Re: [users@httpd] connection refused

["joe.w.byers@cox.net" <jo...@cox.net>]

Tony,

When I telnet to the box using port 81, I get a method not implemented: 
501 error.  Any thoughts?



Also, when I get the dynamic web server working, I will disable external 
telnet.  Because I  have not used linux/unix in 10 years, I have a lot 
of catching up on some things.

Tony Karakashian wrote:

>>I have a dynamic ip address and port 80 is blocked.  I have set my dell
>>true mobile wireless router to forward all http to my 192.168.2.X using
>>port 81.  I have enabled port 81 in my services file.  I have set the
>>apache httpd.conf to listen to port 80-81 and 8080.
>>    
>>
>
>Can you telnet into port 81 from the outside and get a response?  I
>usually just do a "Get index.html" just to see if I get an error.
>
>  
>
>>My router is forwarding requests because I have also enables telnet and
>>can access my server from external locations.
>>
>>Any suggestions?
>>    
>>
>
>Yes, stop using telnet on the Internet and use SSH. ;-)  If you've got
>external telnet enabled on your router, you're an open book to even
>the worst of the script-kiddies.  If your router doesn't support
>direct SSH, then enable SSH on an internal machine, and have the
>router forward it back to that machine.  Once you've SSHed into an
>internal machine, you can telnet in to the internal IP of your router
>over your internal wire, which'll be a little more secure.
>
>-T
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