Server not Accessible

[Jon Gosier]

I've done three separate installs of OPML Editor using the EC2ForPoets guide.  Each time I come to roadblock at the same point: http://poets.scripting.com/#visitYourServer

When I visit the DNS I get a message that says: "The virtual host, ec2-xxx-xx-xxx-xx.compute-1.amazonaws.com, is not defined on this server."

• OPML Editor is running fine and healthily in the cloud, I can RDC in (using CoRD) and install things like River2 and other tools. The Admin password is set.
  
• In the OPML Server Preferences > External Name > the server name is the same as the one I copied from EC2, and the same as the browser. Elsewhere, the option for running the web server on Port:80 is selected.
• The EC2 box seems to pass all tests sufficiently.
  
• The Group Security settings for the instance are exactly as described in the Tutorial.
• When I try to ping the IP or the DNS from the command-line, however, the request times out.
• When I use the OPML option under 'Tools > River2' and select "Am I net-accessible?" the response is "Sorry, your computer is not net-accessible."

I can't find any way around this problem or any references that speak to it in the How To Guide, the Forum or after searching a number of sources including scripting.com.  

Can anyone help?

[Lloyd Davis]

Jon, when you say "visit the DNS" what exactly do you mean?

Ll

[Ted Howard]

When you paste the domain into the address bar, try adding /opmlEditor to the end. (ex: http://ec2-xxx-xx-xxx-xx.compute-1.amazonaws.com/opmlEditor)

Ted

[Dave Winer]

What's the name of your server so we can see if we can reach it?

Dave

[Jon Gosier]

"When you paste the domain into the address bar, try adding /opmlEditor to the end. (ex: http://ec2-xxx-xx-xxx-xx.compute-1.amazonaws.com/opmlEditor)"

Thanks, Ted, that was it.  I didn't realize opmleditor lived in subdirectory.  ;-)  D'oh!

[Ted Howard]

Jon,

You're welcome. Since that was the answer, this means one of two things. Either:

1) There is a gap in the documentation at http://poets.scripting.com/#visitYourServer  OR

2) There is a bug and http://ec2-xxx-xx-xxx-xx.compute-1.amazonaws.com/ should have automatically redirected to /opmlEditor

I'll leave it to Dave to determine which is the case.

(I can also confirm I have the same behavior on my server at http://tbp.tedchoward.com)

Ted

[Dave Winer]

There was a bug.

http://worknotes.scripting.com/may2012/51212ByDw/breakageFixedInMainresponder

Dave

[Ted Howard]

Confirmed that it works.

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