I am new to OpenSuse 13.1 so I may be overlooking something. I use btsync top sync folders between machines on my network and server. I have disabled the firewall and tried various different ways to run this and they all end with the same result… [20140211 22:26:38.958] Unable to listen for HTTP traffic on port 8888.
I am figuring I have missed something in OpenSuse 13.1. I have used linux for about 15 years and used quite a few different distros. I was convinced by a friend to drop Ubuntu and move to OpenSuse. So far love it except this issue. Any and all help is appreciated.
On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 04:56:03 +0000, dtruesdale wrote:
> I am new to OpenSuse 13.1 so I may be overlooking something. I use
> btsync top sync folders between machines on my network and server. I
> have disabled the firewall and tried various different ways to run this
> and they all end with the same result… [20140211 22:26:38.958] Unable
> to listen for HTTP traffic on port 8888.
>
> Then further in the log file I get this:
>
> [20140211 22:26:40.284] UPnP: Device error
> “http://172.16.8.13:8200/rootDesc.xml”: (-2)
> [20140211 22:26:41.167] UPnP: Device error “http://172.16.8.189:8089/”:
> (-2)
> [20140211 22:26:42.963] UPnP: Could not map UPnP Port on this pass,
> retrying.
> [20140211 22:26:45.082] UPnP: Device error
> “http://172.16.8.13:8200/rootDesc.xml”: (-2)
> [20140211 22:26:46.096] UPnP: Device error “http://172.16.8.189:8089/”:
> (-2)
>
> I am figuring I have missed something in OpenSuse 13.1. I have used
> linux for about 15 years and used quite a few different distros. I was
> convinced by a friend to drop Ubuntu and move to OpenSuse. So far love
> it except this issue. Any and all help is appreciated.
I can tell you that it works on 13.1, as I use it on a few systems here.
If it cant’ listen on port 8888, it’s not a firewall issue, it’s that
something else is using the port.
Try:
sudo lsof -i -n | grep 8888
and see what it says is using the port.
I show on my system that there’s an ephemeral port in use, 3838, and
8888. Opening 8888 isn’t necessary (and unless you’re on a secure
private network, generally not recommended because the web interface is
then available to anyone, compromising the hashes used to sync data).
The UPnP errors aren’t related to btsync, as it doesn’t use port 8089.
Thank you Jim, I ran that and this is what I got back. All the ports are outbound and yes this is on a secure network with an Astaro box now known as UTM at the head.
I can not open any port I use in the sync.conf file. I thought it was the firewall turned it off but the nic is set to internal network. I thought it was maybe apparmor, that didn’t have anything. When this box was ubuntu it was running. Since the switch I have not gotten it to work.
On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 05:46:01 +0000, dtruesdale wrote:
> Thank you Jim, I ran that and this is what I got back. All the ports are
> outbound and yes this is on a secure network with an Astaro box now
> known as UTM at the head.
>
> firefox 29412 dtruesdale 33u IPv4 1278486 0t0 TCP *:8888
> (LISTEN)
This is the one that’s causing the problem, but very strange that firefox
is listening for a connection there.
If you connect to it from FF, what do you get back?
I would try starting btsync with Firefox not running and see what comes
back.
The message that you’re seeing isn’t a firewall message - it’s
specifically that the port is in use. btsync (like any TCP listener
application) isn’t going to care if the firewall is blocking the port -
in fact, that is the preferred configuration because of the security
issue I mentioned earlier (I also have the port open in my own network
because it’s a secured network).
