Okay guys I want to thank everyone for all of the replies. The problem I had with this was with iptables. When I built this server three + years ago I never started iptables. I turned off SELinux and I did not implement a firewall on the server. For all the server sits on my LAN behind a few firewalls and to me it is like having a belt, suspenders and then stapling your pants to your shirt.
Anyway the problem started when I had to power down the server to change it to another UPS. I wasn't aware of the problem until a few weeks after that as I rarely go to the server as it just sends me reports. In the time following that my servers were moved from behind one firewall to another. Shortly after that is when I found that I could no longer connect to the server via http. So I looked at the new firewall. "Lightning strikes down the street, shortly after that my computer starts acting flaky. Must have been the Lightning." Anyway I went down that rabbit hole with both feet. I tried everyone's suggestions and I repeatedly checked to see if selinux was enforced or iptables was off. Each time I checked these items were not in force. So today I took my netbook and a small switch and took the server off the LAN and still no http connection. I then took my netbook and setup apache and gave it the IP of my troubled server and placed it on the LAN using the drop for the troubled server. Bingo, I have http connections so it is the server. I resign myself that there is something wrong somewhere on the server itself. So I again go through the steps to take out selinux and iptables. I try again and now I can connect via http. Was selinux and iptables the cause? Who knows but after a lot of keystorkes and walks between my office and the NOC I am back working. In a troubleshooting class I took where the character in the class was called "Ferd" ,yes Ferd not Fred, he would jump to conclusions all the time. "Press isn't working! Change the motor. Oh the circuit breaker was tripped." Today I must say i feel like I have achieved Ferd status. I want to thank all of you for replying. John J. Boris, Sr. JEN-A-SyS Administrator Archdiocese of Philadelphia "Remember! That light at the end of the tunnel Just might be the headlight of an oncoming train!" _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
