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This must be a very simple beginner's question. I created an instance on the Google Cloud Platform, with a Windows 2012 Server on it. I can RDP into it, but I can't connect to it via HTTP or HTTPS (by typing the IP address in the browser address bar). I'm getting an error:

This Site can't be reached xx.xxx.xxx.xxx took too long to respond

I did check the boxes "Enable HTTP" and "Enable HTTPS" when I created the instance.

Any recommendations or ideas?

kasperd
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  • It sounds like you've configured the network-based firewall properly, but you haven't mentioned anything about configuring the host firewall. – EEAA Apr 30 '17 at 19:48
  • I solved the issue by opening another port on the Network Firewall. Apparently, the authentication function required port 4244. Once I allowed that on the network firewall, the server become accessible. – Oleg Troyansky May 01 '17 at 20:25
  • Please post that below as a proper answer and then accept the answer. – EEAA May 01 '17 at 20:26
  • I thought I did? – Oleg Troyansky May 02 '17 at 20:58

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I solved the issue by opening another port on the Network Firewall. Apparently, the authentication function required port 4244. Once I allowed that on the network firewall, the server become accessible.

Oleg Troyansky
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Google cloud doesn't automatically create the dns zone records during server creation like other hosting services. I added a DNS record for my could server's external ip address in the 'Cloud DNS' tab to resolve the above issue.

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