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Socket Binding

masteroftherealm · 2005-08-15 23:03:11

Hey having a problem trying to put a web server of any kind onto a mates pc. All of them report the error that the socket could not be bound? Solution to this would be?

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16-08-2005 12:03am

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masteroftherealm

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Hey having a problem trying to put a web server of any kind onto a mates pc. All of them report the error that the socket could not be bound?
Solution to this would be?

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#2 16-08-2005 12:05am
aidan_walsh

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1) What port are you tryng to bind to? If using port 80, try 8080.

2) Are you using Linux? If you are, then ports below a certain range (<=1024, I believe) need super user access to run a server through.

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#3 16-08-2005 12:06am
Webmonkey

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Firewall maybe?

And where the hell has the sig i made for you gone!

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#4 16-08-2005 12:19am
masteroftherealm

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Webmonkey wrote:

And where the hell has the sig i made for you gone!

I'm Sorry I changing it once a month!!

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#5 16-08-2005 12:20am
masteroftherealm

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Ok Ive got Apache to ru now just trying to get the bloody firewall sorted!

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