Answer

PROBLEM

When using Web Services API, the web services server attempts to connect to 127.0.0.1 instead of the IP address of the GFI FaxMaker server.

ENVIRONMENT

• GFI FaxMaker
• All supported environments

SOLUTION

1. Browse to the ..\GFI\FaxMaker\ directory
2. Locate the file named "ML.Svc.Attendant.exe.config"
3. Edit this file with a text editor. Locate the below XML tag and replace 127.0.0.1 with the IP or hostname to be used

<service name="GFI.FM.ML.WSAPI.FMSendReceive" behaviorConfiguration="FMWebAPIServiceBehavior_HTTP">
        <endpoint address="" name="FAXmakerWebAPI" binding="basicHttpBinding" bindingConfiguration="WSAPI_HttpBinding" contract="GFI.FM.ML.WSAPI.FMDataContract.IFMSendReceive" />
        <endpoint address="mex" binding="mexHttpBinding" contract="IMetadataExchange" />
        <host>
          <baseAddresses>
            <add baseAddress="http://127.0.0.1:8555/faxmaker/wsapi"/>
          </baseAddresses>
        </host>
  </service>

CAUSE

The WSAPI base address is configured as 127.0.0.1 by default