Grey icon of Minimwatch, Minimwatch does not see Minimserver

[simoncn]

Are you sure that the paths you have added for Java are the paths that are associated to the .jar filetype in Default Programs? In my firewall, I have rules for multiple Java paths (not just the java vs. javaw part) and I am not sure which one is used when I double-click the MinimWatch launch icon. My Default Programs entry for .jar just says Java TM Platform SE binary and there doesn't seem to be any way to see the path.

As a test, I deleted all my firewall rules for Java and relaunched MinimWatch. This showed the usual firewall dialog asking whether I wanted to block or allow connections to Java. As this is not happening for you, I suspect that your Windows installation may be damaged in some way or there may be an interaction between Norton firewall and Windows firewall that is preventing this dialog being shown. Is there a setting in Norton firewall that says something like "allow Windows firewall to manage connections"?

Are you runnng on Windows 7 or Windows 10? I could try to repeat what you have done (except for Norton firewall) if I know which of these it is.

You asked about an alternative to MinimWatch. You could run this command from a Command prompt window:

"C:\Program Files\MinimWatch\bin\mscript" -a 192.168.2.10

This enables you to enter console commands to configure MinimServer. To show your current properties, use the command:

props

To change the property name propname to the new value propvalue, use the command:

prop propname=propvalue

There is a full description of mscript on this page.