No localhost connection w Win2k SP3

[Ted]

After loading Windows 2000 SP3 on my PC I can no longer connect to localhost using webMethods Ver. 4.1.1. The error message, where P3004979 is the localhost name, is:

The connection error was:

Unable to open connection to host 'P3004979'. Error 'java.net.ConnectException: Connection
refused: no further information' was reported by the socket call.

Trying to reconnect again...

Comm Failure (102-2050): Unable to open connection to host 'P3004979'. Error
'java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: no further information' was reported by the
socket call. (BrokerServerClient-7199)

Does anyone have any ideas on how to overcome this?

[reamon]

Check that the broker started successfully. Connection refused usually indicates something is there but not quite working.

[Ted]

The broker monitor service is started but the broker service is stuck in 'starting' mode.

[reamon]

I got that same behavior trying to run on XP. Wonder if there is a patch...

[christian]

We recently discovered that a certain security-related upgrade to Windows 2000 / XP when applied prevents the Broker from operating normally. This is part of W2K SP3 and also certain hotfixes. When applied, the Broker starts using 100% of the CPU. This applies to 3.x and 4.x, but not 5.x versions of the Broker.

SPs will soon be made available for 4.1 and 4.1.1 which address this issue; they will be accessible from webMethods Advantage.

--Christian Callsen
webMethods Broker

[reamon]

Awesome. Thanks for the info Christian.