I do have access, and yes I can see ofbiz /etc/hosts: 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
-----Original Message----- From: BJ Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 12:47 PM To: user@ofbiz.apache.org Subject: Re: i've seen this asked but not answered [UGH!] first I am running ofbiz on same type of box but I left the addresses as 0.0.0.0 instead of 127.0.0.1 if you have access to the box thru a local keyboard and monitor see if you can see ofbiz. then check your hostnames in the hosts (/etc/hosts) 127.0.0.1 localhost (yourhostname) localhost.localdomain or 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain Case Torres sent the following on 11/8/2007 12:34 PM: > The error message I'm receiving when trying to connect to: > https://10.142.53.10:8443/webtools/control/main > > "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at 10.142.53.10:8443" > >>From my laptop (windows xp, ip=10.142.53.102) I can tracert and ping > 10.142.53.10 (rhel4 w/ofbiz Release4.0 version:592149 running and accessible > via 127.0.0.1) > > The router is linksys: 10.142.53.1 > > In the router firewall settings I have port forwarding enabled for https > port range 8443~8443, ip address 10.142.53.10, protocol TCP. > > I did try setting https to "N" in the url.properties file(as one post > suggested), restarting the ofbiz server and changing my firewall settings to > enable http port 8080, I get the same results. > > "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at 10.142.53.10:8080" > > Any other ideas on what might be causing the problem? I need this up and > running by tomorrow. > > Many TIA, Case > > -----Original Message----- > From: Skip [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 11:42 AM > To: user@ofbiz.apache.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: i've seen this asked but not answered > > Case > > You dont need to make any of these changes you are making to the Ofbiz > setup. Put them all back the way they were originally setup. There are no > problems there (at least in the area you are concerned with). > > Then, assuming the machine running ofbiz is on 10.142.53.10 and you are on > 10.142.53.11, you should be able to connect just fine with the address you > have below. > > If you are on a different subnet, be sure you have access to the subnet the > ofbiz server is on. > > You can do this: > > ping 10.142.53.10 > > or > > tracert 10.142.53.10 (Windows) > traceroute 10.142.53.10 (linux) > > Assuming the machine sitting at 10.142.53.10 is named Ofbizserver, you > should also be able to: > > ping Ofbizserver (on a LAN) > > or > > ping Ofbizserver.domain.com (on the internet). (eg. ping www.yahoo.com) > > so long as there is a DNS somewhere that knows about it. > > If you can't ping it, you can't connect. You may need to specify a gateway > from the machine you are trying to connect from to the machine you are > trying to connect to. > > Skip > > -----Original Message----- > From: Case Torres [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 11:16 AM > To: user@ofbiz.apache.org > Subject: RE: i've seen this asked but not answered > > > Jonathan, > > Thanks for your quick reply. > > Are you saying I don't need to make any changes in any files, anywhere? > > I've tried just typing in the machines WAN and LAN IP address in the > browser, for instance, https://10.142.53.10:8443/webtools/control/main > > The process times out when trying to connect to the WAN IP address > And > The connection is refused when attempting to connect to the LAN IP address. > > I've also tried changing the 127.0.0.1 to the new ip in ofbiz_containers.xml > file. > > So, I'm thinking I need to makes some changes to various files. > > Thanks again, Case > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jonathon -- Improov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 6:51 PM > To: user@ofbiz.apache.org > Subject: Re: i've seen this asked but not answered > > Case, > > As long as your OFBiz is deployed on the server you want to access, you can > access OFBiz via any > names that server has. > > It can be 127.0.0.1 (if you're accessing from the OFBiz server itself), or > whatever IP addresses > the OFBiz computer has. Or even any domain names assigned to that machine. > > Your question becomes more complex if you want to PREVENT users from using > all names to the server > except for one. Say you just want users to access OFBiz via > http://public.site.ofbiz:8443/webtools . > > Note that you can use some "<host>" element (IIRC) to do virtual hosts. > > Jonathon > > Case Torres wrote: >> I know this is a real novice question. >> I want to change the 127.0.0.1 to a different ip address. >> So I can connect http://myipaddress:8443/webtools/contol/main. >> >> Where do I make this happen? >> >> I looked thru the documentation but didn't find the answer. And I looked >> thru this forum's postings and it was asked in feb but there was no > answer. >> I tried changing 127.0.0.1 to my ip in ofbiz-containers.xml but it didn't >> work. >> >> Thank you much, Case >> >> >> Case Torres >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.21/1110 - Release Date: > 11/4/2007 9:37 PM > > > > >
