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Troubleshooting problems connecting to POPFile's UI can be difficult as there are many reasons why you could fail to connect, ranging from proxies and ad blockers to firewalls.
Although every person's setup will be different, it's generally a good idea to start with the basics and eliminate the obvious issues in a methodical manner. Try stepping thru each of the following to identify the problem on your system:
netstat -an > output.txt start notepad.exe output.txt
Active Connections Proto Local Address Foreign Address State TCP 0.0.0.0:25 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:5679 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:106 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:110 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:123 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:8080 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:1417 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:1172 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:1684 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:162 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:5106 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:5107 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:5108 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 127.0.0.1:111 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 127.0.0.1:1392 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 127.0.0.1:4473 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 127.0.0.1:8080 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 127.0.0.1:4785 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 192.168.1.2:137 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 192.168.1.2:138 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 192.168.1.2:139 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING UDP 0.0.0.0:123 *:* UDP 0.0.0.0:162 *:* UDP 127.0.0.1:1392 *:* UDP 127.0.0.1:4473 *:* UDP 127.0.0.1:4785 *:* UDP 192.168.1.2:137 *:* UDP 192.168.1.2:138 *:*
cd "\program files\popfile"
perl popfile.pl --set ui_port=8088
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