I want to configure apache to listen on port 8079
I added LISTEN 8079 directive in httpd.conf
I opened 8079 port in iptables / restarted iptables etc. I even stopped iptables service.
"netstat -nal | grep 8079" shows "tcp 0 0 :::8079 :::* LISTEN"
Now, if I try to access localhost:8079 or myserver.com:8079 from that machine, I can access that page
BUT from any other machine I am not able to access the site on any port other than 80. On port 80, it works. On port 8079 it does not.
what else do I need to configure???? Please help.
If it matters, I use centOS server. You can see my httpd.conf file here fileuploading.net/860467 I am not using any third party software - compiled apache, tomcat and jk connector from source.
Thanks
UPDATE:::::::: It was a firewall issue. There was a hardware firewall that was blocking access to almost all ports. (Turning off software firewall / SELinux bla bla had no effect)
Then I scanned the open ports and used the port that was open. (came to know about this command many days later)
If you are facing the same problem, Run the following command
sudo nmap -T Aggressive -A -v 127.0.0.1 -p 1-65000
It will scan for all the open ports on your system. Any port that is open can be accessed from outside.
Ref.: http://www.go2linux.org/which_service_or_program_is_listening_on_port