Cannot log onto TWS (work PC)

1) I disabled the firewall.

2) I can log onto WebTrader.

3) the "Settings Directory" is set to the desktop (should it be on a specific folder?)

When I try to sign on, TWS attempts to login but after X number of tries it clearly can't. If I try the "run as an applet" option an "Error - Cache" box appears. It reads:

sun.plugin.cache.JarCacheVersionException: Number of attributes specified in 'cache_archive' doesn't match those in 'cache_version'
at sun.plugin.cache.JarCacheUtil.getJarsWithVersion(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin.AppletViewer.initJarVersionMap(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin.AppletViewer.createClassLoader(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin.AppletViewer.appletInit(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin.viewer.LifeCycleManager.initAppletPanel(Unknown Source)
at sun.plugin.viewer.IExplorerPluginObject$Initer.run(Unknown Source)

 

This may be a proxy problem:

http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6539601

Do you use a proxy at work?

A workaround would be to download a local copy of tws instead of running it from the network.

 

Thanks. I'll take a look at that this weekend. I'll also install Firefox and try it.