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Old 03-11-2014
Question Tcp connection to Linux server fails
I am trying to send json messages to a port on a linux server from a remote server running a .net program. I have one implementation running with successful incoming messages to port 1514. I tried to replicate the same thing but just to another port but cannot get it to work as I get the following error:

No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it xxx.xxx.xxx.131:1521

I tried a few things I found online. I checked the firewall settings and there were no restrictions. I then added a line to accept incoming connections but this did not help. I have a logstash installation to which I am sending these messages. I cannot recall what I did in the initial installation and if I specifically set up the port to listen. I would appreciate any ideas on how to diagnose and solve this issue.


ip addr

Code:
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 1000
    link/ether ae:47:38:41:b8:3b brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet xxx.xxx.xx.xxx/21 brd xxx.xxx.xx.xxx scope global eth0
    inet6 xxxx::xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx/64 scope link
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
3: sit0: <NOARP> mtu 1480 qdisc noop
    link/sit 0.0.0.0 brd 0.0.0.0

iptables -vL

Code:
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT 193K packets, 13M bytes)
 pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               destination
7707K 4545M ACCEPT     all  --  any    any     anywhere             anywhere            state RELATED,ESTABLISHED
    3   152 ACCEPT     tcp  --  any    any     anywhere             anywhere            state NEW tcp dpt:ncube-lm

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
 pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               destination

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT 7521K packets, 6906M bytes)
 pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               destination


netstat -nlptu


Code:
Active Internet connections (only servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address               Foreign Address             State       PID/Program name 
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:199               0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      1337/snmpd       
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:10005             0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      1616/monitor (Texis
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:21                  0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      1378/vsftpd      
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:22                  0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      1350/sshd        
tcp        0      0 :::1514                     :::*                        LISTEN      4175/java        
tcp        0      0 :::9292                     :::*                        LISTEN      4175/java        
tcp        0      0 :::9200                     :::*                        LISTEN      2477/java        
tcp        0      0 :::9201                     :::*                        LISTEN      3928/java        
tcp        0      0 :::9202                     :::*                        LISTEN      4175/java        
tcp        0      0 :::9300                     :::*                        LISTEN      2477/java        
tcp        0      0 :::9301                     :::*                        LISTEN      3928/java        
tcp        0      0 :::9302                     :::*                        LISTEN      4175/java        
tcp        0      0 :::22                       :::*                        LISTEN      1350/sshd        
tcp        0      0 :::9303                     :::*                        LISTEN      4175/java

Is this a logstash configuration issue or linux network setting?
# 2  
Old 03-11-2014
To be honest i do not know your application, but:
Quote:
Originally Posted by unienewbie
No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it xxx.xxx.xxx.131:1521
this looks like you have to do some configuration work in your application. For a host to open a connection it has to have a daemon running which is listening to the port where the connection is attempted.

For instance: let's say you contact a web server. This means your browser creates a message, sends it to the target server, port 80 (or whatever is configured, but 80 is the default). Behind port 80 on the target server lurks the web server process (Apache, ...), which picks the message up, does something and sends a message back (like: serves up a web page). If the web server would not listen behind port 80, nothing would happen at all - the host would "refuse the connection".

This is why i think you simply have nobody listening behind port 1521, so that no connection comes to pass.

I hope this helps.

bakunin
# 3  
Old 03-11-2014
Lightbulb
Thank you so much for your response and the great explanation. I understand now that basically it means that my server side application needs to be listening on that port that I am connecting to.
# 4  
Old 03-11-2014
Exactly, and you should not choose a port listening to your feelings but check in /etc/services if that port is not reserved by someone... then it turn you should update /etc/services once you affected ports so others know what you are using...
 
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