If you look at Tomcat\conf\server.xml, you'll most likely discover that port 8443 is the default SSL port for Tomcat, which is why you see the page correctly when accessing https://<server>:8443. If you want 8443 to be a non-secure port, you should change the settings in server.xml.
Roger Alix-Gaudreau -----Original Message----- From: David Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 7:53 AM To: Tomcat Users List Subject: Re: accessing port 8443 with http Because port 8443 in your setup is using SSL. The HTTPS protocol and HTTP protocol start out negotiation in very different ways. I'm sure to the average browser it looks like it's receiving a binary stream when in fact the negotiation starts out with the server sending it's public key certificate. --David Patrick S Ward wrote: > I have a Tomcat 5.5.9 web application server running on a webserver > listening on port 8443. > > Why is it that when I access http://<webserver>:8443, I am > prompted to download a file of the format application/octet-stream > from any browser from any platform? > > If I access https://<webserver>:8443, I see the tomcat home page. > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
