Apache SSL configuration Connection refused connect:errno=111

I am trying to configure SSL on an old opensuse server: openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64) VERSION = 11.4 CODENAME = Celadon I enabled the apache SSL module: apache2ctl -M Loaded Modules: core_module (static) mpm_prefork_module (static) http_module (static) so_module (static) actions_module (shared) alias_module (shared) auth_basic_module (shared) authn_file_module (shared) authz_host_module (shared) authz_groupfile_module (shared) authz_default_module (shared) authz_user_module (shared) autoindex_module (shared) cgi_module (shared) dir_module (shared) env_module (shared) expires_module (shared) include_module (shared) log_config_module (shared) mime_module (shared) negotiation_module (shared) setenvif_module (shared) ssl_module (shared) userdir_module (shared) php5_module (shared) reqtimeout_module (shared) deflate_module (shared) headers_module (shared) rewrite_module (shared) Syntax OK And configured the virtual host providing the SSL certificates (by copying and editing the vhost-ssl.template and renaming it https.xxxxxxxx.conf) and restarted apache. When I try to connect I get this error: openssl s_client -connect localhost:443 connect: Connection refused connect:errno=111 This is the openssl version installed: OpenSSL 1.0.1p 9 Jul 2015 (Library: OpenSSL 1.0.0c 2 Dec 2010) If it can help this is my iptables config: iptables -L -vn Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT 4641 packets, 815K bytes) pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes) pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT 1691 packets, 4745K bytes) pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination Can you help me understand why I am not able to connect in localhost to the 443 port? EDIT: I believe it is a problem with apache and the additional https.xxxxxxx.conf file: httpd2 -S VirtualHost configuration: wildcard NameVirtualHosts and _default_ servers: *:80 is a NameVirtualHost default server xxxxxxxx.it (/etc/apache2/vhosts.d/xxxxxxxx.conf:3) port 80 namevhost xxxxxxxx.it (/etc/apache2/vhosts.d/xxxxxxxx.it.conf:3) port 80 namevhost XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (/etc/apache2/vhosts.d/xxxxxxxx.it.conf:9) In my listen.conf it seems that if the SSL module is enabled it should Listen 443: Listen 80 Listen 443 This is the output of netstat: netstat -tulpn Active Internet connections (only servers) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:3306 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 8105/mysqld tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1847/sshd tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:25 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 2179/master tcp 0 0 :::80 :::* LISTEN 13330/httpd2-prefor tcp 0 0 :::21 :::* LISTEN 1930/vsftpd tcp 0 0 :::22 :::* LISTEN 1847/sshd tcp 0 0 ::1:25 :::* LISTEN 2179/master I have modified the /etc/sysconfig/apache2 file to turn on the SSL module APACHE_SERVER_FLAGS="SSL" Now it seems to respond correctly bot locally and remotely: openssl s_client -connect localhost:443 CONNECTED(00000003) depth=3 C = SE, O = AddTrust AB, OU = AddTrust External TTP Network, CN = AddTrust External CA Root verify return:1 I still have problems since I get from the browser: This site can’t be reached xxxxxxxx.it unexpectedly closed the connection. Try: Checking the connection Checking the proxy and the firewall Running Network Diagnostics ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED However I believe the problem is not related