Questions tagged [http]
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is the protocol most commonly used to transfer information around the World Wide Web.
1,040
questions
0
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Why does Intel Graphic Command Center leave a web endpoint listening at port 9001 on localhost?
I found out my system process (PID 4) was the one listening on 9001 (both v4 and v6).
Telnet to it, ::1:9001 and enter a char and press enter I see this:
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
Content-Type: ...
- 264
0
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Access intranet website from outside
In the framework I'm working with I can monitor certain things on a website. This website can only be reached from within the network. If I'm at work I can simply use my favorite browser and navigate ...
- 316
0
votes
2
answers
104
views
When my computer is "listing on port X," whose port: the computer's own port, or a website's port?
so when I run node apps in my VSCode IDE, much of the code I wrote (from a book) has the program "listen on port 3000," and I go to localhost:3000 (which 8080, whichever). However, when I go to a real ...
- 121
0
votes
1
answer
68
views
Replicating Chrome http authentication for a website
At work, I have a process that requires me to build a table based on information I find on an intranet website. So far I have done this by hand: I get the information using the form on the website and ...
- 200
0
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Video over HTTP-can you tell if a video is being downloaded or it is being watched?
How can Youtube or Vimeo etc for example, tell that you are downloading a video rather than watching it?
What kind of HTTP request/headers is fired in each case?
- 155
0
votes
1
answer
729
views
Apache use SFTP instead of HTTP to serve files
Is it possible to serve files using SFTP instead of HTTP for Apache? I'm trying to host files on Apache and the files are 100MB+.
- 113
0
votes
1
answer
95
views
Expand a tiny URL to a full URL with redirection in Apache
I have an application setup for expanding a tiny URL. Once a hit is received from the browser, it will create a request in my Apache load balancer running on my domain. Let's assume my domain is "...
- 165
0
votes
1
answer
3k
views
Does tinyweb web server allow directly accessing a file?
I go to https://www.ritlabs.com/en/products/tinyweb/ I download the latest tinyweb.
I make a directory called folder
C:\tinyweb2018>dir
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is ...
- 23.9k
0
votes
1
answer
7k
views
Request header is too large
I am getting this entry in my Tomcat 8.5 stderr log:
16-Jan-2018 02:38:04.089 INFO [http-nio-8080-exec-2]
org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.service Error parsing HTTP
request header ...
- 21
0
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Can we port forward HTTP 80 to multiple ports using HTTP headers
Can I use single HTTP port 80 to port forward to multiple ports running on the same machine?
And to which port the request need to be forward shall be sent via request parameter or HTTP header.
...
0
votes
1
answer
738
views
How is FTP metadata copied to the HTTP header?
My understanding is this: In a typical FTP environment with HTTP access, a web server is run on top of the FTP server to provide access to files on the FTP server with HTTP protocol. In the HTTP ...
- 103
0
votes
2
answers
4k
views
Force destroy process on port 80
This might be a shot in the dark but I'll try anyway.
I require to run an app on localhost:80 but found that it was blocked. When going to localhost, I was greeted with this:
Clearly this was ...
- 265
0
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Hexchat IRC Client over http / https?
Is there a way you can use an IRC Client such as hexchat for ports 80/443 out to connect into freenode for example?
I understand that http://webchat.freenode.net/ has a gateway into IRC over port 80 ...
0
votes
1
answer
273
views
Why is firefox private window sending a cookie?
I was tracing with wireshark and started a private window with firefox. I am wondering why there is a cookie being sent in the GET request as so
GET http://www.colorado.edu/ HTTP/1.1
Host: www....
- 513
0
votes
2
answers
807
views
Can HTTP servers on a LAN be hacked into from the web?
I have set up a web server on a ESP8266 microcontroller inside my local area network. HTTP GET requests sent to this unit can switch on and off a mains outlet, and I'm planning on deploying a couple ...
- 287
0
votes
1
answer
5k
views
Which of the following protocols can use multiple TCP connections between the same client and the server?
In one of the pairs of protocols given below , both the protocols can use multiple TCP connections between the same client and the server. Which one is that?
HTTP, FTP
HTTP, TELNET
FTP, SMTP
HTTP, ...
0
votes
2
answers
6k
views
Opening port 80 in router has no results
A friend of mine has a ADSL modem and I need to forward some ports.
