Problems with HTTP connectivity can be hard to narrow down. Web browsers are
useful for determining whether clients on an Internet may connect to a specific
Web server. Even if a Web server responds correctly to HTTP commands using the
Telnet utility, this fact does not guarantee that it will accomplish its goal
of serving Web pages to the Internet public. For this, the only choice is to
connect to the Web server by using a popular Web browser.
When managing
Web servers, it is a good idea to keep a variety of different Web browsers on
hand. All Web servers and Web pages should be tested with both Netscape
Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Be sure to try accessing the
Web server from various hosts to eliminate individual computer browser
problems.
The following commands make router configuration changes that
troubleshooters can use to correct problems with Web protocols at the
application layer.
