Tomcat won't start: java.net.BindException: Cannot assign requested address

Question

when I start my locale instance of Tomcat I get the following error:

    SEVERE: StandardServer.await: create[8005]: 
    java.net.BindException: Cannot assign requested address: JVM_Bind
    at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.socketBind(Native Method)
    at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.bind(PlainSocketImpl.java:359)
    at java.net.ServerSocket.bind(ServerSocket.java:319)
    at java.net.ServerSocket.<init>(ServerSocket.java:185)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.await(StandardServer.java:373)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.await(Catalina.java:662)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:614)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:289)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:414)

I have seen on forums people had the same problem. Netstat doesn't show ports 8080, 8005 or 8009 in use. I tried to change port but I get the same error. I've also checked the hosts file in Windows\System32\drivers\etc and the line

127.0.0.1       localhost

is not commented. I didn't change anything in server.xml and since yesterday I can't get it to work. Any ideas?

EDIT:

<Server port="8005" shutdown="SHUTDOWN">

Connectors:
 <Connector port="8080" protocol="HTTP/1.1"
               connectionTimeout="20000" 
               redirectPort="8443" />

<Connector port="8443" protocol="org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11NioProtocol" SSLEnabled="true"
               maxThreads="150" scheme="https" secure="true"
               clientAuth="false" sslProtocol="TLS"
               />

<Connector port="8009" protocol="AJP/1.3" redirectPort="8443" />

Thanks for you help

Answer 1

I solved this by specifying

<Server address="0.0.0.0" port="8005" shutdown="SHUTDOWN">

at conf/server.xml.

Answer 2

the IP of your server has been changed (even IP of other network cards that you don't use) and you have to edit.

C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

Answer 3

most possible cause is : your IP address for localhost is not confgured correctly in the host file. Verify the host file : run : system32 : drivers : etc : host Open this host file in Notepad

Keep this localhost line as 1st line in the host file. Close everything. Delete the server from Eclipse and re-configure this. It should help.