I have already forwarded the 1521 port (Oracle) and it's working fine. Now I need to forward the port 80. I already set up his IIS ...
- 111
0
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Get POST Data From Firefox History?
I am a writer/blogger. Yesterday, I wrote a long blog post on Html 5 Editor in Firefox and click the save button. I got some error. When I click the back button, all of my blog content vanished. Is ...
0
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Mitigating http attacks away from Express
I'm serving a few static files using Express and Node.JS, what can I do to protect against http floods such as POST attacks and GET attacks?
- 137
0
votes
2
answers
7k
views
Windows 7, HTTP & HTTPS not working correctly
Quick specs:
Windows 7 home premium 64 Bit, updates are up to date.
IE 11
Chrome (latest) Although uninstalled now.
Firefox (latest) 26
Summary:
Browse by name or IP address do not work. ...
- 101
0
votes
1
answer
2k
views
IIS server not accessible outside of LAN
I've started up multiple computers and run servers trough IIS multiple times. I had no problem setting up servers on Windows 7, 8 Developer, 8 Consumer, but now that I have Windows 8 Pro, I can't seem ...
- 304
0
votes
1
answer
135
views
65K ports and SSL? [closed]
People connect to bank using SSL.
Bank is opening its 443 port.
but there is only 1 port of 443 , but it is a server so I guess he is using also the other ports.
But that is means that it can only ...
- 5,758
0
votes
1
answer
10k
views
Resolving "HttpAdaptor JMXInvokerServlet is accessible to unauthenticated remote users" vulnerability
Recently our security info team has determined there is a vulnerability in one of our systems.
Vulnerability description:
JBoss HttpAdaptor JMXInvokerServlet is Accessible to Unauthenticated ...
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
274
views
Is it possible to figure out which http request generated the corresponding response
I am using iptables to listen to tcp (http) packets. I am filtering out INPUT responses containing a matching string. Is it possible to know which http request generated the response. Assuming 10 ...
- 461
0
votes
1
answer
553
views
Use outgoing port 80 to connect to another remote port, without root privileges
If all outgoing ports are blocked except 80, is there a way to use port 80 to connect to a remote machine's port other than 80?
I do not have root privileges on the system.
- 192
0
votes
1
answer
543
views
Are HTTP connections opened and closed for each request? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Do browsers create new TCP connections for each HTTP requests?
I have a F5 load balancer that directs traffic to 2 web servers with one having a higher priority than the other ...
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Home server not responding to HTTP
I have a home server running Ubuntu 11.10.
It is currently configured to have a static IP address via my router.
I also use a Dynamic DNS service built into the router to update my domain name to ...
- 101
0
votes
2
answers
710
views
apache server on virtual box ubuntu machine
I have a windows xp machine running ubuntu off of virtual box. I have an apache server running on the ubuntu machine. I have already setup the port forward on the virtual machine, so if i go to ...
user541597
0
votes
2
answers
997
views
Is it possible to host a website with Apache HTTP through a ZyXEL EQ-660R modem and a Netgear WGT624v3 wireless router?
Essentially, I have a spare desktop computer I'd like to turn into a web server, but my modem and wireless router are very difficult to work with. I installed Apache HTTP and successfully hosted a ...
- 619
0
votes
3
answers
6k
views
Wget hangs in the middle of get request
Sometimes wget or curl randomly hangs in the middle of get request in Ubuntu 10.10:
curl "http://api.indeed.com/ads/apisearch?publisher=7570038743238473"
wget "http://api.indeed.com/ads/apisearch?...
- 289
0
votes
1
answer
213
views
Can my server "download" files?
I want my web server to fetch a file from another HTTP server. So that I do not need to download the file myself and upload it to my server.
Is this possible?
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
586
views
Do I need to have a proxy server to have HTTP over SSH?
I want to use HTTP over SSH since in my university most of the sites are blocked. I have my own server to which I can using SSH. What I'm doing right now is have a squid proxy run on the server on a ...
Johnes thomas
0
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Tunneling application for linux
On windows I used Bitvise Tunnelier, which is a neat free app capable of setting up a secured tunnel through http/https proxy.
On linux the only thing I found was corkscrew+ssh, which in terms of ...
- 1,251
0
votes
2
answers
4k
views
HTTP (FORM) brute force cracker freeware [closed]
We use a NAS in our small office which is set-up so that each person has their own private directory on it. However the password to enter the HTTP administration area has been forgotten so we're ...
