Redgate Client failing to start

mtsmith

2022-04-19 09:57:25.572 [INF] Starting...

2022-04-19 09:57:26.414 [ERR] Failed to start service: System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.Net.HttpListenerException: The network location cannot be reached. For information about network troubleshooting, see Windows Help

   at System.Net.HttpListener.AddAllPrefixes()

   at System.Net.HttpListener.Start()

   at Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener.OwinHttpListener.Start(HttpListener listener, Func`2 appFunc, IList`1 addresses, IDictionary`2 capabilities, Func`2 loggerFactory)

   at Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener.OwinServerFactory.Create(Func`2 app, IDictionary`2 properties)

   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

   at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor)

   at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.UnsafeInvokeInternal(Object obj, Object[] parameters, Object[] arguments)

   at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)

   at Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.ServerFactory.ServerFactoryAdapter.Create(IAppBuilder builder)

   at Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.Engine.HostingEngine.Start(StartContext context)

   at RedGate.Client.Plugins.Common.OwinHttpEndpoint.Start(Action`1 configFunc)

   at RedGate.Client.ActivationPlugin.ActivationPlugin..ctor(IPortNumberProvider portNumberProvider, ILog logger, IDependencyContainer container)

   at RedGate.Client.PluginProvider.PluginProvider.<Provide>d__5.MoveNext()

   at RedGate.Client.PluginRunner.Runner.(IPluginProvider )

   at RedGate.Client.PluginRunner.Runner.LoadLatestVersionsOfPlugins()

   at RedGate.Client.PluginRunner.Runner.LoadLatestVersionsOfPlugins()

   at ..()

   at ..()

   at RedGate.Client.Service.Program.<>c.()

   at RedGate.Client.Service.Program..()

   at ..(String[] )

2022-04-19 09:57:26.419 [ERR] Failed to start: System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.Net.HttpListenerException: The network location cannot be reached. For information about network troubleshooting, see Windows Help

   at System.Net.HttpListener.AddAllPrefixes()

   at System.Net.HttpListener.Start()

   at Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener.OwinHttpListener.Start(HttpListener listener, Func`2 appFunc, IList`1 addresses, IDictionary`2 capabilities, Func`2 loggerFactory)

   at Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener.OwinServerFactory.Create(Func`2 app, IDictionary`2 properties)

   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

   at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor)

   at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.UnsafeInvokeInternal(Object obj, Object[] parameters, Object[] arguments)

   at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)

   at Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.ServerFactory.ServerFactoryAdapter.Create(IAppBuilder builder)

   at Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.Engine.HostingEngine.Start(StartContext context)

   at RedGate.Client.Plugins.Common.OwinHttpEndpoint.Start(Action`1 configFunc)

   at RedGate.Client.ActivationPlugin.ActivationPlugin..ctor(IPortNumberProvider portNumberProvider, ILog logger, IDependencyContainer container)

   at RedGate.Client.PluginProvider.PluginProvider.<Provide>d__5.MoveNext()

   at RedGate.Client.PluginRunner.Runner.(IPluginProvider )

   at RedGate.Client.PluginRunner.Runner.LoadLatestVersionsOfPlugins()

   at RedGate.Client.PluginRunner.Runner.LoadLatestVersionsOfPlugins()

   at ..()

   at ..()

   at RedGate.Client.Service.Program.<>c.()

   at RedGate.Client.Service.Program..()

   at ..(String[] )

   at System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.ServiceQueuedMainCallback(Object state)

--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---

   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()

   at System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase.Run(ServiceBase[] services)

   at RedGate.Client.Service.Program.(Func`1 )

Ben_P

Hi @mtsmith, thank you for your post. 

Please run the following command from an elevated command prompt:

netsh http show iplisten

You will likely see "::" in the output. Setting an IP listen rule wil mean that all other IPs are blocked. this will cause the Redgate Client to stop functioning. 

You can either delete the entry with:

delete iplisten address=::

Or you can add an additional rule for the Client service:

netsh http add iplisten 127.0.0.1

Either way after making the changes above please reopen the tools and try to activate the license once more.