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httpd.conf does not allow remote connections

Hello experts,

I have my custom Apache configuration file httpd.conf as following:

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Include conf/ica_dir.conf
Port 6450

ErrorDocument 404 http://localhost:6450/html/apache_notfound.html
ErrorDocument 401 http://localhost:6450/html/apache_notfound.html
ErrorDocument 403 http://localhost:6450/html/apache_notfound.html

Timeout 300
BindAddress *

LoadModule vhost_alias_module modules/mod_vhost_alias.so
LoadModule expires_module modules/mod_expires.so
LoadModule php4_module modules/php4apache.dll

ServerName localhost
<Directory />
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
AccessFileName .htaccess
<Files ~ "^\.ht">
Order allow,deny
Deny from all
Satisfy All
</Files>
UseCanonicalName Off

ThreadsPerChild 50

LogLevel warn
LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b" common
CustomLog ../logs/access.log common
PidFile ../logs/httpd.pid
ErrorLog ../logs/error.log
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
DirectoryIndex index.php index.html index.phtml

Include conf/ica_dir1.conf
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The problem is that I can open the address http://localhost:6450 at my computer but other computers that use my computer IP (like http://192.168.1.10:6450) cannot open this website.

Pls help me how to fix this httpd.conf, thanks very much.

shinobun

What does your Listen directive look like? If you specify the IP address, Apache will only listen on that IP address.

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mpm_common.html#listen

giltjr

Where are these other computers in relationship to your computer? Are they on the same IP subnet as yours?

Do you have a personal firewall that could be blocking inbound access to port 6450?

What OS are you running?

excelxp

ASKER

Thanks,

These other computers are on the same IP subnet as mine, and on the same domain. There is also no block access to port 6450. The OS is Windows XP.

giltjr

When you try and access the site what exact error do you get?

From one of the other computer (this will be the "client") try to get to the one running the Websever (this will be the "sever"). As you are doing that issue the following command on BOTH computer:

netstat -n

Look for all lines that have the IP address of the Web Server and see what the status of the connection is. If you see SYNSENT on the "client" then something on the Server is blocking inbound access to port 6450.

Are you running any firewalls on the "sever"?

excelxp

ASKER

Thanks, I try something like this:

"netstat -n" on the server (Windows Server 2003):
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Active Connections

Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
TCP 127.0.0.1:2389 127.0.0.1:32007 TIME_WAIT
TCP 127.0.0.1:2392 127.0.0.1:32007 TIME_WAIT
TCP 127.0.0.1:2394 127.0.0.1:32007 TIME_WAIT
TCP 127.0.0.1:2400 127.0.0.1:32007 TIME_WAIT
TCP 127.0.0.1:6450 127.0.0.1:2334 TIME_WAIT
TCP 172.16.12.10:1053 172.16.1.2:1025 ESTABLISHED
TCP 172.16.12.10:1054 172.16.1.2:1025 ESTABLISHED
TCP 172.16.12.10:2319 172.16.1.2:389 ESTABLISHED
TCP 172.16.12.10:2409 72.246.44.80:80 ESTABLISHED
TCP 172.16.12.10:3389 172.16.12.110:1210 ESTABLISHED
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"netstat -n" on the client (Windows XP):
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Active Connections

Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
TCP 172.16.12.110:1190 172.16.1.2:445 ESTABLISHED
TCP 172.16.12.110:1210 172.16.12.10:3389 ESTABLISHED
TCP 172.16.12.110:1311 172.16.1.7:110 TIME_WAIT
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The server has its IP address 172.16.1.10, running IIS as webserver. I also run Apache with custom httpd.conf that will get port 6450.

I don't know why this Apache with this custom httpd.conf can prevent connections from other client computers. From client computer I cannot access to http://172.16.12.10:6450 (run with Apache), but other addresses like http://172.16.12.10 (run with IIS) can.

Many thanks

excelxp

ASKER

...server IP address is 172.16.12.10 and there is no any firewall

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giltjr

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giltjr

Thanks for the points. What what your problem? It would be nice to know so that others that have a similar problem can find out how you fixed yours.