How to connect to B4J server

Could someone describe which settings (firewall) are required to connect a B4J server to an ESP8266 (Win7 prof.)? I am trying the code from rwblinn post#4
http://ift.tt/28Mhb2s
Both partners compile, but B4J says "no connection with an ESP established".
The connection once worked, but trying again failed.

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