Radialware Comet Server FAQ
Q. What is the Radialware Comet Server?
The Radialware Comet Server is a general purpose server that implements
the Comet protocol for maintaining a web browser's connection state open. This allows
you to continuously send new data to your customers on demand and without their
interaction.
Q. When will the Radialware Comet Server Be available?
Version 1 of the Radialware Comet Server is now available! We are now planning the next version so if you have
any comments please contact us.
Q. How much does it cost?
The Radialware Comet Server will initially be available at no cost.
Q. What are the software requirements for the server?
The server has the following requirements:
Windows 2003 Server or Windows 2008 Server x86 or x64
.Net Framework 3.5
SQL Server 2005 (any edition including Express) or SQL Server 2008 x86 or x64
Q. What are the hardware requirements for the server?
The server should have any recent CPU and at least 512MB of RAM.
Q. What are the client requirements?
The client only needs a recent web browser (IE6+, FF1.5+). Chrome is also supported using Version 2 with Update 1.
Q. What transport protocols are supported for communication between clients and the server?
There are two versions of the Radialware Comet Server available. One version supports only HTTP and the other supports both HTTP and HTTPS.
It is strongly recommended that if you do not intend to use HTTPS that you download the HTTP version.
Q. What ports does the Radialware Comet Server use?
The server can be configured to use any open port. The samples on this website use port 81 but you may configure your server
in the manner best suited for your environment.
Q. Is the server 32 or 64 bit?
The server is 32 bit but can run fine on 64 bit Windows and SQL Server.