Help Starting Server

[boram]

Hi All,
I've been working on this for a week or so now.. with no luck...
I keep getting the Port 8080 not free on "0.0.0.0" message. I did a search on this forum and here are the steps that I have taken to try to resolve:

1. Disabled windows firewall and all antivirus/firewall type applications.
2. Rebooted
3. Enabled the port to be forwarded on the router
3. Tested 8080 port with utorrent and it reports to be open (and then closed utorrent of course)
4. rebooted a few more times
5. tried different ports including 8787, rebooted a few more times ...

.... and I am running out of ideas..

thoughts?

Thanks.

[ilovejedd]

Instead of totally disabling firewall (sometimes, it doesn't seem to catch in Windows), try adding an exception for the specific port number you use with Calibre.

Question, is the server stopped when you try to change ports? Maybe try running Calibre in Administrator mode?

[boram]

Originally Posted by ilovejedd

Instead of totally disabling firewall (sometimes, it doesn't seem to catch in Windows), try adding an exception for the specific port number you use with Calibre.

Question, is the server stopped when you try to change ports? Maybe try running Calibre in Administrator mode?

Thanks for the reply.
- I forgot to mention that I did try to add the exception, with no luck.
- As for the administrator, i have user access control off, but i tried running it as administrator as well, but no luck either.

My question is, if utorrent can see it from the outside and it says port open, why would it think the port is busy and/or closed?

[kovidgoyal]

calibre thinks the port is busy when the OS prevents it from listening on that port. This canhappen either if another program is using the port or the OS has some security policies preventing calibre from listening on the port

[Colaveare]

or go to http://www.canyouseeme.org/
type in the port number and then click check.
It will tell you if that port is really open.

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by Colaveare

or go to http://www.canyouseeme.org/
type in the port number and then click check.
It will tell you if that port is really open.

Actually, that will only tell if the port is open to the public internet. You don't need that to work inorder for the Calibre server to work.

BOb

[boram]

Is there anyway of checking which ports are currently in use? to ensure that a port is truly busy or not.
I tried the canyouseeme.org check, and it says connection refused when only calibre is on (server is off), and when i turn on a different server appplication and make it listen to 8080 canyouseeme.org says everything is good. So.. i know it is not an ISP thing, and I know it is not a firewall thing.

Something has to be "confusing" calibre to think the port is busy, when it really is not.

Thanks.

[boram]

Hi everyone,
I now tried it on another computer at home, and i still get the same issue. Do you think it has to do with the router? or the antivirus... i am sure i forward the port on the router, and stopped the antivirus and exited.. thoughts?

Thanks.