I can't connect to the server

svetlana · Post by **svetlana** » Thu May 13, 2004 11:49 am

When I try to connect to the Server 4 from Client 4. Both are local on "LAB1", I'm recieving the message "unable to connect to server". Could you say what does it mean. I'm new user, so I don't have a lot of experience. This my log.txt

lbauer · Post by **lbauer** » Tue May 18, 2004 4:10 pm

It looks like your server is running and waiting for a connection on ports 8080 and 8081.

Perhaps the connection information in your login dialog is incorrect. Are you using the name or IP address of the SOS Server machine and the correct port number?

If you are connecting from outside the LAN, perhaps a firewall is blocking the connection. If there is a firewall between the SOS Client and Server, it needs to be configured to allow TCP/IP traffic in both directions on port 8080 and/or port 8081.