| Event Id | 14163 |
| Source | Microsoft Firewall |
| Description | Server publishing rule [rule name] that maps [ip address] [protocol] to [ip address]:[port] for protocol [protocol] failed because the port on the external interface is being used by another application. The Firewall service failed to bind socket for the server on the firewall since another process is using the same port. Check for any other process using the same port and terminate if necessary. |
| Event Information | Check for the service, which is using the TCP port specified in the message and stop it if not required. This information from some newsgroups may help you: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The service is using an account other than the system account and check account has been modified or not. Check the service depends on another service that has not started or removed from directory. Service components have been deleted modifed or corrupted. The service requires an IP address but none is available. Service may already be running and there are application-related restrictions from having instances of the service running. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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