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Hi David, > I am trying to serve NetCDF files from my PC running Windows XP. I think I > have properly followed all the pertinent instructions and installed all > necessary software (Java, Tomcat, and Thredds) on my PC but I am still > having some difficulty. Specifically, I followed along at > http://motherlode.ucar.edu:8080/thredds/docs/GettingStarted.html > > When I type http://efdl.cims.nyu.edu:82/thredds/catalog.html I get a > complaint that catlog.xml (or .html) is not found. Where should this file > exist and how do I create it? Any help you can provide would be great. Did you configure Tomcat to use port 82? I think 8080 is the default for a default install of Tomcat. Though what port you have to use may be determined by your local networking. The configuration documents for TDS all reside in ${TOMCAT_HOME}/content/thredds. Some default content should have been copied in to that directory automatically the first time you started up the TDS. So make sure that directory exists and contains a catalog.xml file. If not you need to make sure that the Tomcat process has permission to create and write to that directory. I don't really know Windows users/permissions very well but I would guess you might have to run it with administrator permissions. Hope this helps, Ethan Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: UQT-921694 Department: Support THREDDS Priority: Normal Status: Open