Iptables problem with allowing http

[Mark Weaver]

Claude Jones wrote:
> Mark Weaver wrote:
> 
>> Claude Jones wrote:
>>
>>> Attempts to connect to my ip via http are being refused with a 
>>> 'connection refused' - seems like the connection is live, but 
>>> attempts to connect are rebuffed. Anyone spot something wrong in the 
>>> above?
>>>
>>
>> check and make sure the apache service is running. this is usually the 
>> problem when getting this message and you "know" the port is open.
>>
>>     /sbin/service httpd restart
>>
> If I put http://localhost in my browser, my lone webpage pops up. It 
> wouldn't do this if httpd weren't running, no?
> 

that is correct. check in your httpd.conf file to see what IP address 
Apache is listening on.

on my web server this part of my config appears thusly (line 132-133):

	#Listen 12.34.56.78:80
     	Listen 80

I've got a static external IP address and the web server sits behind a 
firewall/gateway machine so all my virtualhost containers appear like this:

	<VirtualHost 192.168.0.4:80>
	...
	</VirtualHost>

If you're not using VirtualHost containers then your Directory 
containers would appear something like this:

	<Directory "/var/www/html/some_directory_name">
	   AllowOverride All
	   Options ExecCGI # if you intend to use PERL scripts
	   Order allow,deny
	   Allow from all
	</Directory>

Still not able to get to your web host using the IP address? The next 
place I'd look is your host file: /etc/hosts

You've probably already, or should have, this entry in there:

# standard localhost entry
127.0.0.1	localhost.localdomain	localhost.localdomain
# try placing this entry in the hosts file as well
# the entry should be your external IP address or the IP address
# you've assigned to your machine with the web service running on it
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx	hostname	hostname_alias
# EXAMPLE:
# 192.168.0.10	myhostname	myhost
# OR
# 56.236.211.100	claudehome.net	claudehome.net

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Mark
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