[ale] apache wierdness

[Yu, Jerry]

what's the results for /index.html and /cgi-bin/printenv when you try it
from
1) from localhost
2) from DMZ  or intranet, aka., behind the firewall which NATs the
apache
2) from outside

apache log: does access_log shows the hang request as an success?

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# From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On 
# Behalf Of James P. Kinney III
# Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 8:12 AM
# To: rsj at radio.org; Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
# Subject: Re: [ale] apache wierdness
# 
# On Wed, 2005-04-13 at 21:27 -0400, Randal Jarrett wrote:
# > Since the IP address has changed have you made sure that 
# you flushed 
# > all the caches on your browser?
# > 
# Tried from a freshly built machine (2 actually, a linux box and an XP
# Pro) with the same results.
# > 
# > On Wed, 2005-04-13 at 16:46 -0400, James P. Kinney III wrote:
# > > Scenario:
# > > 
# > > apache server behind nat firewall.
# > > Network changes just occurred.
# > > Nat reconfigured to accept new external IP and redirect to DMZ 
# > > apache server.
# > > 
# > > Situation:
# > > 
# > > _partial_ connections. If login to web script with bad 
# user name or 
# > > password, system returns the correct "bad username or password. 
# > > Login failed" error message from the login script.
# > > 
# > > Using a good combination, I get no response. It looks 
# like a server 
# > > hung on connect. wget eventually times out. BUT! The person who 
# > > wrote the app on the server connects just fine with the 
# SAME LOGIN 
# > > THAT FAILS WITH ME?!?!?!
# > > 
# > > Both of us see the same IP address. No errors in the log files.
# > > 
# > > If I try and access a perl script in cgi-bin called printenv with 
# > > the perms set to no execute, I get an apache arror 
# message telling 
# > > me it can't be execute. If the perms are fixed, the 
# server just sits 
# > > and does NOTHING.
# > > 
# > > I have never seen something like this before and am 
# comletely perplexed.
# > > 
# > > The firewall now has old and new connections on it (i.e. 
# old IP and 
# > > new
# > > IP) We are in the process of migrating to a new ISP/data 
# line provider. 
# > > 
# > > If everything failed to go through, I could understand it 
# being the 
# > > network change. But some stuff comes through. Static 
# pages don't happen.
# > > Error messages happen.
# > > 
# > > 
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