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Server 2003 Ports - Not showing up

Posted on 2009-04-09

Windows Server 2003

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I have an application that is supposed to listen on server port 1968. I can never connect to it, even from the server itself. When I run a netstat, I don't even see port 1968 listed. I'm a complete newbie at server ports and their functions - any ideas here?

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Question by:zigafu2

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by:ecsrd

ID: 241085292009-04-09

Is the firewall on the server enabled? If so, you need to create an exception in the firewall for port 1968.

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by:zigafu2

ID: 241086522009-04-09

Firewall is actually disabled. I also checked to ensure there are no 3rd party firewalls.

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by:ecsrd

ID: 241086772009-04-09

If your application is running, and the firewall is disabled, make sure that it is running on the correct port. Double check that it hasn't started on a different port.

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by:zigafu2

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ID: 241088002009-04-09

Checked the config files - it's definitely mapping to port 1968.
In the logs, I'm getting the following error:
No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it

This feels like an OS problem.

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