I am learning
Java Web Services using my standalone computer at home, in a self-instruction effort, where my source of information is the Java Web Services Tutorial.
I have installed in my computer, operated with Windows 2000 Professional, jdk's 1.3.1 and 1.4.0. I have also downloaded and installed the the JWSDP 1.0, all of its 30.4MB in my machine. As I said I am following the Java Tutorial. The understanding on my part is, of course, that
Tomcat is included in the Java Developer Pack (according to the tutorial), although it is not very clear to me where exactly in the pack is the Tomcat software included.
Following the instructions, as faithfully as I can, I get to the point where I have to start Tomcat. I use the startup.bat batch file provided, which makes a Tomcat icon appear in the Taskbar at the bottom of the page, and then I use the Web search in my Internet Explorer to try to find
http://localhost:8080. Unfortunately all I get when I do this is a list of about 7800 items related to localhost; and, other than the Tomcat icon in the Taskbar, nothing else; no other messages of any kind.
I have looked at many items of dialog between users related to Tomcat issues, and I do not seem to be able to figure out where to go from there. I believe I have my PATH, JAVA_HOME and CATALINA_HOME (when using j2sdk1.4.0_01)correctly defined. I have tried both jdk's 1.3 and 1.4, and nothing seems to make much difference in the result. So, at this point I feel like I have reached some sort of dead end and I need help.
By the way, I do not see any Tomcat service in my Control Panel-Services, as suggested in one item of discussion i found.
Something else, for the sake of providing information about my case, when I unzip and install the web services package, i run into a screen asking me about a proxy server. Since I am handling a standalone computer I leave that screen unanswered.
Can anyone give a suggestion or two about what to do in this case. Thanks in advance fellows.