Have you tried sending your request in a properly formatted fashion yet?
What I mean is with correct values etc. The reason to try this is the fact
it would appear other users are succeeding.

John Warner




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eddie Lascu
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 3:03 PM
> To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates "Unable
> to connect to the remote server" exception
>
>
> Adam, John and Cristian,
>
> Thanks for putting up with my lack of experience and giving
> me very good advice on how to make progress in my efforts to
> gain access to that web service. At this time I can see that
> the soapUI tool returns a NoHttpResponseException which is
> described in the apache documentation as being thrown when
> the server fails to respond with a valid HTTP response.
>
> I think I need to get someone from the technical side
> involved, whoever that may be.
>
> Thanks again for your time.
> Regards,
> Eddie
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Adam Sills
> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 7:02 PM
> To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates "Unable
> to connect to the remote server" exception
>
>
> That means you should put in one of the values of "off,
> green, red, yellow, flashing" in the <meter-status> element.
>
> Repeat with all other "?" values until it works.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eddie Lascu
> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 6:00 PM
> To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates "Unable
> to connect to the remote server" exception
>
> The wsdl is 3kb and there are two XSD files referred. One is
> 17kb and one is 14kb. I can send them to you if you want.
>
> Incidentally, here is how that meter-status element is defined:
>
> <xs:complexType name="RampMeterStatus">
>         <xs:sequence>
>                 <xs:element name="device-id"
> type="Device-identifier"/>
>                 <xs:element name="meter-status" type="Meter-status"/>
>                 <xs:element name="last-update" type="DateTimeZone"/>
>         </xs:sequence>
> </xs:complexType>
>
> // further down
>
> <xs:simpleType name="Meter-status">
>         <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
>                 <xs:enumeration value="off"/>
>                 <xs:enumeration value="green"/>
>                 <xs:enumeration value="red"/>
>                 <xs:enumeration value="yellow"/>
>                 <xs:enumeration value="flashing"/>
>         </xs:restriction>
> </xs:simpleType>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Warner
> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 6:32 PM
> To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates "Unable
> to connect to the remote server" exception
> Importance: Low
>
>
> You have a schema? Oh mercy we are almost in business here.
> How large is it?
>
> John Warner
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. [mailto:ADVANCED-
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eddie Lascu
> > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 6:32 PM
> > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates "Unable to
> > connect to the remote server" exception
> >
> > Oh, I see now. Well, the request is built by soapUI based
> on the WSDL
> file
> > and the adjacent XSD files I was given. I do not create
> that request.
> > Anyway, looking further for what this "HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server
> Error"
> > means I found the following paragraph in a document describing the
> default
> > binding of SOAP onto HTTP.
> >
> > 6.3.4 HTTP 5xx Server Error
> > If an error occurs while processing a SOAP HTTP message,
> the SOAP HTTP
> > server MUST issue an HTTP 500 "Internal Server Error" response and
> include
> > a
> > SOAP message in the response containing a SOAP fault (see
> section 4.4)
> > indicating the SOAP processing error.
> >
> > Wouldn't that suggest the problem is on the server side? Or maybe my
> request
> > is wrong in which case I would think that the WSDL file and the
> > referred
> XSD
> > files I work with may not be up-to date. Could that be a
> cause for the
> > error?
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Adam Sills
> > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 6:19 PM
> > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates "Unable to
> > connect
> > to the remote server" exception
> >
> >
> > That would be on the client side. From the log of the XML
> you post to
> the
> > server:
> >
> > <meter-status>?</meter-status>[\r][\n]"
> >
> > Perhaps "?" is not a valid value for <meter-status>, which
> is what the
> error
> > message seems to indicate.
> >
> > Adam..
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> Eddie Lascu
> > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 5:16 PM
> > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates "Unable to
> > connect to
> > the remote server" exception
> >
> > Hi Adam,
> >
> > That would be on the server side, right? Unfortunately I do
> not have
> > any control of the server side and I am told that everything is
> > "perfect"
> there.
> > Unless I can prove them otherwise, I have to continue
> trying to access
> it.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Eddie
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Adam Sills
> > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 6:10 PM
> > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates "Unable to
> > connect
> > to the remote server" exception
> >
> >
> > Have you thought perhaps that your meter-status element has
> an invalid
> value
> > put in it?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> Eddie Lascu
> > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 5:01 PM
> > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates "Unable to
> > connect to
> > the remote server" exception
> >
> > Hi John,
> >
> > I am not sure I understand what you are saying. Basically, at this
> > time,
> I
> > am working on two fronts in parallel. One is to try to use
> the soapUI
> and
> > get a response back. That will prove that the web service
> is running
> > and there is no error returned by it when I invoke one of its web
> > methods.
