Cannot Access Control Panel after Install

[firthusa]

I just finished entire install... the only thing I was not sure about was where it asked for the hostname and domain because I have not pointed any domains to the server yet so I left the hostname blank and and used the IP address for the domain which seemed to work... but now when I go: https://66.196.##.###:81 it just will not connect... I get the standard apache screen when I just type in the IP but I cannot access the control panel.

Any advice? Also do you have any advice as far as securing the setup?

Thanks, Nathan -

[till]

Please try to use firefox as browser when you connect. Firefox has more useful error messages in case the SSL cert is broken.

Is your server behind a router in a NAT enviroment?

[firthusa]

I used FireFox and it says: "This connection is refused". I am not behind a firewall or NAT envirement. This is a dedicated Debian server with my hosting company.

Is there a config file that I could look at? Also by using the IP instead of the domain would that change anything? I could point a domain to it and see if that changes anything?

[till]

Originally Posted by firthusa

I used FireFox and it says: "This connection is refused". I am not behind a firewall or NAT envirement. This is a dedicated Debian server with my hosting company.

Please post the output of:

netstat -tap

and:

iptables -L

Is there a config file that I could look at? Also by using the IP instead of the domain would that change anything? I could point a domain to it and see if that changes anything?

The vhost of the controlpanel is always configured to listen on all IP addresses on port 81, it does not matter which IP or domain you use as long as it points to your server.

[firthusa]

Here is netstat -tap

server1:~# netstat -tap
Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State                                                    PID/Program name
tcp        0      0 *:imaps                 *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             375/inetd
tcp        0      0 *:pop3s                 *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             375/inetd
tcp        0      0 localhost.localdo:mysql *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             428/mysqld
tcp        0      0 *:pop3                  *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             375/inetd
tcp        0      0 *:imap2                 *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             375/inetd
tcp        0      0 *:www                   *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             606/apache2
tcp        0      0 *:ftp                   *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             593/proftpd: (acce
tcp        0      0 server1.baronscu:domain *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             360/named
tcp        0      0 localhost.locald:domain *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             360/named
tcp        0      0 *:ssh                   *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             367/dropbear
tcp        0      0 *:smtp                  *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             564/master
tcp        0      0 localhost.localdoma:953 *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             360/named
tcp        0      0 *:https                 *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             606/apache2
tcp        0    300 server1.baronscusto:ssh adsl-69-232-73-4.d:4113 ESTABLISHED4                                             194/dropbear

Here is iptables -L

server1:~# iptables -L
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

I also just registered "server1.baronscustom.com" and "server2.baronscustom.com" as name servers with my IP's. This has not finished propegating but I'm not sure if that is whats causing it to not work. Are you required to have a domain assigned or can you simply run the server off of an IP?

I really appreciate all the help!

Thanks, Nathan -

[falko]

Originally Posted by firthusa

Here is netstat -tap

server1:~# netstat -tap
Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State                                                    PID/Program name
tcp        0      0 *:imaps                 *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             375/inetd
tcp        0      0 *:pop3s                 *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             375/inetd
tcp        0      0 localhost.localdo:mysql *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             428/mysqld
tcp        0      0 *:pop3                  *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             375/inetd
tcp        0      0 *:imap2                 *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             375/inetd
tcp        0      0 *:www                   *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             606/apache2
tcp        0      0 *:ftp                   *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             593/proftpd: (acce
tcp        0      0 server1.baronscu:domain *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             360/named
tcp        0      0 localhost.locald:domain *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             360/named
tcp        0      0 *:ssh                   *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             367/dropbear
tcp        0      0 *:smtp                  *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             564/master
tcp        0      0 localhost.localdoma:953 *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             360/named
tcp        0      0 *:https                 *:*                     LISTEN     1                                             606/apache2
tcp        0    300 server1.baronscusto:ssh adsl-69-232-73-4.d:4113 ESTABLISHED4                                             194/dropbear

ISPConfig isn't running. Please start it:

/etc/init.d/ispconfig_server start

Originally Posted by firthusa

Are you required to have a domain assigned or can you simply run the server off of an IP?

You can use an IP address, but a domain is preferred.

[firthusa]

Alright it now says "ISPConfig system is now up and running!" But it is still not working. I did notice a difference though. When I goto: http://66.196.41.175:81/ it says:

<H1>Bad Request</H1>
Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand.<P>
Reason: You're speaking plain HTTP to an SSL-enabled server port.<BR>
Instead use the HTTPS scheme to access this URL, please.<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Hint: <A HREF="https://66.196.41.175:81/"><B>https://66.196.41.175:81/</B></A></BLOCKQUOTE><P>
<HR>
<ADDRESS>Apache/1.3.34 Server at 66.196.41.175 Port 81</ADDRESS>

However when I go to the same address with "https://" then it still says "connection refused" so I dunno... definitly seems like somethings preventing HTTPS requests from working. Even if I try to access the website using HTTPS but without the ":81" I still get the same response. Any Ideas?

Thanks, Nathan -

[firthusa]

Which Protocol or program is responsible for HTTPS to work? How would I check to see if it is running or configured right?

Also I noticed that ISPConfig did not automatickly start when I restarted the server, what would I do to have it automaticly start? Cause I know it's also asking for a mod_ssl password when it starts up so where would I place this?

Thanks in advance for any help,

Nathan -

[firthusa]

Problem Solved!!!

Turns out I had an invalid SSL Certificate and I generated a new one and it worked :-)