Windows member won't join multi platform cluster

I have a set of applications that communicate through a Tangosol Coherence Cache and I am running one of them on a Windows 2003 server and the other on a Sun Solaris box. If I bring up the Solaris member first the Windows member will try to join the cluster for 30 seconds and issue the following warnings:
2007-06-13 11:51:18.562 Tangosol Coherence 3.2.1/369 <Warning> (thread=Cluster, member=n/a): This Member(Id=0, Timestamp=2007-06-13 11:50:48.125, Address=10.3.4.145:8088, MachineId=3473) has been attempting to join the cluster at address 224.3.0.128:30315 with TTL 4 for 30 seconds without success; this could indicate a mis-configured TTL value, or it may simply be the result of a busy cluster or active failover.
2007-06-13 11:51:18.562 Tangosol Coherence 3.2.1/369 <Warning> (thread=Cluster, member=n/a): Received a discovery message that indicates the presence of an existing cluster that does not respond to join requests; this is usually caused by a network layer failure:
After 90 seconds the Windows side times out and shuts down.
If the Windows member is the first to join the cache then the Solaris side comes up just fine*. This behavior also happens if I start the coherence.jar test application on both environments in the same order.
Both machines are on the same subnet so TTL shouldn't be a problem (I bumped it up to 4 just to be sure).
I suspect that this is some configuration issue on the Windows box because in my test environment this is not a problem (but that's only a hunch).
* The work around of having the Windows come up first won't work because our applications are architected so that the Solaris side has to come up first.

The OS on the Windows side is running Service Pack 2 which according to our contact at Microsoft has the fix for the IP multicast issue in it.
I ran the multicast test with the following results:
On the Windows side I saw packets from both machines:
2007-06-20 11:49:25.781 Tangosol Coherence 3.2.1/369 <Info> (thread=main, member
=n/a): Loaded operational overrides from resource "jar:file:/D:/navis/cohUtil/co
herence.jar!/tangosol-coherence-override-dev.xml"
2007-06-20 11:49:25.796 Tangosol Coherence 3.2.1/369 <Info> (thread=main, member
=n/a): Loaded operational overrides from resource "file:/D:/navis/cohUtil/tangos
ol-coherence-override.xml"
Starting test on ip=HONWDA04/10.3.4.145, group=/224.3.0.13:9000, ttl=4
Configuring multicast socket...
Starting listener...
Wed Jun 20 11:49:25 PDT 2007: Sent packet 1.
Wed Jun 20 11:49:25 PDT 2007: Received test packet 1 from self (sent 15ms ago).
Wed Jun 20 11:49:27 PDT 2007: Received test packet 4 from ip=ohquda02/10.3.4.179
, group=/224.3.0.13:9000, ttl=4.
Wed Jun 20 11:49:27 PDT 2007: Sent packet 2.
Wed Jun 20 11:49:27 PDT 2007: Received test packet 2 from self
Wed Jun 20 11:49:29 PDT 2007: Received test packet 5 from ip=ohquda02/10.3.4.179
, group=/224.3.0.13:9000, ttl=4.
Wed Jun 20 11:49:29 PDT 2007: Sent packet 3.
Wed Jun 20 11:49:29 PDT 2007: Received test packet 3 from self
Wed Jun 20 11:49:31 PDT 2007: Received test packet 6 from ip=ohquda02/10.3.4.179
, group=/224.3.0.13:9000, ttl=4.
Wed Jun 20 11:49:31 PDT 2007: Sent packet 4.
Wed Jun 20 11:49:31 PDT 2007: Received test packet 4 from self
Wed Jun 20 11:49:33 PDT 2007: Received test packet 7 from ip=ohquda02/10.3.4.179
, group=/224.3.0.13:9000, ttl=4.
Wed Jun 20 11:49:33 PDT 2007: Sent packet 5.
Wed Jun 20 11:49:33 PDT 2007: Received test packet 5 from self
Wed Jun 20 11:49:35 PDT 2007: Received test packet 8 from ip=ohquda02/10.3.4.179
, group=/224.3.0.13:9000, ttl=4.
Wed Jun 20 11:49:35 PDT 2007: Sent packet 6.
Wed Jun 20 11:49:35 PDT 2007: Received test packet 6 from self
Wed Jun 20 11:49:37 PDT 2007: Received test packet 9 from ip=ohquda02/10.3.4.179
, group=/224.3.0.13:9000, ttl=4.
Wed Jun 20 11:49:37 PDT 2007: Sent packet 7.
Wed Jun 20 11:49:37 PDT 2007: Received test packet 7 from self
Wed Jun 20 11:49:39 PDT 2007: Received test packet 10 from ip=ohquda02/10.3.4.17
9, group=/224.3.0.13:9000, ttl=4.
Wed Jun 20 11:49:39 PDT 2007: Sent packet 8.
Wed Jun 20 11:49:39 PDT 2007: Received test packet 8 from self
Wed Jun 20 11:49:41 PDT 2007: Received test packet 11 from ip=ohquda02/10.3.4.17
9, group=/224.3.0.13:9000, ttl=4.
Wed Jun 20 11:49:41 PDT 2007: Sent packet 9.
Wed Jun 20 11:49:41 PDT 2007: Received test packet 9 from self
Wed Jun 20 11:49:43 PDT 2007: Received test packet 12 from ip=ohquda02/10.3.4.17
9, group=/224.3.0.13:9000, ttl=4.
Wed Jun 20 11:49:43 PDT 2007: Sent packet 10.
Wed Jun 20 11:49:43 PDT 2007: Received test packet 10 from self
Wed Jun 20 11:49:45 PDT 2007: Received test packet 13 from ip=ohquda02/10.3.4.17
9, group=/224.3.0.13:9000, ttl=4.
Wed Jun 20 11:49:45 PDT 2007: Sent packet 11.
Wed Jun 20 11:49:45 PDT 2007: Received test packet 11 from self
Terminate batch job (Y/N)?
The Solaris side only saw its own packets:
2007-06-20 11:51:43.687 Tangosol Coherence 3.2.1/369 <Info> (thread=main, member
resource "jar:file:/home/hstutes/cohUtil/coherence.jar!/tangosol-coherence-over
2007-06-20 11:51:43.715 Tangosol Coherence 3.2.1/369 <Info> (thread=main, member
resource "file:/home/hstutes/cohUtil/tangosol-coherence-override.xml"
Starting test on ip=ohquda02/10.3.4.179, group=/224.3.0.13:9000, ttl=4
Configuring multicast socket...
Starting listener...
Wed Jun 20 11:51:43 PDT 2007: Sent packet 1.
Wed Jun 20 11:51:43 PDT 2007: Received test packet 1 from self (sent 29ms ago).
Wed Jun 20 11:51:45 PDT 2007: Sent packet 2.
Wed Jun 20 11:51:45 PDT 2007: Received test packet 2 from self (sent 1ms ago).
Wed Jun 20 11:51:47 PDT 2007: Sent packet 3.
Wed Jun 20 11:51:47 PDT 2007: Received test packet 3 from self
Wed Jun 20 11:51:49 PDT 2007: Sent packet 4.
Wed Jun 20 11:51:49 PDT 2007: Received test packet 4 from self
Wed Jun 20 11:51:51 PDT 2007: Sent packet 5.
Wed Jun 20 11:51:51 PDT 2007: Received test packet 5 from self
Wed Jun 20 11:51:53 PDT 2007: Sent packet 6.
Wed Jun 20 11:51:53 PDT 2007: Received test packet 6 from self
Wed Jun 20 11:51:55 PDT 2007: Sent packet 7.
Wed Jun 20 11:51:55 PDT 2007: Received test packet 7 from self
Wed Jun 20 11:51:57 PDT 2007: Sent packet 8.
Wed Jun 20 11:51:57 PDT 2007: Received test packet 8 from self
Wed Jun 20 11:51:59 PDT 2007: Sent packet 9.
Wed Jun 20 11:51:59 PDT 2007: Received test packet 9 from self
Wed Jun 20 11:52:01 PDT 2007: Sent packet 10.
Wed Jun 20 11:52:01 PDT 2007: Received test packet 10 from self
Wed Jun 20 11:52:03 PDT 2007: Sent packet 11.
Wed Jun 20 11:52:03 PDT 2007: Received test packet 11 from self
Wed Jun 20 11:52:05 PDT 2007: Sent packet 12.
Wed Jun 20 11:52:05 PDT 2007: Received test packet 12 from self
Wed Jun 20 11:52:07 PDT 2007: Sent packet 13.
Wed Jun 20 11:52:07 PDT 2007: Received test packet 13 from self
Wed Jun 20 11:52:09 PDT 2007: Sent packet 14.
Wed Jun 20 11:52:09 PDT 2007: Received test packet 14 from self
Wed Jun 20 11:52:11 PDT 2007: Sent packet 15.
Wed Jun 20 11:52:11 PDT 2007: Received test packet 15 from self
bash-3.00$
I just noticed that the clocks on the two boxes are about two minutes off. Could that make a difference?

