Can't Get the Abyss Console Up

[elaurvick]

I just installed Abyss. When I tried to start it, I got the error message that another application is using Port 80. This happens whether I'm on the Internet or not (I use dialup). The documtation says to use the console to change the port, but I can't bring the console up because Abyss won't start.

I'm caught in a loop . . .

I found the configuration file. Can I just change the Port number in the configuration file manually until I hit one that works?

Also, I have no idea how to identify which ports are being used. Does anyone know how I can do this? I'm running under Windows XP.

[admin]

[senshi]

Open up the MSDOS box or CMD prompt and type in the following...

netstat -n -a


hit the return key, this will list EVERY connection to your machine and list all active ports

[elaurvick]

Well, I spent the morning learning all about ports, now have a LONG list of the ones already being used on my system. So, I tried getting the console up, using the instructions from the manual. Here's what I got:

We can't find "127.0.0.1:9999/"
You can try again by typing the URL in the address bar above.
Or, search the Web

I tried with and without the trailing slash, also tried "localhost:9999" (without the quotes, of course) and got the standard "The page cannot be displayed" display.

Incidentally, the error from Abyss is that the console port is the one being used, I assume that means port 9999, not the server port 80.

What now?

[Anonymoose]

Disable the proxy you have set in Internet Explorer, or download a copy of Firefox and use it to verify that the problem is with IE.

[elaurvick]

Oh, boy, this is getting educational. I've been programming mainframes for over 20 years, learning something new every day since I started working on the web. I do appreciate the help you are providing. This is a much friendlier community (especially now when all the mainframe jobs are going overseas).

What the heck is a proxy? And how do I disable it?

I've tried this using Netscape, Internet Explorer, and MSN Explorer.

When I entered "http://127.0.0.1/" on Internet Explorer, and "http://127.0.0.1:9999/" on Netscape, I get the "Welcome to Abyss Web Server X1" page! And it says "Abyss Web Server is running correctly on your system". Is there a way to get to the console from that site?

In all other instances, they tell me they can't find the URL. I've tried the above, also "http://127.0.0.1", "http://127.0.0.1:9999", "http:127.0.0.1/" AND all of the above with "localhost", every combination on all three browsers. And no, I am not including the quote marks.

I rebooted my system and tried everything again, no change.

[k1ll3rdr4g0n]

Yes, i had the same problem with IE. Sometimes i had to force feed the URL into IE and like 10% it worked. Thats why i primarly use Firefox right now.
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[elaurvick]

I downloaded Firefox. I now have four browsers . . . good for checking that my websites look OK on each one. Not much help here.

Same problem. Firefox pulled up the Abyss Welcome screen instead of my Console using "http://127.0.0.1/" and it couldn't find anything when I tried "http://127.0.0.1:9999/"

HELP! What am I doing wrong?

[elaurvick]

When I got home from work tonight, I logged on and for no particular reason tried Abyss again. It started running! Server Port 80 and Console Port 9999.

I logged onto the web and entered http://127.0.0.1:9999/ --- exactly as listed in your manual . . . and my console came up!

I think I've figured it out, this depends on the phase of the moon. We had a New Moon last night . . .

Thanks for all your help, at least I learned a few new things.

[k1ll3rdr4g0n]

Funny thing, we figured out the solution of this problem at school....you need http://ip:port or else it wont work, stupid IE.....
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