Hello Bernhard,

"It seems to me that the real problem is that our server is down or doesn't
respond for some other reason."

I am not sure this is the case as I have the same error when I try to connect to
a different secure WMS via QGIS.  I can successfully connect to this WMS using
ESRI's ArcGIS, so there is nothing wrong with this WMS. I enclose the log again
below.

Thankyou both for your time so far.

Regards,
Neil

InteProxy Version 0.4.1
[25/Nov/2008 19:19:26] server starting up
[25/Nov/2008 19:19:26] starting 5 worker threads
[25/Nov/2008 19:19:26] serving HTTP on port 64609
[25/Nov/2008 19:21:14] queue contains 0 items
localhost - - [25/Nov/2008 19:21:14] DEBUG: Got GET request for
/secure.wms.defra.gov.uk/SPIRE_WMS/WMS?SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities,
version 'HTTP/1.1'
localhost - - [25/Nov/2008 19:21:14] DEBUG: header from client:
connection:'Keep-Alive'
localhost - - [25/Nov/2008 19:21:14] DEBUG: header from client:
host:'localhost:64609'
localhost - - [25/Nov/2008 19:21:14] DEBUG: modified client_request:
localhost - - [25/Nov/2008 19:21:14] DEBUG: HTTPRequestMessage: GET
/secure.wms.defra.gov.uk/SPIRE_WMS/WMS?SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities HTTP/1.1
localhost - - [25/Nov/2008 19:21:14] DEBUG: header: connection:'Keep-Alive'
localhost - - [25/Nov/2008 19:21:14] DEBUG: header: host:'localhost:64609'
localhost - - [25/Nov/2008 19:21:14] DEBUG: body may be present but has not been
read yet
localhost - - [25/Nov/2008 19:21:14] DEBUG: Converted url:
'http://secure.wms.defra.gov.uk/SPIRE_WMS/WMS?SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities'
localhost - - [25/Nov/2008 19:21:59] code 502, message Bad Gateway
localhost - - [25/Nov/2008 19:21:59] "GET
/secure.wms.defra.gov.uk/SPIRE_WMS/WMS?SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities
HTTP/1.1" 502 -
localhost - - [25/Nov/2008 19:21:59] DEBUG: request finished


In message <200811251501.54244.bh@intevation.de> Bernhard Herzog
<bh@intevation.de> writes:
> On 24.11.2008, Neil Alexander wrote:
> > Many thanks Stephan  here is the read out from the log file...
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> > localhost - - [24/Nov/2008 10:43:10] DEBUG: Got GET request for
> > /inteproxy-demo.intevation.org/cgi-bin/frida-wms?Request=GetMap&Version=1.1
> >.1&service=WMS&layers=strassenall,sehenswuerdigkeiten&format=image/png&width
> >=200&height=200&srs=epsg:31467&bbox=3427000,5787590,3444000,5800880, version
> > 'HTTP/1.1'
> [...]
> > localhost - - [24/Nov/2008 10:43:37] DEBUG: Converted url:
> > 'https://inteproxy-demo.intevation.org/cgi-bin/frida-wms?Request=GetMap&Ver
> >sion=1.1.1&service=WMS&layers=strassenall,sehenswuerdigkeiten&format=image/p
> >ng&width=200&height=200&srs=epsg:31467&bbox=3427000,5787590,3444000,5800880&
> >user=meier&password=meier'
> 
> This looks good to me.  I've tried to access inteproxy-demo.intevation.org 
> myself now and I think your configuration is OK.  It seems to me that the 
> real problem is that our server is down or doesn't respond for some other 
> reason.
> 
>    Bernhard
> 
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