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Hey everyone, I just set up an apache server on fc9, but now I am testing it out and it seems to only work locally... i can't get the test ...
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  1. 08-20-2008 #1
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    Apache only works locally

    Hey everyone, I just set up an apache server on fc9, but now I am testing it out and it seems to only work locally... i can't get the test page up from another host on the network, and it also doesn't answer telnet on port 80. Yes, im a noob, so I probably overlooked something obvious. Help please!
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    Have you the iptables service running? I think this runs by default in FC9 so it's more than likely blocking Apache/Port 80. You can either add a rule for Apache or disable it altogether.
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    When I was setting up I turned off the firewall, and the guide I was following (howtoforge) said to run iptables -L to verify it was off, it says iptables -L should display
    Code:
    Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination
    but on mine, it displays

    Code:
    Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination         
ACCEPT     all  --  anywhere             anywhere            state RELATED,ESTABLISHED 
ACCEPT     icmp --  anywhere             anywhere            
ACCEPT     all  --  anywhere             anywhere            
ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            state NEW tcp dpt:ssh 
REJECT     all  --  anywhere             anywhere            reject-with icmp-host-prohibited 

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination         
REJECT     all  --  anywhere             anywhere            reject-with icmp-host-prohibited 

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target     prot opt source               destination
    Anyway, something tells me I didn't successfully disable the firewall or iptables or whichever it is. How do I disable it? Thanks
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  4. 08-20-2008 #4
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    umm ok... I ran system-config-firewall again, which brings up the gui. it showed that the firewall was disabled, but just for kicks i enabled the firewall and checked the box next to http, and then whaddya know? it works. even dumber, i turned it right back off, and it still works. weird!

    Well thanks for your help!
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