home server - router config not web server...

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SooTyLaD

SooTyLaD

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hi guys,

i have set up an apache server on my home computer... but when i type the ip into another computer... i get the login request for my router config... so how do i get external traffic to talk directly to my apache server which is (as far as the router is concerned) one of the network computers?

i'm sure its a common problem but i haven't any experience with stuff like this...

muchos gracias :)
 
It's a configuration problem.

You need to forward port 80 to your web server or change the port your router uses to log in to remotly.
 
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Turn the remote assistance part off on the router so theres nothing using port 80 except your web server.
 
your router needs to support something called nat loopback for you to be able to access it on your local network using the external ip address. check the router options to see if you have it. otherwise just access the site using the internal ip. and to check the outside world can see your site, use the w3c validator with show source code option - that way you can verify others can see it. :)
 
marc2003 said:
your router needs to support something called nat loopback for you to be able to access it on your local network using the external ip address. check the router options to see if you have it. otherwise just access the site using the internal ip. and to check the outside world can see your site, use the w3c validator with show source code option - that way you can verify others can see it. :)
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If he is outside his network he can't use his internal address. ?? use the w3c validator WTF? ... all hes asking is how to port forward successfully from his router thats all.

Basically, turn off the remote part of the router or change the port its using. Om a sky router I'm not sure it is possible. You have to flash the router to generic Netgear firmware not the sky firmware. If you need to know how to do it visit the sky user forums. google it.
 
zen62619 said:
If he is outside his network he can't use his internal address. ?? use the w3c validator WTF? ... all hes asking is how to port forward successfully from his router thats all.

Basically, turn off the remote part of the router or change the port its using. Om a sky router I'm not sure it is possible. You have to flash the router to generic Netgear firmware not the sky firmware. If you need to know how to do it visit the sky user forums. google it.
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sorry i thought he meant another computer on the internal network. :)
 
marc2003 said:
sorry i thought he meant another computer on the internal network. :)
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I thought that at first until I reread the post a few times :)
 
right, is port forwarding the same as creating a custom service and adding it to the firewall rules pointed to my internal ip?

remote management wasn't on...
 
QuiKsiLVeR said:
right, is port forwarding the same as creating a custom service and adding it to the firewall rules pointed to my internal ip?

remote management wasn't on...
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Yes.
 
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