> The
> > second front I trying to make progress is to do the same
> thing from my
> > Visual Studio project. In both cases I am using a wireless
> connection
> > to
> the
> > Internet that bypasses the proxy server, so this should not be an
> > issue.
> >
> > With soapUI I am somehow more advanced in that I have introduced the
> user
> > name and the password for the request. The response that I get back
> seems to
> > be generated by the server. If you are curios, here is the
> output of
> > the HTTP log window in soapUI:
> >
> >
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "POST / HTTP/1.1[\r][\n]" Mon
> > Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "Content-Type:
> > text/xml;charset=UTF-8[\r][\n]" Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT
> 2008:DEBUG:>>
> > "SOAPAction: ""[\r][\n]" Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>>
> > "User-Agent: Jakarta Commons-HttpClient/3.0.1[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "Host:
> > dap3.dot.ca.gov:18080[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "Content-Length: 934[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "<soapenv:Envelope
> > xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/";
> > xmlns:atie="http://www.ATIE-00-00-01";>[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "   <soapenv:Header/>[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "   <soapenv:Body>[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "
> > <atie:rMSResponseData>[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "
> <rmsMessage>[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "
> <rmsStatus>[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "
> > <device-id>?</device-id>[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "
> > <meter-status>?</meter-status>[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "
> > <last-update>?</last-update>[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "
> </rmsStatus>[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "
> > <assocLDSid>?</assocLDSid>[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "
> > <organization-owning>[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "
> > <organization-id>?</organization-id>[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "
> > <organization-name>?</organization-name>[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "
> > </organization-owning>[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "
> <rms-location>[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "
> > <latitude>?</latitude>[\r][\n]" Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT
> 2008:DEBUG:>>
> > " <longitude>?</longitude>[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "
> </rms-location>[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "
> > <station-status>?</station-status>[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "
> > <meter-rate>?</meter-rate>[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "
> </rmsMessage>[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "
> > </atie:rMSResponseData>[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "   </soapenv:Body>[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:>> "</soapenv:Envelope>"
> >
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:<< "HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server
> > Error[\r][\n]" Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:<< "Server:
> > gSOAP/2.7[\r][\n]" Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:<<
> > "Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:<< "Content-Length: 762[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:<< "Connection: close[\r][\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:<< "<?xml version="1.0"
> > encoding="UTF-8"?>[\n]"
> > Mon Jul 14 17:52:52 EDT 2008:DEBUG:<< "<SOAP-ENV:Envelope
> > xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/";
> > xmlns:SOAP-ENC="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/";
> > xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance";
> > xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema";
> > xmlns:tmdd="http://www.TMDD-Partial-02-00-01";
> > xmlns:ATMS="http://center-services/atieSoapHttpServiceBinding";
> > xmlns:ATIE="http://www.ATIE-00-00-01";
> > xmlns:ClientDummy="http://center-
> > services/clientSoapHttpServiceBinding"><SOA
> > P-ENV:Header></SOAP-ENV:Header><SOAP-ENV:Body><SOAP-
> > ENV:Fault><faultcode>SOA
> > P-ENV:Client</faultcode><faultstring>Validation constraint
> violation:
> data
> > type mismatch  in element
> > &lt;meter-status&gt;</faultstring></SOAP-ENV:Fault></SOAP-
> > ENV:Body></SOAP-EN
> > V:Envelope>"
> >
> > The server generates an internal error and closes the
> connection. The
> fault
> > string that comes back is misleading, since it says
> something about a
> > validation constraint violation. I think it's a problem with the
> > server closing the connection right after receiving the request.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Eddie
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Warner
> > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 3:46 PM
> > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates "Unable to
> > connect
> > to the remote server" exception
> > Importance: Low
> >
> >
> > Have you actually just seen if the wsdl tool will connect,
> you can do
> > everything but write the file and see what return set you
> get from the
> > remote site. Your proxy may still not be right.
> >
> > John Warner
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> > Eddie Lascu
> > > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 1:49 PM
> > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates "Unable to
> > > connect to the remote server" exception
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi John,
> > >
> > > I followed your suggestion and built the SOAP client using the
> > > wsdl.exe tool. I specified the user name and the password
> among the
> > > parameters, but I don't see them in the code of the class
> that was
> > > created, unlike say the access point. Needless to say,
> the result is
> > > identical: "Connection was unexpectedly closed by the
> server". Do I
> > > need to add something other resource to the project? I
> checked the
> > > results of the wsdl command and there is only one ".cs" file that
> > > got created. Am I missing something?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Eddie
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
> > John Warner
> > > Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 4:59 AM
> > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates "Unable to
> > > connect to the remote server" exception
> > > Importance: Low
> > >
> > >
> > > Open a command window and run wsdl from there and you will see a
> > > list of all the options. I'm thinking with the user ID
> you have and
> > > password that this tool can do the job you need. I'm blocked in
> > > experimenting of course as I do not have the credentials that you
> > > have been supplied with.
