can you run a simple HTTP server on a port 21?

if i was to setup a basic (freeware) webserver on port 21 (FTP) would
it work ? would you be able to type the website address like the
following http://myip.com:21 in internet explorer ? i haven't been able
to get it to work. no router/firewalls running.
i know it will work on port 80/8080 but thats not my question its
whether it will work on port 21 and if no why not ?

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> if i was to setup a basic (freeware) webserver on port 21 (FTP) would
> it work ?

Provided you had no other service already using port 21 (i.e. an FTP
server), then yes it could work.

> would you be able to type the website address like the
> following http://myip.com:21 in Internet Explorer ?

Yes.

> i know it will work on port 80/8080 but thats not my question its
> whether it will work on port 21 and if no why not ?

If you can't get it to work you'll need to check your config. If you
want more help from here you're going to need to provide more detail
about your web server and the relevant parts of the configuration file(s).

This is possibly really a question for comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix,
so I've added that to the newsgroups line.

Chris

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

> if i was to setup a basic (freeware) webserver on port 21 (FTP) would
> it work ? would you be able to type the website address like the
> following http://myip.com:21 in internet explorer ? i haven't been able
> to get it to work. no router/firewalls running.
> i know it will work on port 80/8080 but thats not my question its
> whether it will work on port 21 and if no why not ?

It will work on any port you choose. Take a look at things like CUPS or
Webmin. They're both "web sites" running on their own, non-standard port.

chris-(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> > if i was to setup a basic (freeware) webserver on port 21 (FTP) would
> > it work ?
>
> Provided you had no other service already using port 21 (i.e. an FTP
> server), then yes it could work.
>
> > would you be able to type the website address like the
> > following http://myip.com:21 in Internet Explorer ?
>
> Yes.
>
> > i know it will work on port 80/8080 but thats not my question its
> > whether it will work on port 21 and if no why not ?
>
> If you can't get it to work you'll need to check your config. If you
> want more help from here you're going to need to provide more detail
> about your web server and the relevant parts of the configuration file(s).
>
> This is possibly really a question for comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix,
> so I've added that to the newsgroups line.
>
> Chris

Thanks for the followup. Unfortunately its not Linux that I'm running
its Windows 98SE with a web server called myweb. Its an older version
3.4. I couldn't find any forums for Windows and web server. If it would
work on Linux then will it work on Windows right ?

(E-Mail Removed) posted:

> Unfortunately its not Linux that I'm running its Windows 98SE with a web
> server called myweb. Its an older version 3.4. I couldn't find any
> forums for Windows and web server. If it would work on Linux then will
> it work on Windows right ?

The principle's the same, it's just networking. If you can configure your
software to run on that port, and nothing else is using that port, and
nothing is blocking it, then you can use it.

I'm not so sure that running a HTTP service on a port with another
well-known registered purpose is a good idea, though.

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In comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Thanks for the followup. Unfortunately its not Linux that I'm running
> its Windows 98SE

Then why did you post to comp.os.linux.networking? Followups set to
CIWSU instead.

Chris

chris-(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> In comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>
>>Thanks for the followup. Unfortunately its not Linux that I'm running
>>its Windows 98SE
>
>
> Then why did you post to comp.os.linux.networking? Followups set to
> CIWSU instead.

And sent straight back. If someone dumps in your garden, does that
make it right for you to dump in your neighbours?