Connection Timeout 10060 Just Started Happening?

Remoting SDK
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Hello,

I host a RemObjects Server that is a Windows Service. It has been running with no problem for years, barring the occasional restart.

Yesterday it stopped working, and restarting/rebooting didn’t fix it. Here is some detailed info:

  1. Running the server locally and testing with Service Tester:
  • Works flawlessly.
  1. Running the server remotely and testing with Service Tester
  • Successfully downloads RODL
  • I select my service and my operation
  • Running the test gives me a #10060 Connection Timeout
  1. Installing Service Tester on remote machine and testing locally (i.e. Remote Desktop running on the server, Service Tester testing against localhost)
  • Same results as #2 (everything works until I try to run a test, then I get a connection timeout).

I am convinced the ever elusive “something” changed on my server yesterday, but I can’t for the life of me figure out what.

Can anybody point me in a direction here? I have been at this for about 5 hours and I’m completely stumped.

Thank you in advance,

Mark Smith

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On what OS is the service running?
Did you check the windows event log?
Did you check with processexplorer if the socket (port) is open at all? Maybe another service is using it?
You could also check with telnet localhost portnumber.

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The service is running on Windows Server 2008.

I did check the event log, and I don’t really know what I’m looking for there.

The socket is open, I used telnet to make sure. Also if you look at the second list item in my post you’ll see that the Service Tester does successfully connect to my service, and even lets me select an operation. It just times out when attempting to run the test.

Also, it is a Delphi Service built with TROIndyHTTPServer and I am connecting using TROWinInetHTTPChannel.

EDIT TO ADD: I just spun up a Windows Server 2012 EC2 instance with my service on it and I can run operations on it without any problem. So this is definitely something specific that has changed on my Windows 2008 Server, I just don’t know where to start looking.

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Hello,
Do you have any antivirus or firewall software?

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No, nothing like that installed. I ended up solving the problem by spinning up a new server and abandoning the old one. Thanks!