacy.

The exact steps will depend upon the version of OSX that you're running, but they should be like the following. You can do this by running the following terminal commands as root or with sudo.Īfter you've set the ports for the server you can then open them on your firewall settings.

NOTE: You'll need to fully restart the license server(s) after adding these ports for the changes to take effect. If you are opening ports on the firewall then you need to set a dedicated port for the ISV, instructions on how to do this are available in: Q100374: How to make the RLM server use a dedicated ISV port

The port the ISV runs on changes randomly whenever the server restarts unless it is set in the license file. If you are opening ports on your firewall you will need to open two for the RLM server - one for the main port that is specific on the HOST line of the license (default value of 4101) and one for the ISV vendor daemon part of the server. usr/local/foundry/LicensingTools8.0/bin/RLM/ If you're opening the firewall to a specific program, the RLM Server program you need to specify is 'rlm.foundry' from the following directory: Please consult your system administrator for the exact steps but the following information will be useful. If you have an older version installed then you need to replace 'LicensingTools8.0' with the version you are using, e.g. NOTE: The paths below are for the server tools installed by Foundry Licensing Utility 8. The exact steps that you need to take will depend upon the OS of your license server. In order to fix this, you need will need to change your firewall settings to allow the license server software to communicate through the firewall. If you have installed your floating licenses, installed and started the server tools, pointed the other machines on your network to your server correctly, but you still cannot get a license then a firewall on the server could be blocking the license requests.Ī typical licensing error message caused by a firewall is: => nuke_i : Communications error with license server (-17) It is possible to make the license server work through the firewall by adding exceptions to the firewall settings, either for the license server executable or by opening the ports the license server uses. If you have a firewall running on your license server machine then it may block license requests from other machines on the same network.

Phpstorm enter license server wont activate firewall