License Manage Error - 96 while opening MATLAB in macbook

Hi

I get the following error when i try to open licensed version of my Matlab in macbook...plz help

//ERROR//

License checkout failed. License Manager Error -96 MATLAB is unable to connect to the license server. Make sure that the MATLAB client machine can communicate with the hostname listed in the SERVER line of the license file, and that the port listed in the SERVER line is not blocked by a firewall.

Troubleshoot this issue by selecting the button below or visiting: http://www.mathworks.com/support/lme/R2010a/96

Diagnostic Information: Feature: MATLAB License path: /Users/Apple/.matlab/R2010a_licenses:/Applications/MATLAB_R2010a.app/licenses/license.dat:/Applications/MATLAB_R2010a.app/licenses/network.lic FLEXnet Licensing error: -96,7. System Error: 2

Thanks

[Kaustubha Govind]

If Jason's answer does not help, please contact MathWorks Installation and Licensing Support.

Answer 1

[Jason Ross]

Did you try the steps in the "troubleshoot" section?

Usually this error means quite literally what it says -- you can't communicate with the license server. That could be a network problem (network is down or misconfigured), a client problem (no IP address, other network setup problem), or the server itself could be having problems (license manager is down, server is down, network to the server is down)

The solution is going to come somewhere between your client machine and the license server.