SSL on Windows XP Pro IIS

[CubanCorona]

I successfully installed an SSL server certificate on IIS 5.1 (on XP Pro) for the default website. I set the SSL port to 443; however, I can?t get it working for the life of me.

On the server itself, an SSL request to the website (https://localhost) yields a ?Cannot find server or DNS Error? message.

A netstat -an does not show port 443 open or listening. Additionally, in the IIS management console, the ?port? column lists only 80. If I remember correctly, it should list 80, 443 when SSL is enabled.

The website properties show the certificate succesfully installed and confirm port 443 as the SSL port.

I?ve tried all of the solutions posted in the MS Knowledge Base.

Does anyone have any ideas?

 

[FoBoT]

you aren't running zone alarm or some firewall are you?

 

[CubanCorona]

Nope, no software firewalls of any kind.

The Windows ICF is disabled as well.

 

[CubanCorona]

After changing the SSL port to 440 and then changing it back to 443, a netstat now shows 443 as listening. No longer do I receive an error message when trying to connect via https. It now says "connected" but never loads the page.

Edit: New Info

Telnet to the server on port 443 from a remote computer is successful. GET command returns the proper page. BUT IT SHOULDN'T!!!! If this were really https then the telnet client would not be able to negotiate the necessary encryption commands. This is bizarre...

 

[CubanCorona]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......

Does anyone know how to check if an installed certificate contains a private key?