<div>Hey group.</div>
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<div>I am trying to diagnose and fix an issue with using multiple processors with a siena07 call on a Windows machine.</div>
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<div>When I attempt to run siena07 with 4 processes, I get a pop-up that is clearly from Windows that says R is "blocked." It's not made entirely clear, but I assume this means it's a firewall issue. The estimation never begins. Indeed, a look in the firewall settings shows NO exception for R (there's a button for it, but it is not "checked" and I can not check it). I do not have access to change these settings. I'm attempting to work with the administrator with little success.</div>
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<div>When I try to run the same call for a single process, the blockage dialog box does not appear, and the estimation proceeeds (much more slowly than usual, of course).</div>
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<div>Does it even sound correct that the firewall could be the issue? Is there a workaround that a non-administrator might be able to invoke (e.g. change the way siena07 asks for multiple processes)? Or do I need to press my admin harder to get this done?</div>
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<div>Thank you.</div>
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<div>Nathan Doogan</div>