Why do I get a "Connection refused" error message when using the JDBC-ODBC Bridge?

Reasons for the Easysoft JDBC-ODBC Bridge client being unable to connect to the server include:

  1. The JDBC-ODBC Bridge server is not running on the specified machine.
  2. The server is running, but it's listening on a different port to the one specified in the JDBC URL. The default port is 8831.
  3. The browser you're using to run your applet may be using a proxy server. You may need to change your browser's proxy settings so that the machine on which the JDBC-ODBC Bridge server is running does not run as a proxy server.