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port question

navin — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:06:49 GMT

Hello ,right now in my server (hp rp3440) there is a ov application running.it is accessed as server:/port no. Client would like to have the link as http:/server name
with out providing the port in the link ..how can we perform this
please advice

Re: port question

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:30:37 GMT

Shalom,

Checklist
1) Provide DNS support for the hostname. Depending on your environment that may require a fully qualified domain name. You need an A record.
2) Look at the web servers httpd.conf file and make changes as required to support the name.

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Re: port question

navin — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:40:13 GMT

Steve,
I have a full hostname as server.northamerica.dcop.com
So u meant to say ..there should be an A record created ....at DNS to pint to servername:7001
Thanks for your advice..

Re: port question

Steven E. Protter — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:07:33 GMT

DNS does not provide the port number merely host resolution.

your httpd.conf file has a listen directive in it. Normally it listens on port 80.

Change it to 7001 save the file and restart the web server.

To give details I'd have to now which web server we are talking about.

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Re: port question

navin — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:00:44 GMT

the server does not run the web server. there is an application that runs on 7001.ANd it is accessible through web ..as http:/server:7001.
Client would like to use some thing as htt:/server.
Thanks

Re: port question

Heironimus — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:50:56 GMT

The easy way is to put a web server on port 80 and have it do an HTTP redirect to http://server:7001/.

Re: port question

navin — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:54:27 GMT

Lil more info would be appreciated ...regarding having an web server (port 80) and have it to access http://server:7001 .
Thanks Much

Re: port question

Torsten. — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:34:08 GMT

I'm sure this "application" is using any kind of web server, maybe apache.

One of the settings of any web server is the "server listen on port ..." - default is 80.

You can either adjust the config to listen on port 80 or set up another web server to listen on port 80 and re-direct to the other port.

Example:

<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="5; URL=http://my.server:1234/" />

Re: port question

Torsten. — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:35:58 GMT

... but maybe the most easy solution is to use a bookmark or shortcut on the client side ...