I have just installed Virtualmin and haveing problems returning pages

Virtualmin
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SYSTEM INFORMATION
OS type and version Ubuntu server. Ubuntu Linux 20.04.6
Webmin version 2.105
Virtualmin version 7.10.0
Related packages SUGGESTED

The problem is https: calls to the server fail. with the browser error page HTTP: or just the ip or domain this takes one to Nextcloud. It happens for domains and the IP address.
This is the content of that page.

Nextcloud
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Nextcloud

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Username

Password Toggle password visibility

 

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Nextcloud – a safe home for all your data

Does anyone have any idea why this may be happening?
Shanta

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Did you install Virtualmin on an existing server with sites already on it? It is meant to be installed on top of a fresh, clean OS install.

Where is the server located? With an ISP or some other provider? Home network? I have no clue where the Nextcloud is coming from but I don’t think it would be Virtualmin.

You mention https. Are the proper certs installed?

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This behavior looks similar to your DNS company hijacking a parked site for fun and profit.

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It on a nat router, on hard metal and completely new install OS and vitrualmin. enom is my domain supplier. I just went to them to see if they could give me some insight. Nothing of any value. They say it is the the DNS setup on wirtualadmin.

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I just searched Vitualamin for Nextcloud and it seems that it is an application scheam the they promote. Is this where the redirection is coming from? Anyone had this issue where you are blocked from accessing https: and forced to the addvertizing for NextCloud. Where is this happing in the code of Virtuaadin to change this behaviour.

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I’ve never seen this behavior from a fresh install of Virtualmin. You should end up on a default landing page if the install went correctly.

Can you please provide a domain name? You can remove it later or do a ‘3 line obscure’.
somedomain
at
dot com

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computersystemconsulting.ca
Where in Virtualmin is the default home page found? so I can check it for errors. It doesn’t matter what domain or IP you go to it returns the same page.

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Networking wise I can’t seem to get there via icmp. Ping or traceroute.
My get ip in the browser does show 209.121.123.102.

I can get there via port 22 but not 80 or 443. Does your provider have a firewall?

mit@~:traceroute -p 22 209.121.123.102
traceroute to 209.121.123.102 (209.121.123.102), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets
 1  _gateway (192.168.0.1)  0.239 ms  0.237 ms  0.282 ms
 2  142-254-157-021.inf.spectrum.com (142.254.157.21)  7.944 ms  13.904 ms  13.795 ms
 3  * * *
 4  lag-25.pltsohae01r.netops.charter.com (24.33.103.230)  17.067 ms  15.452 ms  15.433 ms
 5  lag-25.rcr01clmkohpe.netops.charter.com (65.29.1.28)  19.356 ms lag-30.rcr01clmkohpe.netops.charter.com (65.29.1.40)  19.358 ms  19.365 ms
 6  lag-1-100.rpr01cleyohdh.netops.charter.com (65.29.33.89)  25.273 ms  19.636 ms  26.455 ms
 7  * * *
 8  4.69.219.210 (4.69.219.210)  78.546 ms  78.500 ms  78.548 ms
 9  * * *
10  * * *
11  * 209.121.123.102 (209.121.123.102)  95.664 ms *
12  * * *
13  * * *^C

mit@~:traceroute -p 80 209.121.123.102
traceroute to 209.121.123.102 (209.121.123.102), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets
 1  _gateway (192.168.0.1)  0.258 ms  0.253 ms  0.315 ms
 2  142-254-157-021.inf.spectrum.com (142.254.157.21)  9.358 ms  15.322 ms  15.172 ms
 3  * * *
 4  lag-25.pltsohae01r.netops.charter.com (24.33.103.230)  16.964 ms  16.838 ms  16.794 ms
 5  lag-25.rcr01clmkohpe.netops.charter.com (65.29.1.28)  20.722 ms lag-30.rcr01clmkohpe.netops.charter.com (65.29.1.40)  20.673 ms lag-25.rcr01clmkohpe.netops.charter.com (65.29.1.28)  20.682 ms
 6  lag-1-100.rpr01cleyohdh.netops.charter.com (65.29.33.89)  27.033 ms  22.923 ms  26.772 ms
 7  * * *
 8  4.69.219.210 (4.69.219.210)  80.519 ms  80.388 ms  80.344 ms
 9  * * *
10  * * *
11  * * *


mit@~:traceroute -p 443  209.121.123.102
traceroute to 209.121.123.102 (209.121.123.102), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets
 1  _gateway (192.168.0.1)  0.246 ms  0.229 ms  0.269 ms
 2  142-254-157-021.inf.spectrum.com (142.254.157.21)  9.051 ms  16.539 ms  16.402 ms
 3  * * *
 4  lag-25.pltsohae01r.netops.charter.com (24.33.103.230)  17.957 ms  17.874 ms  17.775 ms
 5  lag-30.rcr01clmkohpe.netops.charter.com (65.29.1.40)  21.766 ms lag-25.rcr01clmkohpe.netops.charter.com (65.29.1.28)  21.772 ms  21.759 ms
 6  lag-1-100.rpr01cleyohdh.netops.charter.com (65.29.33.89)  27.648 ms  21.960 ms  25.835 ms
 7  * * *
 8  4.69.219.210 (4.69.219.210)  82.472 ms  82.419 ms  82.451 ms
 9  4.35.244.230 (4.35.244.230)  91.451 ms  91.468 ms  91.464 ms
10  * * *
11  * * *
12  * * *
13  * * *
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No there is no firewall yet.
you can get to Virtualmin via by the ports via both the ip and computersystemconsulting.ca

both port 80 and 443 are forwarded to the router.

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TO the router? Well, how do you expect WM/VM to be involved with this at all?

FROM the router? I’d say incorrectly then?

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I have dropped nat and gone to a direct pass-through. so the redirect is no longer happening. though DNS issues are not the major problem.
Thanks for the help.
Shanta

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