yes i have the rule setup in the .ini file to use 904. The web status console works fine..it's the management client on the windows box that won't connect. The windows machine is not firewalled or anti-anything it's wide open. firewall on the centos box is off as well. I'm at a loss.. Tronn Wærdahl wrote: > > > On Jan 27, 2008 7:53 AM, William Warren > <hescominsoon at emmanuelcomputerconsulting.com > <mailto:hescominsoon at emmanuelcomputerconsulting.com>> wrote: > > when i loaded vmware up it went to 904 on it's own. > > netstat -an | grep LISTEN | grep 904 > tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:904 <http://0.0.0.0:904> > 0.0.0.0:* > LISTEN > [root at enoch ~]# netstat -an | grep LISTEN | grep 902 > > I gave xinetd a start command as well. > > nate wrote: > > William Warren wrote: > >> I am running Centos 5 64 bit. For somer reason i cannot get the > windows > >> client to connect to the server. The port is set to 904 as per the > >> install but when i try to connect to the server i get the error the > >> machine is actively refusing it. I do not have a firewall on > and the > >> apache server and everything else is running. I can check the > status > >> webpage in my browser just fine. Any ideas? > > > > Check to be sure xinetd is running and the port is open. And in > > my case, running VMWare Server the port is 902(default), not 904. > > > > netstat -an | grep LISTEN | grep 902 > > > > Likely xinetd isn't running. > > > > nate > > > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS at centos.org <mailto:CentOS at centos.org> > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > -- > Registered Microsoft Partner > > My "Foundation" verse: > Isa 54:17 > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org <mailto:CentOS at centos.org> > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > > Have you told the Windows clients to use port 904? > I have tunneled vmware console through ssh, then I had to tunnel a few ports > The ports where, 902,8222,8333 and 80. Then from the vmware console, I > connect to localhost, it work nicely > > Tronn > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos -- Registered Microsoft Partner My "Foundation" verse: Isa 54:17