DAVExplorer is not connecting. Connecting to a WebDAV Server states: Once you have entered a location URL, and (if necessary) your login name and password, DAV Explorer will connect to the remote WebDAV server, and request a listing of the resources there. A hierarchical view of the sub-collections will be displayed Invoke Apache Jackrabbit $ java -jar jackrabbit-standalone-2.0.0.jar --port 8200 Welcome to Apache Jackrabbit! ------------------------------- Using repository directory jackrabbit Writing log messages to jackrabbit/log Starting the server... Apache Jackrabbit is now running at http://localhost:8200/ Use DAVExplorer $ java -jar DAVExplorer.jar Then connect to localhost:8200/repository/default/ which pops up: Login ===== Login name: [admin] Password: [admin] <OK> The pop up closes then nothing changes. Using cadaver confirms Jackrabbit is working: $ cadaver http://localhost:8200/repository/default/ Authentication required for Jackrabbit Webdav Server on server `localhost': Username: admin Password: dav:/repository/default/> ls Listing collection `/repository/default/': succeeded. Coll: com 0 Mar 13 11:07 Coll: it 0 Mar 13 11:07 Coll: net 0 Mar 13 11:07 Coll: org 0 Mar 13 11:07 Coll: za 0 Mar 13 11:07