VMRC Server won't start. Port in use.

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Stephen Brownlow - 15 Dec 2004 10:29 GMT

I have Virtual Server installed on a Windows 2003 server but the VMRC server
won't start. The error message says that "Virtual Server could not start the
VMRC server. Another server may be using the selected TCP/IP port."
netstat confirms that nothing is using port 5900 and I get the same message
whatever port I attempt to use for VMRC.
Has anyone else experienced this or knows what could be causing this
behaviour?

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Ben Armstrong [MSFT] - 15 Dec 2004 20:23 GMT

Do you have a VNC server installed on the host computer? If so - it
will conflict.

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> I have Virtual Server installed on a Windows 2003 server but the VMRC server
> won't start. The error message says that "Virtual Server could not start the
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> Has anyone else experienced this or knows what could be causing this
> behaviour?

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Stephen Brownlow - 16 Dec 2004 13:43 GMT

Thanks Ben,

I haven't consciously installed VNC server so unless it is part of the OS I
don't think I have it on the machine.

> Do you have a VNC server installed on the host computer? If so - it
> will conflict.
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> > Has anyone else experienced this or knows what could be causing this
> > behaviour?

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Steve Radich (BitShop, Inc.) - 17 Dec 2004 08:03 GMT

See http://www.aspdeveloper.net/tiki-view_blog_post.php?blogId=4&postId=8
for instructions on how to find what task is using the port.

Steve Radich - Colo, Dedicated Servers, Windows Hosting, Server
Troubleshooting
BitShop, Inc. - http://www.bitshop.com

> Thanks Ben,
>
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>> > Has anyone else experienced this or knows what could be causing this
>> > behaviour?

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Stephen Brownlow - 30 Dec 2004 10:17 GMT

Thanks Steve,

Unfortunately, as mentioned in the opening message, netstat confirms that
nothing is using port 5900.

> See http://www.aspdeveloper.net/tiki-view_blog_post.php?blogId=4&postId=8
> for instructions on how to find what task is using the port.
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> >> > Has anyone else experienced this or knows what could be causing this
> >> > behaviour?

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