Any windows users seen this one? 

D:\perlscripts>perl test.pl
test
D:\perlscripts>perl -d test.pl
Unable to connect to remote host: 127.0.0.1:2000
Compilation failed in require.
        main::BEGIN() called at D:/Perl/lib/perl5db.pl line 0
        eval {...} called at D:/Perl/lib/perl5db.pl line 0
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted.

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There is nothing using port 2000 (see netstat below). I do not have a software firewall running. These are the only 2 suggestions I can find on the matter at activestate.

This started after upgrading to 5.8, it did not do it in 5.6. However, now when I go back to 5.6 I get the same error!

I've tried to uninstall/reinstall, and even cleaned the reg of all "activestate" and "perl" entries on the second uninstall/reinstall attempt.

Furthermore, I've experienced this on 3 different systems. Two 2000pro machines and one Me machine (I know, I know. It's not mine.) Netstat revealed that none of them were using port 2000 at the time of the error.

I don't know c yet, so I'd really like to avoid building perl from source. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I'm new to programming, so I really NEED the debugger ;-) 

D:\perlscripts>netstat -a -n

Active Connections

  Proto  Local Address          Foreign Address        State
  TCP    0.0.0.0:23             0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:80             0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:113            0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:135            0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:445            0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:1025           0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:1028           0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:1031           0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:1037           0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:1039           0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:1040           0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:1043           0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:1044           0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:3306           0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:6667           0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:6668           0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:8080           0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:33333          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:33334          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:33335          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:33336          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:33337          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:33338          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:33339          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:33340          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:33341          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:33342          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:33343          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:33344          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:33345          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:33346          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:33347          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:33348          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:33349          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:33350          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:33351          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:33352          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    0.0.0.0:33353          0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    127.0.0.1:24           0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    127.0.0.1:24           127.0.0.1:1031         ESTABLISHED
  TCP    127.0.0.1:1031         127.0.0.1:24           ESTABLISHED
  TCP    127.0.0.1:1043         127.0.0.1:3306         ESTABLISHED
  TCP    127.0.0.1:3306         127.0.0.1:1043         ESTABLISHED
  TCP    127.0.0.1:43958        0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    192.168.0.2:21         0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    192.168.0.2:23         169.237.66.128:3139    ESTABLISHED
  TCP    192.168.0.2:139        0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING
  TCP    192.168.0.2:1028       66.216.70.167:80       CLOSE_WAIT
  TCP    192.168.0.2:1037       216.136.233.135:80     ESTABLISHED
  TCP    192.168.0.2:1039       64.12.30.184:1080      ESTABLISHED
  TCP    192.168.0.2:1040       64.12.27.182:1080      ESTABLISHED
  TCP    192.168.0.2:1199       216.200.201.212:80     TIME_WAIT
  TCP    192.168.0.2:1203       216.200.201.212:80     TIME_WAIT
  UDP    0.0.0.0:135            *:*
  UDP    0.0.0.0:445            *:*
  UDP    0.0.0.0:1026           *:*
  UDP    0.0.0.0:6666           *:*
  UDP    127.0.0.1:1046         *:*
  UDP    192.168.0.2:137        *:*
  UDP    192.168.0.2:138        *:*
  UDP    192.168.0.2:500        *:*

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2003-05-02 edit ybiC: <readmore>

In reply to ActiveState 5.8 debugger "Unable to connect to remote host: 127.0.0.1:2000" by joker0927

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