for opening a port on redhat go to etc/sysconfig/iptables there you can open the port and service network restart On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 1:03 PM, Amos Jeffries <squid3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Steve B wrote: > > Sorry, forgot to reply to squidusers again. > > > > 1) I want to use another port because where I am, no other port is > > open. The port is 81. > > 2) I put inside of my .conf file: http_port 81. > > 3) Not from what the grep command had said. Someone else suggested to > > use it so I used it. Supposedly nothing. > > 4) Not from what I had seen. > > Ports under 1024 have three problems that are usually seen to fail startup: > > * Something else already using it. > > * Starting squid as user other than root. > > * SELinux security policy preventing even root opening the port. > > Amos > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 5:03 AM, Peter Albrecht > > <peter.albrecht@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi Steve, > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thursday 28 February 2008 20:18, Steve B wrote: > > > > I am trying to change the port that Squid uses from 3128(default) to > > > > something other than it obviously. My main problem is that when I > > > > change the port to Anything, even 3127(made something up), squid will > > > > NOT start. For example when I type the command 'service squid start' > > > > with the port at 3128, it will start, but if it is anything other then > > > > that, it will go: 'Starting Squid......................... [FAILED]' > > > > > > > > Any help? > > > > > > Some questions: > > > > > > 1) _Why_ do you want to use another port? You have to tell the clients > > > anyway. > > > 2) _How_ did you configure the other port? What is in your http_port > > > directive? > > > 3) Is there any other service running on the port you want to use? Try > > > "nmap ip-of-your-server" to see if any service is running on that port. > > > 4) Is there any information in the log files? > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > -- > > > Peter Albrecht, Novell Training Services > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > -Steve > > > > > > > > > -- > Please use Squid 2.6STABLE17+ or 3.0STABLE1+ > There are serious security advisories out on all earlier releases. > -- Best Regards Nima Sadeghian