> > >
> > > John Warner
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. [mailto:ADVANCED-
> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eddie Lascu
> > > > Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 12:14 AM
> > > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates "Unable to
> > > > connect to the remote server" exception
> > > >
> > > > So you mean when adding the Web Reference to the project?
> > > That's when
> > > the
> > > > proxy client is created based on the WSDL. I do not recollect a
> > > > step
> > > where I
> > > > would have to enter the user name and the password.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
> > John Warner
> > > > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 9:20 PM
> > > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates "Unable to
> > > > connect to the remote server" exception
> > > > Importance: Low
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > This will happen when wsdl creates a proxy for you, some of the
> > > > options include setting uids and pwds.
> > > >
> > > > John Warner
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. [mailto:ADVANCED-
> > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eddie Lascu
> > > > > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 7:38 PM
> > > > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates
> "Unable to
> > > > > connect to the remote server" exception
> > > > >
> > > > > Incidentally, do you know what is the equivalent in .NET
> > > of setting
> > > the
> > > > user
> > > > > name and the password among the properties of the request? My
> > > > > web
> > > > service
> > > > > class is inherited from SoapHttpClientProtocol and I
> don't see
> > > > > it
> > > having
> > > > a
> > > > > request method or property that would allow me to set
> these two
> > > > parameters.
> > > > > The only thing that remotely looks like that is the
> Credentials
> > > property
> > > > of
> > > > > the SoapHttpClientProtocol class.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
> > > Eddie Lascu
> > > > > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 7:33 PM
> > > > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates
> "Unable to
> > > > > connect to the remote server" exception
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi John,
> > > > >
> > > > > It's a long story. The guy who developed the ws is no
> > > longer under
> > > > > the payroll of the client and because of that I am
> not allowed
> > > > > to contact
> > > > him
> > > > > (they are afraid that the developer will start
> billing the time
> > > > > spent
> > > > with
> > > > > me). On the other hand, the client doesn't have any other
> > > technical
> > > > person
> > > > > to look after the web service and they claim that
> > > everything is up
> > > > > and running from their perspective. Now it's my job to
> > > piece things
> > > together
> > > > > without much assistance from the other end.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyway, I made some progress. Not being too familiar with
> > > the soapUI
> > > > tool (I
> > > > > just installed it today) I didn't notice that fact that I can
> > > > > set the
> > > > user
> > > > > name and the password among the request properties. Once
> > > I have done
> > > > that,
> > > > > the response was no longer missing. Now I get this response:
> > > > >
> > > > > <SOAP-ENV:Body>
> > > > >       <SOAP-ENV:Fault>
> > > > >          <faultcode>SOAP-ENV:Client</faultcode>
> > > > >          <faultstring>Validation constraint
> violation: data type
> > > > mismatch
> > > > > in element &lt;dms-sign-type></faultstring>
> > > > >       </SOAP-ENV:Fault>
> > > > > </SOAP-ENV:Body>
> > > > >
> > > > > I wonder whether this is generated by the server (for
> > > Cristian - you
> > > > were
> > > > > right, the web service was developed in Java and is
> hosted by a
> > > > gSOAP/2.7
> > > > > server) or there is something wrong with my request.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'll dig some more.
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Eddie
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
> > > > John
> > > > > Warner
> > > > > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 7:05 PM
> > > > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates
> "Unable to
> > > > > connect to the remote server" exception
> > > > > Importance: Low
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > What do the people on the other side of this have to say?
