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Re: SetError() #6: connect(): A remote host refused an attempted conne ct operation.



Hello,

'A remote host refused an attempted connect operation' means that 
HTTPAPI sent a request to connect to a host.  That host (or a firewall 
in-between) received the request, and sent back an error saying 
'connection refused.'

This normally happens when you try to connect to a port where a program 
isn't running.   For example, if you try to connect to a computer that 
isn't running an HTTP server (or it's HTTP server has been stopped) it 
will send back a 'connection refused' message.

So either you are connecting to a computer that's not running an HTTP 
server (Which shouldn't be a case if you're connecting to 
www.webservicex.net)   For example, if something is causing your DNS to 
look up the wrong IP address for the host, this could happen.

Or there's a firewall blocking port 80 -- and the firewall is sending 
you the 'connection refused' message.   It's unusual for a firewall to 
send back a message like that -- but not unheard of.



abaisch@xxxxxxxx wrote:
>    Thanks for your reply.
>    With examples 18 and 19 in library LIBHTTP, should specific firewall
>    ports be open?
>    Is there a trace to run or log to see what the actual problem is?
> 
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