[11:54:44] HTTP call failed: Action=WinHttpSendRequest Endpoint=http://1.2.3.4:5985 Last Error=12029
3 years ago
Originally Published: 2013-06-27
Article Number
000051855
Issue
Windows Eventing Collector service error fails ERROR_WINHTTP_CANNOT_CONNECT(12029)

Cause
During the configuration of windows eventing and when running wineventtroubleshoot -t the test fails with the status of 12029.
Resolution
This error can occur when the client machine is configured to listen on port 5985-5985 or 443 or 80 and the windows eventing service is attempting to collect in the incorrect port. Please verify the windows eventing configuration running: wineventconfig -l and compare with the configuration of the windows machine as follows:   winrm get winrm/config