I have a webserver with 2 instances of EDBSRVR running on it on different ports.

Usually it is fine. However, sometimes the server rejects requests on 1 port even though it accepts them on another.

There is even a situation where I can sit on my machine connected to the server by remote desktop while 1 EDBSRVR connection from my machine reaches the server and the second one is rejected.

I am doing this out of Ghana, so it might have something to do with my location ... But I'd love a bit more clarity on why this might happen.

... oh, the error message I receive is:

#1100 "A connection failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time ..."

Adam Brett wrote:

>#1100 "A connection failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time ..."

Just a thought. Is something blocking that port#? Like software firewall? Is the port being used by something else?

Barry

BTW, there is a free program called WhatsRunning available from http://www.whatsrunning.net/ that will show you activity on your ports and which program is using it. If you need more detail, then you could run a packet sniffer. Here is a list: http://www.ilovefreesoftware.com/16/featured/5-best-free-network-packet-sniffer.html

Barry

Thanks Barry, I will check these out.