RE: problem installing tomcat
> -----Original Message-----
> From: debian-user-request@lists.debian.org
> [mailto:debian-user-request@lists.debian.org] On Behalf Of
> hossam mohamed mahmod
> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 7:13 PM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: problem installing tomcat
>
>
> am running debian unstable and i am still new to jsp my java
> is pretty
> good though so i started by downloadin the tomcat and get it
> to work at
> first i starts the tomcat by
> /etc/init.d/tomcat4 start
>
> and i put the jsp file in the webapps folder
Tomcat doesn't serve random files in the webapps directory. You will need
to create a minimal webapp. The Tomcat site has an example, but I suggest
you find a good book on JSP/Servlets and go from there.
> but when i type in my browser localhost:8080 or 8081 as i saw
> for debian
> in some sites it says the connection was refused while attempting to
> connect localhost:8081
I am not sure how Debian sets up Tomcat. I always just download the latest
version and place it in /opt. Anyway, by default Tomcat listens on port
8080. If you are using IE as your browser, you need to add http:// to your
URL. IE doesn't understand that HTTP connections can use other ports. The
other thing to do is run the following command:
netstat --inet -n -l | grep LISTEN
This should show you the ports that something, including Tomcat is listening
on.
I hope that helps.
Victor
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