Article - CS299048

TCP Socket Connection Errors in PTC Kepware Products

Modified: 22-Aug-2025   


Applies To

  • ThingWorx Kepware Server (legacy) 8.0 to 6.18
  • Kepware Server (formerly KEPServerEX) 5.20.396.0 to 6.18

Description

  • Errors in server Event Log when attempting to connect to an Ethernet device using TCP:
    • 10013
    • 10053
    • 10054
    • 10058
    • 10060
    • 10061
    • 10065
    • 10038
  • In the server Event Log, it shows: 
    • Socket error occurred connecting. | Error = 10061, Details = 'No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.'
    • Socket error occurred sending data. Error =10054, Details= 'An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host.'
    • Socket error occurred connecting. | Error = 10038, Details = 'An operation was attempted on something that is not a socket.'
    • Process to resolve Socket error in PTC Kepware Products
    • Socket error occurred connecting. | Error = 10060, Details = 'A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.'
    • Channel failed to connect. | Status description = 'Could not establish a network connection to remote server.', Status code = 0X80AC0000.
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