# WDA is not listening at 'http://localhost:8100/'

**URL:** <https://discuss.appium.io/t/wda-is-not-listening-at-http-localhost-8100/30291>\
**Category:** Tutorials/Documentation\
**Created:** [April 11, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/wda-is-not-listening-at-http-localhost-8100/30291 "2020-04-11T22:31:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jack\_Mason](https://discuss.appium.io/user_avatar/discuss.appium.io/jack_mason/32/6807_2.png) [@Jack\_Mason](https://discuss.appium.io/u/Jack_Mason)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/wda-is-not-listening-at-http-localhost-8100/30291/5 "2020-04-20T23:51:00Z")

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Thank you. Sorry for the long delay.

I’m running v1.16.0 of the Appium Server from the command line.  
I have v1.15.1 desktop version as well but it crashes if I try to use it so I don’t.  
There is not problem building the WDA as it gets deployed.  
Build log looks good:  
SLF010#22%IDECommandLineBuildLog1@0#39"Xcode.IDEActivityLogDomainType.BuildLog63"Testing project WebDriverAgent with scheme WebDriverAgentRunner63"Testing project WebDriverAgent with scheme WebDriverAgentRunnera9dd97fc3427c241^2e7679fd3427c241^-125"note: Using new build system  
note: Building targets in parallel  
note: Planning build  
note: Using build description from disk  
4(21%IDEActivityLogMessage2@22"Using new build system-609118713#18446744073709551615#0#-0#–6"Notice–2@28"Building targets in parallel-609118713#18446744073709551615#0#-0#–6"Notice–2@14"Planning build-609118713#18446744073709551615#0#-0#–6"Notice–2@33"Using build description from disk-609118714#18446744073709551615#0#-0#–6"Notice–0#0#0#—36"723E3BBF-3703-47A9-8302-72B8C3228C0915"Build succeeded-

My V1.6.0 Appium Server output clearly shows that it can’t connect to the WDA:  
Proxying [GET /status] to [GET [http://localhost:8100/status](http://localhost:8100/status)] with no body

[WD Proxy] Got an unexpected response with status undefined: {“errno”:-61,“code”:“ECONNREFUSED”,“syscall”:“connect”,“address”:“127.0.0.1”,“port”:8100}

I tried checking for ports listening while running the IOSCapabilitiesTest via:  
**lsof -nP +c 15 | grep LISTEN** (less the stars)  
But nothing is running on 8100 before during or after the test.

Might I need to do something with IOS security or even my router to to allow 8100?

Any help is much appreciated as I’m dead in the water.

Jack

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