> -----Original Message----- > From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of David Hinds > Sent: 30 November 2004 01:14
> On Mon, Nov 29, 2004 at 06:22:35PM -0500, Larry Hall wrote: > > > > Yeah, I understand. This is certainly not your everyday > issue, as you've > > noticed. I suppose it's worthwhile to look at the settings > for the Windows > > firewall to see if it's being overly restrictive or > limiting in some way. > > Sorry, I don't have any other ideas other than getting down > into it with > > more details... > > Ok, this is really odd... > > I just noticed that every now and then, when I run a cygwin program > with the new DLL, it actually does work. Maybe 10% of the time when I > invoke a shell, I actually get a working shell, which then appears to > be fully functional: all its children behave normally. Also, once I > have a working shell running, I can also open new shells from the > desktop and they work 100% of the time. I reckon you most likely have faulty hardware in there somewhere. cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/