Yet another one that can't connect but with the latest versions. Checked everything I could think of.

[Rocks333]

I installed it just few days ago from source so I should be with the latest version.

OpenBazaar Server is v0.1 and is hosted on ubuntu 14.04 vps.

The OpenBazaar-client say just can't connect. No error message. Hey I can't even find logs in the dir with proper reason? It runs from Debian

server firewall is disabled
checked with host provider that they do NOT block any ports
ssl is off
im starting ob-server with "python openbazaard.py start -da 0.0.0.0" to eliminate my local PC changing IP as potential reason
double checked username and pass from ob.cfg are matching and # removed
double checked ob-server is actually running on the server (with "top" command)

Since I don't know what else to check I'm posting this hoping someone will help me. I know many people had this problem with previous version but I'm with the last one.

[rmisio]

Which Server Configuration are you trying to connect to? If you're setting a custom password in ob.cfg, make sure you're not using the 'default' server configuration, since it might not have the correct creds stored. Your best bet is to create a new configuration, filling in the details (including creds) to match your server.

[Rocks333]

Of course I created new. I had to enter the IP of the server (it's separate) and username and password that I set in the ob.cfg

i left the default ports though

[Rocks333]

What else I could check as a potential reason?

[rmisio]

I'm not really sure. If you run a basic web server on your server, are you able to connect to it?

python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000

Then from a browser on your client machine, try accessing <your-server-ip>:8000. If you connect successfully, it should return a directory listing.

[Rocks333]

Nope, OB is the only thing I have there. All I know is I can ssh just fine.

How come OB doesn't even give the reason for not connecting?

Is there a way to access my store from outside to see if it's even visible? Is there a way to get the guid without being able to connect to it with the client?

[hoffmabc]

On the server machine can you see if the ports are listening?

netstat -an

See if the 18467 and 18466 and other OB ports are even listening.

[Rocks333]

here it is

udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:18467 0.0.0.0:* tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:18466 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN

[hoffmabc]

If you do his what do you get?

telnet localhost 18467

[Rocks333]

ob-server and ob-client are on different computers i ssh@ip to it since i'm on linux on both ends

ssh works just fine

it's only the ob-client that keeps haning on "connecting...." forever without saying anything

[hoffmabc]

I'm saying make sure those ports are even listening on your ssh machine.

[Rocks333]

well looks like they are: udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:18467 0.0.0.0:* tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:18466 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN

[Rocks333]

A little more info

If the server at the VPS is stopped, it denies the connection right away and says can't connect if it's started it hangs on "connecting.." forever

so it's seeing the server somehow.....

edit: here is what netstat says tcp 476 0 VPSIP:18470 CLIENTIP:29499 ESTABLISHED tcp6 0 0 :::22 :::* LISTEN
udp 214656 0 0.0.0.0:18467 0.0.0.0:*

so they are connected but the client hangs on "connecting...."

[Rocks333]

well I'll be trying on new server then since seems like nobody has ideas what else to check :)

[Rocks333]

Ok i just changed the host and all worked right away

and the previous host was confident there are no blocked ports

go figure lol