Hi, The problem is IIS: it will bind to ANY (!!!!) IP addresses of the machine, even if there is no website using it .... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/813368/ Regards Guido Serassio Acme Consulting S.r.l. - Microsoft Certified Partner Via Lucia Savarino, 1 10098 - Rivoli (TO) - ITALY Tel. : +39.011.9530135 Fax. : +39.011.9781115 Email: info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx WWW: http://www.acmeconsulting.it/ > -----Messaggio originale----- > Da: Philip de Souza [mailto:pdesouza@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Inviato: mercoledì 15 aprile 2009 18.49 > A: Guido Serassio; squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Oggetto: RE: Error 1067 when starting service in Windows > 2003 Server > > Hi Guido, > > Thank you for your reply. The cache log states the following at the very > end: > > " > 2009/04/15 11:11:11| Loaded Icons. > 2009/04/15 11:11:11| commBind: Cannot bind socket FD 12 to > xx.xx.xxx.xxx:80: > (10013) WSAEACCES, Permission denied. > FATAL: Cannot open HTTP Port > Squid Cache (Version 2.7.STABLE5): Terminated abnormally. > " > > Our server has 3 IP addresses linked onto the one NIC, could it have > something to do with this do you think? > > The other two IPs are being used by two websites already, but the IP we > are > using is free... > > Many thanks, > Philip > > -----Original Message----- > From: Guido Serassio [mailto:guido.serassio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 4:06 AM > To: Philip de Souza; squid-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Error 1067 when starting service in Windows > 2003 > Server > > Hi, > > At 22.11 14/04/2009, Philip de Souza wrote: > >Wow this is frustrating! > > > >Sorry, but I need help again. I had everything working on our testbed > >Windows 2003 platform (for reverse proxy accelerator services), and so > when > >I go and deploy Squid in the same fashion on the live proxy server, I get > >the following when trying to start the SQUID service: > > > >"Could not start the Squid service on local computer. Error 1067: the > >process terminated unexpectedly." > > > >I actually received this error when trying to start it on the test server > as > >well, but was able to resolve it by upgrading the server to SP2. The live > >server already has SP2 installed but I installed all outstanding patches > on > >it anyway, just in case - no deal. On both machines I ran the squid -z > >command to establish the log directory first. I'm really floored by why > this > >is happening though and would GREATLY appreciate anybody's help. We're > >supposed to be going live with this now and this recurring issue is > really > >raining on the parade! > > > >Many thanks as ever. > > Look the following: > > - cache.log messages > - squid.exe.log in the sbin folder > - Try to start squid from command line and see what happens > > Regards > > Guido > > > > - > ======================================================== > Guido Serassio > Acme Consulting S.r.l. - Microsoft Certified Partner > Via Lucia Savarino, 1 10098 - Rivoli (TO) - ITALY > Tel. : +39.011.9530135 Fax. : +39.011.9781115 > Email: guido.serassio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > WWW: http://www.acmeconsulting.it/ >