> > > > >
> > > > > John Warner
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. [mailto:ADVANCED-
> > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eddie Lascu
> > > > > > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 7:05 PM
> > > > > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates "Unable
> > to
> > > > > > connect to the remote server" exception
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi John,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I already installed the soapUI 2.0.2 tool. When I use
> > > it to invoke
> > > the
> > > > > web
> > > > > > method I get no response. I am not prompted to enter
> > > the user name
> > > and
> > > > > > password.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks for your suggestion,
> > > > > > Eddie
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf
> > Of
> > > > > John
> > > > > > Warner
> > > > > > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 6:39 PM
> > > > > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates "Unable
> > to
> > > > > > connect to the remote server" exception
> > > > > > Importance: Low
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Have a look at this:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > http://forums.msdn.microsoft.com/en/asmxandxml/thread/5c70e2a2
> > > -9f1b-4338-
> > > > > > b
> > > > > > 96b-c32403744d2a/
> > > > > >
> > > > > > John Warner
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> [mailto:ADVANCED-
> > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cristian Sturek
> > > > > > > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 6:30 PM
> > > > > > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates
> > > "Unable to
> > > > > > > connect to the remote server" exception
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Eddie,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On (1), you are absolutely correct.  The reason
> why you can
> > > > > > > "see"
> > > > > > anything
> > > > > > > while browsing with IE when hitting any of my Web
> Services
> > > > > > > is
> > > > because
> > > > > of
> > > > > > how
> > > > > > > IIS "interprets" ASMX files out of the box.  Apache
> > > and the rest
> > > are
> > > > > not
> > > > > > > that friendly.  The response you're getting back,
> however,
> > > > > > > is
> > > > correct
> > > > > -
> > > > > > if
> > > > > > > that address is an Access Point (which, BTW, it can
> > > definitely
> > > > > > > be,
> > > > all
> > > > > I
> > > > > > > need to do is setup a Web Service under root and make the
> > > > > > > default
> > > > page
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > ASMX file), then GETs are not supported, it's
> > > expecting a POST.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Sorry, I can't help out much on (2).  It's been a
> > > while since I
> > > > wrote
> > > > > > code.
> > > > > > > Can you find out more about the Web Service?
> Just my $0.02,
> > > > > > > it's
> > > > > > probably
> > > > > > > an Access Point created automatically by an ESB.  Perhaps
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > credentials
> > > > > > > are expected as SOAP Headers, but then the error
> > > message would
> > > > > > > be different. When you browsed with IE, did it prompt you
> > > > > > > for credentials?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Cristian Sturek
> > > > > > > Principal SOA Architect
> > > > > > > http://www.xwebservices.com
> > > > > > > http://www.soahub.com
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> > Behalf
> > > > Of
> > > > > > > Eddie Lascu
> > > > > > > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 11:18 AM
> > > > > > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates
> > > "Unable to
> > > > > > > connect to the remote server" exception
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Cristian, Joel et al,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I made some progress in that I have tried a few things:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > - I switched on to the wireless network that bypasses the
> > > > > > > firewall
> > > > and
> > > > > > now I
> > > > > > > don't get the "Unable to connect to the remote server"
> > > > > > > error.
> > > > Instead
> > > > > I
> > > > > > get
> > > > > > > a new one that says: "The underlying connection was
> > > closed: The
> > > > > > connection
> > > > > > > was closed unexpectedly.";
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > - If I point my IE browser to the
> > > > > > > "http://dap3.dot.ca.gov:18080/";
> > > > URL
> > > > > I
> > > > > > get
> > > > > > > some kind of SOAP response that indicates a
> SOAP-ENV:Client
> > > > > > > fault
> > > > with
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > error string being "HTTP GET method not implemented"
> > > (BTW, could
> > > > this
> > > > > be
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > > valid access point for a web service?);
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > This raises two issues:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 1. The IE browser may not be the best tool to look at the
> > > > > > > web
> > > > service;
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 2. My VS2005 connection is closed because I do
> not provide
> > > > > > > the
> > > user
> > > > > > > name/password I was given. I tried to write something
> > > like this:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >   CredentialCache myCache = new CredentialCache();
> > > > > > >   myCache.Add(new Uri("http://dap3.dot.ca.gov/";),
> > > "Basic", new
> > > > > > > NetworkCredential("myusername", "mypassword"));
> > > > > > >   objMyWebService.Credentials = myCache;
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > That didn't make any difference. Can you guys
> comment on my
> > > > approach?
> > > > > > Do
> > > > > > > you
> > > > > > > suspect that this is the problem?
> > > > > > > Obviously, there are some security features
> > > implemented in this
> > > web
> > > > > > service
> > > > > > > and I don't think I get them right in my code.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Your help will be highly appreciated.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > Eddie
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics.
> > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Behalf Of
> > > > > > Joel
> > > > > > > Paula
> > > > > > > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 9:25 AM
> > > > > > > To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Web Service generates
> > > "Unable to
> > > > > > > connect to the remote server" exception
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Eddie,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Sometimes the URL in the WSDL for the webservice is
> > > not the real
> > > > one,
> > > > > > for
> > > > > > > security (?!) reasons. You can check it on your
> app.config
> > > > > > > or
> > > > directly
> > > > > > in
> > > > > > > code, accessing its Url property. You can change it
> > > using any of
> > > the
> > > > > two
> > > > > > > methods.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > HTH
> > > > > > > JP
> > > > > > >
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