Cannot Get Calibre Content Server to work

deamon_knight · 02-07-2013, 08:25 PM

I'm trying to run Calibre's content server, but I keep getting errors:

"calibre, version 0.9.17
ERROR: Failed to start content server: IOError("Port 54321 not free on '192.168.10.100'",)

"

I can run the calibre-server.exe -p 54321 --with-library "etc." and I can get the content server running, and I can access it remotely so everything appears to be working, but i can't run it from the main calibre interface.

I'm running winodows XP, and the appropriate firewall exceptions have been made. I've turned off my AntiVirus (NOD32); and closed every other application and I still have the problem.

Any suggestions on how I can get this working? Is the solution to run a batch file for the content server separately; or will that cause other problems?

Thanks

theducks · 02-07-2013, 09:59 PM

That message implies it may already be running.

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deamon_knight · 02-08-2013, 10:12 PM

Well, I can run calibre-server from the command line and it works, and I can connect to it, wether the main calibre program is running or not. So I don't think this is an IP conflict.

kovidgoyal · 02-08-2013, 10:43 PM

Since calibre.exe and calibre-server.exe use exactly the same code to run the server, if one works and the other doesn't, then you have something on your system blocking calibre.exe

deamon_knight · 02-10-2013, 04:37 PM

Thanks Kovid. On further investigation I thik I have found the problem, although I'm not sure how or why. I'm using NOD32 as my antivirus and disabling it entirely does not solve the problem. However, NOD32 has a feature called "web access protection", which I disabled. After dissabling web access protection and trying to start the calibre-server from within the main calibre UI, windows firewall prompted me to unblock this application. I had already done this the first time I tried, but for whatever reason, its working now.

Thanks

02-07-2013, 08:25 PM	#1
deamon_knight Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2012 Device: Nook Tablet	Cannot Get Calibre Content Server to work I'm trying to run Calibre's content server, but I keep getting errors: "calibre, version 0.9.17 ERROR: Failed to start content server: IOError("Port 54321 not free on '192.168.10.100'",) " I can run the calibre-server.exe -p 54321 --with-library "etc." and I can get the content server running, and I can access it remotely so everything appears to be working, but i can't run it from the main calibre interface. I'm running winodows XP, and the appropriate firewall exceptions have been made. I've turned off my AntiVirus (NOD32); and closed every other application and I still have the problem. Any suggestions on how I can get this working? Is the solution to run a batch file for the content server separately; or will that cause other problems? Thanks

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02-07-2013, 09:59 PM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,778 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	That message implies it may already be running. Get Sysinternals (now part of M$): TCPVIEW.EXE for a easy peek at all ports and their connections. Did I mention it is Free

02-08-2013, 10:12 PM	#3
deamon_knight Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2012 Device: Nook Tablet	Well, I can run calibre-server from the command line and it works, and I can connect to it, wether the main calibre program is running or not. So I don't think this is an IP conflict.

02-08-2013, 10:43 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,842 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Since calibre.exe and calibre-server.exe use exactly the same code to run the server, if one works and the other doesn't, then you have something on your system blocking calibre.exe

02-10-2013, 04:37 PM	#5
deamon_knight Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2012 Device: Nook Tablet	Thanks Kovid. On further investigation I thik I have found the problem, although I'm not sure how or why. I'm using NOD32 as my antivirus and disabling it entirely does not solve the problem. However, NOD32 has a feature called "web access protection", which I disabled. After dissabling web access protection and trying to start the calibre-server from within the main calibre UI, windows firewall prompted me to unblock this application. I had already done this the first time I tried, but for whatever reason, its working now. Thanks

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