[users@httpd] Apache2 ipv4/ipv6 confusion (Apache installed correctly, but not working)

[Mike Loiterman <mi...@ascendency.net>]

 
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On Thursday, February 13, 2003 3:55 PM Mike Loiterman <ma...@ascendency.net> wrote:

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> On Thursday, February 13, 2003 1:26 AM David Turner
> <ma...@i3networks.com> wrote: 
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>> Hi Mike,
>> 
>> My name is David. I saw your post on the Apache mailing list
>> regarding apache not running on FreeBSD 5. I was searching the list
>> for exactly the same problem. I had just installed FreeBSD 5 and
>> then installed Apache 2 from the ports collection. I started up
>> Apache using apachectl start and apache appeared to start up and run
>> fine. 
>> 
>> Then I tried to open the page with my browser and received "The page
>> cannot be displayed" error. Next I port scanned my server and noticed
>> that port 80 was not open even though apache was running. That's when
>> I searched the mailing lists. Your post was the only one I found
>> relating to the topic. 
>> 
>> Anyway I did manage to get apache to run by downloading the latest
>> source and compiled it in my home directory for testing and so it
>> wouldn't write over what was already installed. I did a basic
>> install like this: 
>> 
>>> ./configure prefix =/usr/home/(myhomedirectory)/apache2 make
>>> make install
>> 
>>> cd /usr/home/(myhomedirectory)/apache2/bin
>>> ./apachectl start
>> 
>> To fix apache that was installed with the ports, I just copied my
>> httpd binary like this: 
>> 
>>> cd /usr/local/sbin
>>> cp ~/apache2/bin/httpd .
>> 
>> Please let me know if you found another solution. I am curious as to
>> what is wrong.
> 
> 
> Actually the problem is a known, but little publicized snafu with
> Apache2 and FreeBSD 5, although it might just be an Apache2 problem. 
> Someone on the freebsd-questions list pointed me in the right
> direction and I did a google for the rest.  The solution was to add
> this to your http.conf file:    
> 
> Listen 0.0.0.0:80
> Listen [::]:80
> 
> According to the person who pointed me in the right direction,
> Apache2 is set to listen on the ipv6 adddress and not the standard
> ipv4 addresses.  I don't know why this is or how to change this
> setting so that it listens on ipv4, but sticking the two lines above
> will fix it perfectly, so that it listens on both.  I posted this
> question numerous times to the Apache mailing list and I don't think
> I got a single answer.  It appears that this is an obscure problem or
> that not to many people know the solution.  I'm posting to the Apache
> mailing list in the hopes that it helps someone else out as well. 
> Good luck with the rest of your config!         


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