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Sunny29's avatar
15 years ago

java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused

Hi All,
  I am new to using SOAPUI

Trying to load test a Web service using SOAPUI. I get the following error:

Sun Jan 03 22:18:52 CST 2010:ERROR:java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect
  java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect
  at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method)
  at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source)
  at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source)
  at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
  at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
  at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
  at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
  at java.net.Socket.(Unknown Source)
  at java.net.Socket.(Unknown Source)
  at org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol.DefaultProtocolSocketFactory.createSocket(DefaultProtocolSocketFactory.java:80)
  at org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol.DefaultProtocolSocketFactory.createSocket(DefaultProtocolSocketFactory.java:122)
  at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpConnection.open(HttpConnection.java:707)
  at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.support.http.SoapUIMultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager$HttpConnectionAdapter.open(SoapUIMultiThreadedHttpConnectionManager.java:1666)
  at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector.executeWithRetry(HttpMethodDirector.java:387)
  at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector.executeMethod(HttpMethodDirector.java:171)
  at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient.executeMethod(HttpClient.java:397)
  at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.submit.transports.http.HttpClientRequestTransport.sendRequest(HttpClientRequestTransport.java:170)
  at com.eviware.soapui.impl.wsdl.WsdlSubmit.run(WsdlSubmit.java:122)
  at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source)
  at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(Unknown Source)
  at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
  at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(Unknown Source)
  at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
  at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Can somebody help me to resolve this issue?

1 Reply

  • i usually get this error in one of three cases:

      1)  I forgot to start the application that services the request
      2)  Another application is using the same port of the service application.
      3)  IP address/host name was incorrect in the Endpoint of the test request