topic Re: Failed to Contact Service in QlikView

Failed to Contact Service

gainkarthi — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT

All,

All Windows services are running fine. But getting error in QMC saying Failed to Contact service. Screen shot is attached.

Regards,

Karthi

Re: Failed to Contact Service

gainkarthi — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:45:15 GMT

I found all the threads regarding this issues left un answered. Having hope only with Qliktech Admins.

Re: Failed to Contact Service

Miguel_Angel_Baeyens — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 09:06:23 GMT

Hi,

Are you added localhost as an exception in your Windows Firewall or any other software for that purpose? Are you using a proxy in that computer that might be blocking the access to QlikView ports?

Hope that helps.

Miguel

Re: Failed to Contact Service

gainkarthi — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:41:07 GMT

Hi,

Firewall is disabled in the machine and we are not using any proxy in that computer.

Please let me know if i need to do any other changes.

Regards,

Karthi

Re: Failed to Contact Service

Miguel_Angel_Baeyens — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:52:48 GMT

Hi Karthi,

In the QMC, try changing all computer names in the System, Setup area to "localhost" instead of "pc165349". Make sure you click on the "Apply" button after each change.

Hope that helps.

Miguel

Re: Failed to Contact Service

dde — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:55:52 GMT

Also ensure that the user which is running the Windows services is both a local Administrator *and* QlikView Administrator. Just because the services are up it doesn't meant they are actually working unless of course you've already confirmed this.

Remember that settings such as proxy servers need to be checked whilst logged on as the user running the Windows services not as the administrator.

Re: Failed to Contact Service

gainkarthi — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:07:42 GMT

All,

Changing "localhost" instead of "pc165349" helped us resolving the issue.

Thank you so much Miguel.

Regards,

Karthi

Re: Failed to Contact Service

ksmith24 — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:04:26 GMT

Good thread, this worked for me also.

TIP: after clicking APPLY, go and restart the service and wait a few minutes for everything to sync.

Re: Failed to Contact Service

david_ph — Thu, 22 May 2014 09:38:08 GMT

Perfecto Miguel Angel, tenía el mismo problema y esto me lo ha resuelto.

Muchas gracias

Re: Failed to Contact Service

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 09:13:33 GMT

Hi Miguel,

This also worked for me. Can you please tell us why the server name wasn't getting resolved?

Regards,

Ankit

Re: Failed to Contact Service

Filippo_Nicolussi_P — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 09:05:36 GMT

In case you have other similar cases on other products too or where localhost could not be used as solution consider: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/exchange-team-blog/do-you-have-a-sleepy-nic/ba-p/590996