AWS private/public IP is not an issue. Please check you have all necessary ports opened and DB installed/running.
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 10:10 AM, bmullan <bmullan.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sebastian > > I am new to OpenMeetings but like Alexander I am trying install OM2 on > Amazon's (AWS) EC2 cloud. > Like Alexander ... I can get everything installed but OpenMeetings is NOT > reachable from the internet. > > You may not be familiar with AWS but when you launch a Server on AWS EC2 > it gets 2 IP addresses, and a PUBLIC DNS name. > > There is a PUBLIC IP address that can connect to the server from the > internet. > > However, there is also a PRIVATE IP address that is INTERNAL to the AWS > cloud and NOT reachable by the internet. > my example server: > > *Public DNS: ec2-23-23-198-151.compute-1.amazonaws.com* > *Private DNS: ip-10-76-175-149.ec2.internal* > *Private IP Address: 10.76.175.149* > > Any application trying to reach my server across the internet would point > their URL to the PUBLIC DNS (which by the way the 23-23-198-151 is also the > PUBLIC IP just substitute DOTS for the DASHS) > > An application on the internet could NOT access the Private DNS > *ip-10-76-175-149.ec2.internal > (or 10.76.175.14) as that is internal to the AWS cloud only > > *However, ANY application *running ON that server* which is set to use > either LOCALHOST -or- the PUBLIC DNS -or- the PUBLIC IP ... will > automatically be redirected by the AWS Cloud virtualzation itself to the > PRIVATE INTERNAL IP Address.... which is NOT reachable by the Internet.* > > For example if I am logged into that openmeetings server and I ping its > PUBLIC DNS ec2-23-23-198-151.compute-1.amazonaws.com... I will really be > pinging 10.76.175.149 ... the internal private IP. > > Therefore my OpenMeeting server (and I assume xander's) is NOT reachable > from the internet the way OpenMeetings is configured and I get this screen > when attempting to access it. It stays at this message forever. Yes, I > have checked mysql password, userID and host and they are all correct. > > **http://23.23.198.151:5080/openmeetings/install* > * > * > *OpenMeetings - Loading ...* > * The server is not yet completely initialized. Please try again in a > couple of seconds.* > * If this message persists for several minutes contact your > Sys-Administration.* > * If that message stays forever you should check the logs located in * > > *openmeetings_install_dir/log* > > folder, probably your database user/pwd/host is wrong! > > I have also tried changing "hostname" in these files:* > * > > - */etc/init.d/red5* > - * > /usr/lib/red5/webapps/openmeetings/WEB-INF/classes/META-INF/persistence.xml > * > - *and in the mysql openmeetings database * > > to the PUBLIC IP address of the AWS server and restarted everything and I > still end up with the above message... waiting forever. > > So although I can reach something on the AWS Openmeetings server... there > is something in the application configuration that is not communicating > correctly in the AWS cloud environment. > * > *Any ideas or other configuration items I should be checking? > > Brian Mullan* > > > > * > > > > > On Saturday, July 2, 2011 3:40:38 AM UTC-4, Sebastian Wagner wrote: >> >> Hi Alexander, >> >> the installation on EC2 is not really different from installing >> OpenMeetings on any other dedicated server. >> You can simply use the normal Installation Instructions. >> >> The Automatic Install Script is also not that up-to-date with the >> latest version of OpenMeetings. >> But why this line of the script: >> Done!! open the website at your browser: http://$(ifconfig eth0 |grep >> "inet addr:" |cut -d : -f 2 |cut -f1 -d" "):5080/openmeetings/install >> >> Does not return your IP ... I mean you know what IP / domain you got, >> why not simply enter that address? >> >> Sebastian >> >> >> 2011/7/1 Xander Dumaine <xander.duma...@gmail.com>: >> > I created an instance on Amazon EC2 server running Debian 5.0. I used >> > the automated script install found here: >> > http://code.google.com/p/**openmeetings/wiki/Automatic_** >> script_installation_for_Debian<http://code.google.com/p/openmeetings/wiki/Automatic_script_installation_for_Debian> >> > >> > the installation says it was successfull, but I am unable to use the >> > url it provided to me at the end of install, and also unable to use >> > the dynamic url provided by amazon. Can anyone help me to figure out >> > how to resolve this issue? If it is a setting I need to change, can >> > you help me with that? Thanks, >> > Xander >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "OpenMeetings User" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to openmeetings-user@** >> googlegroups.com <openmeetings-user@googlegroups.com>. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> openmeetings-user+unsubscribe@**googlegroups.com<openmeetings-user%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >> group/openmeetings-user?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/openmeetings-user?hl=en> >> . >> > >> > >> >> -- >> Sebastian Wagner >> http://www.webbase-design.de >> http://openmeetings.**googlecode.com <http://openmeetings.googlecode.com> >> http://www.wagner-sebastian.**com <http://www.wagner-sebastian.com> >> seba.wag...@gmail.com >> >> > On Saturday, July 2, 2011 3:40:38 AM UTC-4, Sebastian Wagner wrote: >> >> Hi Alexander, >> >> the installation on EC2 is not really different from installing >> OpenMeetings on any other dedicated server. >> You can simply use the normal Installation Instructions. >> >> The Automatic Install Script is also not that up-to-date with the >> latest version of OpenMeetings. >> But why this line of the script: >> Done!! open the website at your browser: http://$(ifconfig eth0 |grep >> "inet addr:" |cut -d : -f 2 |cut -f1 -d" "):5080/openmeetings/install >> >> Does not return your IP ... I mean you know what IP / domain you got, >> why not simply enter that address? >> >> Sebastian >> >> >> 2011/7/1 Xander Dumaine <xander.duma...@gmail.com>: >> > I created an instance on Amazon EC2 server running Debian 5.0. I used >> > the automated script install found here: >> > http://code.google.com/p/**openmeetings/wiki/Automatic_** >> script_installation_for_Debian<http://code.google.com/p/openmeetings/wiki/Automatic_script_installation_for_Debian> >> > >> > the installation says it was successfull, but I am unable to use the >> > url it provided to me at the end of install, and also unable to use >> > the dynamic url provided by amazon. Can anyone help me to figure out >> > how to resolve this issue? If it is a setting I need to change, can >> > you help me with that? Thanks, >> > Xander >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "OpenMeetings User" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to openmeetings-user@** >> googlegroups.com <openmeetings-user@googlegroups.com>. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> openmeetings-user+unsubscribe@**googlegroups.com<openmeetings-user%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >> group/openmeetings-user?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/openmeetings-user?hl=en> >> . >> > >> > >> >> -- >> Sebastian Wagner >> http://www.webbase-design.de >> http://openmeetings.**googlecode.com <http://openmeetings.googlecode.com> >> http://www.wagner-sebastian.**com <http://www.wagner-sebastian.com> >> seba.wag...@gmail.com >> >> -- WBR Maxim aka solomax -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OpenMeetings User" group. 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