My problems seem identical to those in this post, which didn't ever seem to be resolved: http://howtoforge.de/forums/showthread.php?t=2257 I have ISPConfig on https://isp.mydomain.com:81 I can access everything fine from within the LAN and am able to access http://isp.mydomain.com externally (shows default Apache/Fedora page) but NOT https://isp.mydomain.com:81 Domain settings in /home/admispconfig/ispconfig/lib/config.inc.php are for https://isp.mydomain.com:81 and this domain and hostname are mirrored in the ISP Server settings within ISPConfig. The Lan is behind a NAT router/Firewall. Port 81 has been opened and tests as visible using Shields Up. The port is not being blocked upstream by our ISP. When accessing externally IE7 gives same result as the original poster received and Firefox reports that the connection has timed out and the server is taking too long to respond. This is the only issue I have had in this installation, which has otherwise gone very smoothly - thanks to the excellent How To tutorials Regards & TIA Roadster Chris
I may already have the answer myself! I believe that the provider at the external site that I was testing from may be blocking port 81, as it is a 'non-standard' port. They also block 8443 as used by Plesk. I'm at another site today with more liberal policies and will re-test from there. If all is OK then the next question will be ..... How can ISPConfig be re-configured to use say port 8080, which is a little more 'standard'? Several of my clients use the draconian provider! Thanx again Roadster Chris
You can change the port in the file /root/ispconfig/httpd/conf/httpd.conf Just search for all occurrences of "81" and replace it with your new port. Then restart the ISPConfig server: /etc/init.d/ispconfig_server restart We do not have chosen port 8080 because this port is often used by Java application servers
Many thanks, Till. I have confirmed that the access issue was due to the external provider. 8080 is fine as Java app servers will not be used on this setup. -------- Roadster Chris
Alternative, you can use portforwarding within your router. For example, you forward port 8080 to 81. In that case, you are able to visit your ISPConfig site from outside your LAN via http://yourdomain.tld:8080. Of course in this example, i assume that port 8080 is open within your router/firewall.
Of course! Sometimes the obvious and simple gets overlooked when one thinks the problem is deeper than it actually is. Works perfectly now through the ISP of those client sites that were proving troublesome. Thanks, Hans Roadster Chris
