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Software => HFS ~ HTTP File Server => router & port problems => Topic started by: bolt on November 02, 2009, 03:00:33 PM

Title: Port 7000 changes to port 1000 . . .
Post by: bolt on November 02, 2009, 03:00:33 PM

I have a (minor) problem that superficially resembles the one described in this thread: topic=6943.0 .  I run HFS on XP Home, SP3.  I use port 7000, forwarded without any difficulty through my router.  Every so often, the port seems to spontaneously change to 1000, breaking accessibility.  I suspect it is related to events, such as temporarily changing from a static internal IP on my LAN to a dynamic one set by DHCP, but though I know that would break accessibility because port forwarding would no longer be directed to the correct IP, I can't see why that should change the port setting on HFS.  As I mentioned, I regard this to be a minor problem, thus far.  It has occurred infrequently, and each time I have fairly quickly identified the incorrect port setting, and reset it.

Thanks for any thoughts or similar accounts you might share.

Title: Re: Port 7000 changes to port 1000 . . .
Post by: rejetto on November 05, 2009, 12:22:18 PM

what HFS version are you using?
what if you quit and restart HFS, does the port change or stays 7000 ?
did you use "self test" feature before the port changed?

Title: Re: Port 7000 changes to port 1000 . . .
Post by: bolt on November 05, 2009, 02:07:22 PM

Hi . . . Thanks for asking.  I'm using V. 2.2f, build 155.  I probably did use the self-test before noticing the port had changed.  But then when the self-test failed, I would examine the cause and notice the port was incorrect.  Still, I don't associate this issue with the self-test, principally because I have used the self-test many times successfully, and without this symptom.  Best, Richard.

Title: Re: Port 7000 changes to port 1000 . . .
Post by: rejetto on November 05, 2009, 03:41:44 PM

you missed question #2.
what would you say about the frequency of the problem?

Title: Re: Port 7000 changes to port 1000 . . .
Post by: bolt on November 05, 2009, 03:46:49 PM

Right.  Sorry.  The problem is infrequent.  It's occurred three or four times now since I began using HFS several months ago -- but all of the times have been relatively recently.  Also, in response to your prompt, I tried shutting it down and re-starting it just now.  It re-started with Port 7000 set properly (in other words, unchanged).  Every computer re-boot re-starts HFS, of course, and the problem doesn't arise that often (I try to re-boot once a day).

Title: Re: Port 7000 changes to port 1000 . . .
Post by: rejetto on November 05, 2009, 04:18:49 PM

it's that i have some memory of a similar problem, linked to the self-test, but cannot find it in the change-log of HFS 2.3

anyway, if i recall correctly, it is fixed in 2.3 (currently in beta)