[mod_cluster-issues] [JBoss JIRA] (MODCLUSTER-295) default suggested port for ServerAdvertise needs to be changed to 7777 or some other unprotected port for Chrome support

[Simeon Pinder (JIRA)]

Simeon Pinder created MODCLUSTER-295:
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             Summary: default suggested port for ServerAdvertise needs to be changed to 7777 or some other unprotected port for Chrome support
                 Key: MODCLUSTER-295
                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/MODCLUSTER-295
             Project: mod_cluster
          Issue Type: Enhancement
    Affects Versions: 1.2.0.Final
         Environment: Default Httpd server provided for Linux in 1.2.0.Final release but this would affect all platforms.
            Reporter: Simeon Pinder
            Assignee: Jean-Frederic Clere
            Priority: Minor


If you setup mod_cluster and use the default configuration/ports used in httpd.conf of 6666 in your initial modcluster configuration, when attempting to browse http://(server ip):6666/mod_cluster_manager from a Chrome browser you get "The webpage is not available".  Initially this feels like a 'File Not Found' exception indicating that the mod_cluster module may not actually be setup correctly. On closer investigation you'll see that the actual error is:
Error 312 (net::ERR_UNSAFE_PORT): Unknown error. 
There's a workaround is to change the port to another port not marked as 'secured' or do what is described here but this is a hurdle to new users trying to test out their mod_cluster integration with Chrome:
http://superuser.com/questions/188006/how-to-fix-err-unsafe-port-error-on-chrome-when-browsing-to-unsafe-ports

Firefox loads the same page fine.

Either way if it complicates modcluster setup and testing and we can get around it by suggesting a different port(ex. 7777) I think this is preferable.  If not we should at a minimum include this as a note in the installation and trouble shooting guide.  

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