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Why can't TB connect to the server if config is correct and firewalls are off?

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lesterb64
lesterb64

I am not getting any feedback from TB - just a spinning wheel that never stops nor times out.

I am not getting any feedback from TB - just a spinning wheel that never stops nor times out.
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lesterb64
lesterb64 Question owner

You rock! Thanks for all the help!! Impossible to solve without it!

helidoc
helidoc

Somehow my settings got changed to "use system proxy settings." instead of No proxy, as we don't use one, so my installation worked great once I discovered/made that change. Hope it helps.

lesterb64
lesterb64 Question owner

The fix turned out to be changing my connection security from SSL/TLS to STARTTLS. That fixed the problem

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