https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Unable-to-connect/m-p/36899#M178579 <P>Before you try any of that, just check if you have port 8000 allowed through your firewall. Its the usual culprit, also check that Splunk is actually started <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:32:05 GMT Drainy 2012-11-16T11:32:05Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Unable-to-connect/m-p/36897#M178577 <P>When i am entering my splunk server hostname and its port number 8000. It is giving me Unable to connect. <BR /> How to solve it</P> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:24:44 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Unable-to-connect/m-p/36897#M178577 parmatma 2012-11-16T11:24:44Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Unable-to-connect/m-p/36898#M178578 <P>First try that your hostname is able to resolve ipaddress.<BR /> eg:- Ping SplunkServer Hostname.<BR /> If it is successfull<BR /> than try to telnet your splunkserver hostname with port 8000</P> <P>If you are not able to telnet port 8000, than go to splunk server. if it is Window Server than restart the splunk services in services.msc<BR /> If it is Linux server than restart the service with (sudo 'path of your splunk' start)</P> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:30:39 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Unable-to-connect/m-p/36898#M178578 paramgup 2012-11-16T11:30:39Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Unable-to-connect/m-p/36899#M178579 <P>Before you try any of that, just check if you have port 8000 allowed through your firewall. Its the usual culprit, also check that Splunk is actually started <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:32:05 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Unable-to-connect/m-p/36899#M178579 Drainy 2012-11-16T11:32:05Z