[Mapserver-users] WFS / curl error code 7 (couldn't create socket)

[Daniel Morissette]

fheland at netcourrier.com wrote:
> Hi all, I get an error using WFS using mapserver41 :
> msDrawMap(): Image handling error. Failed to draw layer named 'IOWStations'. 
> msWFSLayerWhichShapes(): WFS connection error. Got HTTP status -7 downloading WFS layer IOWStations 
> msHTTPExecuteRequests(): HTTP request error. HTTP: request failed with curl error code 7 (couldn't create socket) for http://192.168.1.114/agentstruts/cgi-bin/mapserv_41.exe?map=d:/Tomcat4.1/webapps/agentstruts/mapservice/data/iow/htdocs/iow-wfs.map& 
> 
> The GetFeature request works well :
> http://192.168.1.114/agentstruts/cgi-bin/mapserv_41.exe?map=d:/Tomcat4.1/webapps/agentstruts/mapservice/data/iow/htdocs/iow-wfs.map&REQUEST=GETFeature&SERVICE=WFS&VERSION=1.0.0
> 

I assume you mean that the GetFeature request works well whne tested in 
a web browser?
Could it be that there is a firewall between your client app and your 
WFS server?  That could explain why your browser can connect but your 
MapServer can't.

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  Daniel Morissette               dmorissette at dmsolutions.ca
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