j2ee startup problem

[Lara McCarver]

I am using j2ee 1.3.1 on Windows 2000 Professional.
When I use "j2ee -verbose" I get the following errors:
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J2EE server listen port: 1050
org.omg.CORBA.INTERNAL: vmcid: SUN minor code: 209 completed: No
at com.sun.corba.ee.internal.iiop.GIOPImpl.createListener(GIOPImpl.java:256)
at com.sun.corba.ee.internal.iiop.GIOPImpl.getEndpoint(GIOPImpl.java:205)
at com.sun.corba.ee.internal.iiop.GIOPImpl.initEndpoints(GIOPImpl.java:140)
at com.sun.corba.ee.internal.POA.POAORB.getServerEndpoint(POAORB.java:492)
at com.sun.corba.ee.internal.POA.POAImpl.pre_initialize(POAImpl.java:156)
at com.sun.corba.ee.internal.POA.POAImpl.<init>(POAImpl.java:114)
at com.sun.corba.ee.internal.POA.POAORB.makeRootPOA(POAORB.java:114)
at com.sun.corba.ee.internal.POA.POAORB$1.evaluate(POAORB.java:132)
at com.sun.corba.ee.internal.core.Future.evaluate(Future.java:21)
at com.sun.corba.ee.internal.corba.ORB.resolveInitialReference(ORB.java:2488)
at com.sun.corba.ee.internal.corba.ORB.resolve_initial_references(ORB.java:2423)
at com.sun.enterprise.server.J2EEServer.run(J2EEServer.java:196)
at com.sun.enterprise.server.J2EEServer.main(J2EEServer.java:972)
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create ORB. Possible causes include TCP/IP ports in use by another process
at com.sun.enterprise.server.J2EEServer.run(J2EEServer.java:206)
at com.sun.enterprise.server.J2EEServer.main(J2EEServer.java:972)
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create ORB. Possible causes include TCP/IP ports in use by another process
at com.sun.enterprise.server.J2EEServer.run(J2EEServer.java:206)
at com.sun.enterprise.server.J2EEServer.main(J2EEServer.java:972)
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create ORB. Possible causes include TCP/IP ports in use by another process
at com.sun.enterprise.server.J2EEServer.run(J2EEServer.java:346)
at com.sun.enterprise.server.J2EEServer.main(J2EEServer.java:972)
J2EE server reported the following error: Unable to create ORB. Possible causes include TCP/IP ports in use by another process
Error executing J2EE server ...
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Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[Rufus BugleWeed]

netstat -an will give you a listing of known ports in use by windows.

[Rufus BugleWeed]

The following is from the j2ee tutorial page entittled Common Problems and Their Solutions

Symptom: When you start the J2EE server with the -verbose option, it displays these lines:
J2EE server listen port: 1050
RuntimeException: Could not initialize server...

Solution: Another process is using port 1050. If the J2EE server is already running, you can stop it by typing j2ee -stop. If some other program is using the port, then you can change the default port number (1050) by editing the config/orb.properties file of your J2EE SDK installation.
For more information about default port numbers, see the Configuration Guide in the download bundle of the J2EE SDK.

[Lara McCarver]

Thanks for your ideas. I have use netstat -n and there is nothing at port 1050. I used netstat -an and got a much longer list but still nothng special showed up for 1050. However, I did try changing the port number in the orb.properties file anyway, and I am still having the same problem.
I have also restarted my machine and run this from a relatively clean start, i.e. no other apps up, although my computer is configured to use ClearCase and also there may be some type of company-installed virus protection thing going on but it is not visible in the appbar or the system tray.

[Vishwa Kumba]

I also used to get this error on Windows Professional, J2EE1.3.1 and JDK1.3.
I shutdown my other applications/services running on my box.
JRun I guess uses 1050 port.
Try random port numbers greater than 2000. You might be lucky.
I changed it to 6995 and it is working fine for me now.