NX 9: Web browser keeps getting a "Connection refused" error
NX 9: Web browser keeps getting a "Connection refused" error
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Hi,
after installing and testing NX 9 on my Windows 7 (64-bit) machine last week I noticed that the internal web browser doesn't work for me - any non-local address I punch in, including www.example.com, returns a "Connection refused. Error code 1." message. The error persists after explicitly allowing NX to do whatever it wants in the firewall rules, or even after disabling the firewall entirely. I also have NX 7.5 and 8.5 installed concurrently, and their internal browsers all work without a hitch.
I noticed there were some changes to the browser in the latest release. Is there some sort of new security setting I'm missing here, or should I just go ahead and contact GTAC now?
after installing and testing NX 9 on my Windows 7 (64-bit) machine last week I noticed that the internal web browser doesn't work for me - any non-local address I punch in, including www.example.com, returns a "Connection refused. Error code 1." message. The error persists after explicitly allowing NX to do whatever it wants in the firewall rules, or even after disabling the firewall entirely. I also have NX 7.5 and 8.5 installed concurrently, and their internal browsers all work without a hitch.
I noticed there were some changes to the browser in the latest release. Is there some sort of new security setting I'm missing here, or should I just go ahead and contact GTAC now?





RE: NX 9: Web browser keeps getting a "Connection refused" error
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: NX 9: Web browser keeps getting a "Connection refused" error
What capabilities does this new browser have? Does it support ActiveX or WebGL? Can anyone run the HTML5 test (html5test.com) with it and report back?
I see that the dll for the old IE-based browser is still there, and it can even be enabled by renaming the .dll file. Is there a special setting in NX somewhere that allows the use of the old browser "officially"?
RE: NX 9: Web browser keeps getting a "Connection refused" error
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: NX 9: Web browser keeps getting a "Connection refused" error
What you say is true for NX 8.5 and older versions - back then it was just a link to Internet Explorer (it opens IE even if I have Firefox set as default). In NX 9, on the other hand, the browser tab opens a "real" internal browser, as evidenced by the change of the tab caption from "Internet Explorer" to "Web Browser", usage of a different dll (qtwebbrowser.dll instead of iewebbrowser.dll) and an apparent total lack of interest for Internet Settings of the OS - because it apparently has its own, which I haven't been able to access so far.
RE: NX 9: Web browser keeps getting a "Connection refused" error
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: NX 9: Web browser keeps getting a "Connection refused" error
As for your current issues, our development group will be looking at the IR(s) that you opened and will fuollow-up with you when they learn more about what you've encountered. In the mean time, it was suggested that this could be related to your proxy settings, so perhaps that might give you a place to start looking at where changes might need to be made.
If I learn more I'll update this thread. And remember, you will also be getting feedback via the GTAC IR process.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: NX 9: Web browser keeps getting a "Connection refused" error
RE: NX 9: Web browser keeps getting a "Connection refused" error
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: NX 9: Web browser keeps getting a "Connection refused" error
1) Proxy settings support for the NX9 web browser is planned for NX 9.0.1.
2) ActiveX and WebGL are not supported. HTML5 support is actually worse than that of IE 10 (but better than IE 9). Guess it's intended to be developed further, or added just for some specific functionality...
3) In any case, in order to switch the built-in NX web browser back to IE you must create and set the following environment variable:
UGII_WEB_BROWSER_FACTORY=iewebbrowser
RE: NX 9: Web browser keeps getting a "Connection refused" error
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.