SOAP::Lite in Perl to hit web service

Hi,
I'm trying to use SOAP::Lite to hit a web service. As a first step I tried running a sample code available on the internet.

On the Teamsite Server(running on Solaris), I created a perl script

use SOAP::Lite;

print SOAP::Lite
->service('http://www.xmethods.net/sd/StockQuoteService.wsdl')
->getQuote('MSFT');

When I try running this script, I get a connection timed out error.
[Service description 'http://www.xmethods.net/sd/StockQuoteService.wsdl' can't be loaded: 500 Can't connect to www.xmethods.net:80 (connect: Connection timed out)]

Have you faced this kind of a problem? Can you tell me how to resolve this issue.

Thanks & Regards,
Resh

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nipper

just a guess but are you behind a proxy ?

Can you ping that server ?

Resh_Bab

Yes. I'm able to ping that server

Johnny

Yes. I'm able to ping that server

From the same server you're running the script?

Can you telnet to port 80?

Then type

GET /sd/StockQuoteService.wsdl HTTP/1.0
[enter]
[enter]

Do you get any output?

Resh_Bab

When I did telnet and typed command you gave, I got this message -

HTTP/1.1 302 Found
Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 17:34:28 GMT
Location: /iw-cc/command/iw.base.show_done_page?full_redirect=true&done_page=/sd/StockQuoteService.wsdl
X-Cache: MISS from name.com
Connection: close
Content-Type: text/html
Connection to name.com closed by foreign host.

nipper

Is this server you are trying to get running TeamSIte ?

If so it is on port 80, the other may have been moved to port 81

or did you just type telnet.

it should be

telnet www.xmethods.net 80

Resh_Bab

The server I'm running the script has Teamsite.
I've been trying to telnet from this same server.

On trying "telnet www.xmethods.net 80"
and I get this....

Trying 64.124.140.30...

It takes me nowhere.
After a while I get this message - "telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection timed out"

nipper

but you can ping www.xmethods.net ?

Net net is that you cannot connect to the server/port you need. It is not a code issue, it is a destination server or network issue

Resh_Bab

When I ping www.xmethods.net I get this "www.xmethods.net is alive"

This same code runs on my friend's machine in a different network (outside our company's) and brings back results. So, I'm thinking it may not be the destination server issue.

nipper

then ping is being passed through your firewall, but port 80 is not. You probably have proxy settings on your browser. Need to tell SOAP::Lite about the proxy (if you can).

Resh_Bab

Can you please tell me how I can tell SOAP::Lite about the proxy?

print SOAP::Lite
->service('http://www.xmethods.net/sd/StockQuoteService.wsdl')
->proxy('')
->getQuote('MSFT');

Should the line highlighted above be added? What should be the parameter I need to give for "proxy". Is this proxy for Web service?

nipper

how about reading the manual ?

perldoc SOAP::lite