[ Server applet ] Problem : Can't instantiate socket

Question

Hy guys ! i'm having a problem getting my tcp server applet on it's feet, the problem is that it doesn't get past instantiating a socket, if i instatiate it with port nr 80 it throws an exception ( Address already in use: JVM_Bind ), with other ports it just locks up at the "Binding to port" part. Today it locks up on any port i use including 80
  ServerSocket server;
        int port= Integer.parseInt(portNumber.getText()); //port number's a text field
        status.setText("Starting server..\n"); //status is a text area
        try {
            status.append("Binding to port " + port + ", please wait  ...\n");
            server = new ServerSocket(port);
        } catch (IOException ioe) {
            status.append("EROARE la creearea socketului\nEXCEPTIE:
"+ioe.getMessage()+"\n");
            return;
        }Does anybody have a clue why this happens?
i'm uploading the server class and test web page if it will help sort this out
http://uploading.com/files/XQ0TGHPT/server.rar.html

Answer 1

is there really nothing that can be done to make this work !?