You can execute tihs iptables line (if you are using linux) directly in the server where you run tomcat (substitute xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx whith the ip address of your linux box):
iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -d xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -p tcp -m tcp --dport 443 -j DNAT --to-destination xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8443 On 8/14/07, Stephen Caine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is there a way to remove the port number from a https request where > the original url looks something like this: > > https://host_name:8443/ > > The approach to change the server.xml file (where the connector port > is changed from 8443 to 443) is not practical for us. When this is > done, Tomcat requires the root user to run. We consider this a > security risk. > > We have considered a port forwarder, but we are unclear whether to > install this on the Tomcat server or router. In any event, we are > not at all sure this is the best approach. Any advice will be > appreciated. Our operating system is Mac OS X. > > Thanks, > > Stephen > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Nadie es tan joven que no se pueda morir mañana, ni tan viejo que no pueda vivir un día más. – La Celestina (Fernando de Rojas, 1499)