- 269
0
votes
1
answer
171
views
How can I fix the handling of clickable HTTP links?
I am running Windows 7 RTM and have a problem with clickable links in Outlook. I suspect it's a generic problem handling http links from the OS. Directly within IE or other browsers, I can work fine....
- 956
0
votes
1
answer
113
views
Is there such a thing as DNS proxy?
My vintage PCs are on a separate LAN with no Internet connection. I wish to use Netscape to connect to some selected internet sites, so I have set up CCProxy on a Win11 box. This Win11 box is ...
- 204
0
votes
1
answer
283
views
Apache setting custom headers with mod_header, but when enabling mod_cache, wrong headers can be sent to wrong people
I like to put custom headers in my Apache server's HTTP responses (using mod_header) based on whether the request came in over IPV4 or IPV6, like this:
<If "%{IPV6} == 'on'">
Header ...
- 175
0
votes
1
answer
2k
views
How can I HTTP stream a USB webcam plugged into my headless Ubuntu Server remotely?
I have a USB webcam plugged into my computer running Ubuntu Server at home. I want to access its video feed remotely.
I am connected to the server's network with a VPN, so I can SSH into it using ...
- 111
0
votes
1
answer
764
views
tcpdump captured packets not readable
I am new to tcpdump, when I use the following command to capture incoming http packet, I cannot recognize anything readable, such as HTTP, GET, etc. I need to check the header and content part. How to ...
- 25
0
votes
1
answer
975
views
How is the realm value set in HTTP basic authentication?
I have a D-Link (DCS-932L) web camera in my network. I have unpacked the firmware using binwalk and I am attempting to locate the config/file that populates the realm value but I cannot find any ...
- 143
0
votes
1
answer
168
views
Microservice HTTP port connection failure on Windows Server
We have written (in Go and Delphi) several Windows microservices, which respond to HTTP requests on specific ports in the 11000-12000 range. These are designed to run internally within the Domain or ...
- 183
0
votes
1
answer
190
views
http over vpn, why does the root certificate of the session?
I'm using vpn tunnel for some URLs, and when I check the certificate chain in the browser for a URL page that goes through the vpn, I see that that except the leaf certificate, all other certs were ...
- 283
0
votes
1
answer
2k
views
How SSDP over HTTP works?
M-SEARCH * HTTP/1.1
HOST: 239.255.255.250:1900
MAN: "ssdp:discover "
MX: 1
ST: urn:dial-multiscreen-org:service:dial:1
this is a request message of SSDP for discovering service on LAN that ...
0
votes
1
answer
533
views
What is a simple solution to proxy an HTTP service on a remote network only accessible via SSH
I have a system that runs several web interfaces I can only connect to via SSH. To get around this I use port forwarding to forward each of the HTTP application ports to my local computer. I would ...
- 65
0
votes
1
answer
766
views
Can I use a WIFI repeater as a local WIFI network AP
I'm trying to setup a local WIFI network, which has an additional internet connection via the repeated network.
Some background: I have an EPOS WIFI printer which is controlled over HTTP. Normally, I ...
- 103
0
votes
1
answer
64
views
HTTP response time
I want to ask a stupid question.
Just using curl as an example.
If we use curl -I https://a_big_file.com, maybe the big file upto 600MB, but i surprised to found it only used 0.160s, which is ...
- 11
0
votes
1
answer
85
views
Confused about HTTP in Wireshark
I'm currently using Wireshark and I'm trying to fill out a table
that what's the Packet Number for the HTTP request and HTTP Response. I've used the filter in Wireshark however, I'm not sure what ...
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
293
views
How does a client know what data it is expecting in an HTTP response payload?
I am simulating a peer-to-peer network which uses HTTP as an application protocol and I have some uncertainty regarding how a client knows what an HTTP response will consist of.
Let's assume that a ...
- 5
0
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Website with multiple redirects
I am trying to understand the flow of HTTP Headers during website redirection. In case of a single redirect, the 301 Permanently Moved or similar status is straight forward. In case of websites which ...
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Stop 'Connection refused' errors in production
I recently began receiving error: [Errno 111] Connection refused errors from http://yandex.com/bots that crawl my website in production. I do not mind that they are crawling the site, but would rather ...
- 103