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Problem with HTTP Server

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 4:19 pm
by delation44
Hi,

After I installed softether the http server break "no listening sockets available" I know this because the port but I want to ask about the best way and the compatibility, changing htpp server to 8080 will solve this issue however im not sure what to do for the 443 port. the main purpose of this server is VPN connection so it doesn't matter what page it displayed but I want to edit the HTTP server and make it a little secure.

What do you recommend as best way to manage ports and for the compatibility with HTTP sever.
thank you so much

Re: Problem with HTTP Server

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 5:03 pm
by riny
If I understand your question correctly... after starting the SoftEther vpnserver, you can't then start another webserver (like apache) because the ports are already in use. Right?

SoftEther is happy to listen on any port. By default it uses 443 because that maximizes compatibility with VPN clients who might be behind firewalls or proxies which block non-standard ports. But you can configure it to use any port you want. In the VPN Server Manager or in the config file, just add/delete ports as you wish. Or if you want to leave SoftEther on port 443, then you'll need to change your other webserver to a different port. There's no standard or recommendation; just use whatever ports work for you.

One thing you cannot do unfortunately is use both SoftEther and any other web server on the same port. You can't share port 443 between SoftEther and apache. You also can't change what's displayed when you connect to the vpnserver with a browser. The pages served by the vpnserver are hardcoded and it won't serve any other content. So if you want to run the vpnserver and a web server on the same host, they'll need to be on different ports.

Re: Problem with HTTP Server

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:25 pm
by delation44
Thank you so much @riny which one is better, changing server port or softEther default port?