Question

I am trying to do a HTTP POST to URL from my Java client code. Its a standard plain Standalone java class But i am repeteadly getting the following error. i searched on the net but could not find any proper solution for the same. i have given all the information below.

Below is the error that i am getting.

PostMethod filePost = new PostMethod(targetURL); 

filePost.getParams().setBooleanParameter(HttpMethodParams.USE_EXPECT_CONTINUE, false);

Part[] parts = {new FilePart(targetFile.getName(), targetFile)};

filePost.setRequestEntity(new MultipartRequestEntity(parts, filePost.getParams()));

HttpClient client = new HttpClient(); 

client.getHttpConnectionManager().getParams().setConnectionTimeout(8000); 

int status = client.executeMethod(filePost)

java.net.SocketException: Connection reset

    at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(SocketInputStream.java:185)
    at java.io.BufferedInputStream.fill(BufferedInputStream.java:235)
    at java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(BufferedInputStream.java:254)
    at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpParser.readRawLine(HttpParser.java:78)
    at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpParser.readLine(HttpParser.java:106)
    at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpConnection.readLine(HttpConnection.java:1116)
    at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodBase.readStatusLine(HttpMethodBase.java:1973)
    at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodBase.readResponse(HttpMethodBase.java:1735)
    at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodBase.execute(HttpMethodBase.java:1098)
    at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector.executeWithRetry(HttpMethodDirector.java:398)
    at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodDirector.executeMethod(HttpMethodDirector.java:171)
    at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient.executeMethod(HttpClient.java:397)
    at org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient.executeMethod(HttpClient.java:323)

Can you please what is wrong with code and why i am getting this connection timeout everytime.
Its very badly affetcing my work so can you guys help me in finding a soluton for this issue.

Thanks
Vikeng21

Answer 1

Timeout generally is seen when you did not configure you server properly (protocol/IP/port). Are you able to make the request from browser ? Are there any firewall problems ?