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nicorellius
Asked: 2012-02-03 13:24:00 +0800 CST

Apache 2 Listening on Port 9999, but Can't Reach Through DNS Host

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I have an Apache server listening on port 9999. I can verify this by running an SSH tunnel (with port forward of L9595 192.168.5.227:9999) through PuTTY such that from a remote IP I can access this server through the localhost:

localhost:9595

I have a DNS hostname for my dynamic IP that looks like this:

server.hostname.org

And I have a firewall with a rule allowing for traffic through port 9999. My problem is I can't access the server here:

server.hostname.org:9999

The firewall rule should be correct as I modeled it after other rules that successfully allow traffic. I can access the main firewall server through:

https://server.hostname.org

Any help is much appreciated.

domain-name-system apache-2.2 port-forwarding

2 Answers

  1. I would try:

    1. ping server.hostname.org to check if the DNS is correct (or nslookup server.hostname.org)
    2. modify apache to listen at port 80 (default)
    3. open http://server.hostname.org

    If everything works, then change to port 9999 and try to open http://server.hostname.org:9999

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  2. Best Answer

    After filing a ticket with the DNS company, I determined that it was not their issue at all. I've been able to successfully configure this to work as desired. Here is what I did:

    -Configured Listen port on server -Confirmed firewall rule -Started server

    Then it was available at server.hostname.org:9999

    Not sure what was happening but it works now...

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