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Ever gotten port 80 smurfed?

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:37 pm
by Ambush Commander
Okay. I'm running Windows XP, SP2, with virus protection, firewalls, etc. So I'm working on configuring the shiny new phpBB forum I got (yeah, I switched) when whap, I get a boatload of "Connection Refused". I scratch my head, and look at my Skype connection. Well, sure enough, it's green. That puzzles me.

So, I open up the Command Line, and I try pinging google.com. Well, it works. Then, I re-bind Apache to accept connections from both port 80 and port 8000. When I type http://localhost:8000/, I have connection.

But Port 80's still busted. I have this philosophy: a reboot is the almost universal panacea to all trivial problems. So I reboot. And sure enough, port 80 starts working again.

This was really, really weird. Have any you ever had this sort of experience before? Do you think I've caught a virus/trojan?

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 3:47 pm
by Ambush Commander
It happened again! NOOOOO!!!

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 3:54 pm
by John Cartwright
Skype is hogging the port, I believe.
In the Connections tab found in options turn off "Use port 80 as an alternative".

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 3:56 pm
by Ambush Commander
I have done as you asked. Sounds reasonable. My fingers are crossed. >_<

Did it work?

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 9:52 am
by AnarKy
Ambush Commander wrote:I have done as you asked. Sounds reasonable. My fingers are crossed. >_<
Did it work?

Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 1:19 pm
by Ambush Commander
The thing is, I was away for three days, so I really don't know. I'm back though, so extended use should tell me what will happen.