Doc, So what is the problem that remains with SSL? Your 'curl -k -v https://127.0.0.1:8333' output looks fine given that curl doesn't support JavaScript. The -k is expected as the cert is not signed by a CA and the equivalent in Firefox would be to add a security exception when prompted. Regards, Nathan *Nutter* On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 9:54 PM, Robert G. (Doc) Savage <dsavage@peaknet.net> wrote: > > On Sat, 2010-04-10 at 21:00 -0400, Nathaniel R. Reindl wrote: > > On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Robert G. (Doc) Savage > <dsavage@peaknet.net> wrote: >> Looks rather like the outut of 'iptables -L -v', doesn't it? > > In a sense, yes, but I'm asking for this specifically to see if > iptables is actually acknowledging any parameters that wouldn't show > up by way of `iptables -L -v`. It doesn't look to be the case. > > Have you confirmed yet that you have something that matches > 127.0.0.1:8333 when you examine the output from `netstat -l -Ainet`? > If so, try beating against the thing with cURL or similar to see if > it's the HTTP side of the world causing you this grief. Something > like `curl -v http://127.0.0.1:8333/` or `curl --trace-ascii - > http://127.0.0.1:8333/` might work. > > Nate, > > Now comes the fun part. VMware's console connection to port 8333 is https; > its http connections are supposed to use port 8222. > > First, curl for the https port: See https-attach-1.txt > > Following this advisory I add the -k option: See https-attach-1k.txt > > The http case has no certificate problem, but it still fusses about > Javascript: See http-attach-1.txt > > Interestingly enough, I can actually connect to the console user interface > with http://127.0.0.1:8222. That's not quite the same as being able to > access any of the installed virtual machines. After combing through the > wreckage for the last hour I think I've found and fixed most of the > configuration loose ends. I can connect to the Windows XP virtual machine > that has my last year's TurboTax files, but not using the https console. The > patient is alive, but not yet ready to run the 100 meters. > > --Doc