java.net.SocketException: No buffer space available (maximum connections reached?): connect

Question

Hi I am using Apache HTTP Client 4.0 to upload some files on a server based on HTTPS protocol. The uploaded application is running 24x7. Today suddenly it started to throw t

Answer 1

The server has to few "Ephemeral port" defined se following to links : http://dbaktiar-on-java.blogspot.ro/2010/03/hudson-shows-buffer-space-available.html http://support.microsoft.com/kb/196271

This is solved : followed the steps above an "out of sockets" errors are gone.

Issue is limited to 2003 server.