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See the documentation that was included with the program.
View the Help files for your program.
Contact the program vendor. For information about how to contact the program vendor, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/vendors
Step 2: Install Updates
As soon as the software accelerator program is disabled, visit the Windows Update or Microsoft Update site again, and try to download and install updates.
If this method resolved your issue, you should enable the software accelerator programs that you disabled in Step 1.
If this method did not resolve your issue, continue with Method E.
Method D: Add the Windows Update Web site and the Microsoft Update Web site to the Trusted Sites list
Note If your third-party firewall is still disabled from Method A, do not open e-mail messages, surf the Web, or use instant messenger at this point.
To add the Windows Update Web site and the Microsoft Update Web site to the Trusted Sites list, follow these steps:
Start Windows Internet Explorer.
On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
Note If you are using Internet Explorer 7, and the menu is not available, press the ALT key on your keyboard to access the Internet Explorer Menu.
Click the Security tab, and then click Trusted Sites.
Click Sites, and then click to clear the Require server verification (https for all sites in this zone check box.
In the Add this Web site to the zone box, type the following addresses, and then click Add after you type each address:
http://update.microsoft.com
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
Click OK two times.
Try to install the updates again.
If this method resolved your issue and you were able to install updates successfully, you should re-enable your third-party firewall if it is still disabled. To do this, see step 2 in Method A.
For more methods and advanced troubleshooting techniques, see You may encounter temporary connection-related errors when you use Windows Update or Microsoft Update to install updates.

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Hi @rhhox ,
I have brought your issue to the attention of an appropriate team within HP. They will likely request information from you in order to look up your case details or product serial number. Please look for a private message from an identified HP contact. Additionally, keep in mind not to publically post ( serial numbers and case details).
If you are unfamiliar with how the Forum's private message capability works, you can learn about that here.
Regards,
George
I work for HP

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