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Title: Can only connect via HTTPS
Post by: Mike Fegan on September 27, 2001, 09:35:33 PM

Yesterday I was at work, and tried to connect to my web site the same way I have been connecting to it for months, via HTTP. I kept timing out. Finally, I tried connecting via HTTPS, and whamo, my site comes right up. I rebooted my e-smith server, no go. How do I enable HTTP again?

Title: Re: Can only connect via HTTPS
Post by: Scott Smith on September 27, 2001, 09:43:20 PM

The problem may not be with your e-smith server. Your ISP may have started blocking inbound HTTP (port 80) access.

Scott

Title: Re: Can only connect via HTTPS
Post by: Simon Goh on September 27, 2001, 10:50:19 PM

My ISP have blocked may have started blocking inbound HTTP (port 80) access, i too can only connect vail https. Anyone have any idea how i can change the inbound HTTP (port 80) to someother port example 9090 ?

Title: Re: Can only connect via HTTPS
Post by: Scott Smith on September 27, 2001, 11:02:59 PM

This would be a nice web manager option, since more and more ISPs are blocking specific service ports or in some cases all ports below 1024. One for the wishlist, I suppose.

Scott

Title: Re: Can only connect via HTTPS
Post by: Metal Mick on September 27, 2001, 11:32:37 PM

Simon Goh wrote:
>
> My ISP have blocked may have started blocking inbound HTTP
> (port 80) access, i too can only connect vail https. Anyone
> have any idea how i can change the inbound HTTP (port 80) to
> someother port example 9090 ?

Hi Simon,

Edit "/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf"  [template]

Metal Mick

Title: Re: Can only connect via HTTPS
Post by: Mike Fegan on September 28, 2001, 01:10:10 AM

That must be it....good ole Time Warner. Thanks for your help.

Title: Re: Can only connect via HTTPS
Post by: Simon Goh on September 28, 2001, 07:42:33 PM

Mike Fegan , You got it working?

Title: Re: Can only connect via HTTPS
Post by: Rangi Biddle on September 30, 2001, 07:04:07 AM

The easiest option like someone has already stated is to edit the httpd.conf file for apache and change the port it listens on from 80 to whatever port number.  Or you can as an option have your default web server listening on port 80 and add a virtual host to listen on another port until your ISP removes the port 80 block if that is what they are doing.  If they are blocking port 80 network wide then tell them to hurry up and patch their servers!!  There are also other options to look at...another option for you is to get a free sub-domain and have it redirect to your IP on a different port so that your site will always be available....that is...if it's a public website.

Anyway I hope what I have suggested helps.

Title: Re: Can only connect via HTTPS
Post by: Rangi Biddle on September 30, 2001, 07:04:15 AM

The easiest option like someone has already stated is to edit the httpd.conf file for apache and change the port it listens on from 80 to whatever port number.  Or you can as an option have your default web server listening on port 80 and add a virtual host to listen on another port until your ISP removes the port 80 block if that is what they are doing.  If they are blocking port 80 network wide then tell them to hurry up and patch their servers!!  There are also other options to look at...another option for you is to get a free sub-domain and have it redirect to your IP on a different port so that your site will always be available....that is...if it's a public website.

Anyway I hope what I have suggested helps.

Title: Re: Can only connect via HTTPS
Post by: Mike Fegan on September 30, 2001, 07:16:03 AM

Thanks for the input. It was extremely helpful.

MF

Title: Re: Can only connect via HTTPS
Post by: Mike Fegan on September 30, 2001, 07:16:22 AM

Thanks for the input. It was extremely helpful.

MF