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06-05-2005, 05:26 PM #1Junior Guru Wannabe
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HTTP Port Forwarding
Hey guys,
I am trying to setup my computer as an HTTP Server, using "FastStream NetFile Server" to share files with other people. I have Windows XP SP2 w/Firewall + LinkSys Router + Zone Alarm Pro. I have forwarded port 80 and configured the SP2 firewall as well as Zone Alarm. I am able to view the contents of my directory via WAN IP, however other people cannot. Therefore I have come to a conclusion its a port issue. I have a static IP setup, and have done all the necessary adjustments and still no luck.
Any suggestions?
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06-05-2005, 06:02 PM #2Junior Guru Wannabe
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Correction* Im using a Dynamic DNS managing service (No-IP.Com) since I donnot have a static IP.
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06-05-2005, 06:20 PM #3Web Hosting Evangelist
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Try and access your site internally, but with the external IP, what happens then?
Your providor might have blocked port 80.
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06-06-2005, 05:37 AM #4Newbie
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Originally posted by Karthick
Try and access your site internally, but with the external IP, what happens then?
Your providor might have blocked port 80.
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06-06-2005, 06:03 AM #5Web Hosting Evangelist
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Originally posted by hobnob
I dont think that will work, since the router will block the IP
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06-06-2005, 07:56 AM #6Newbie
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Originally posted by Karthick
Uh.. if the router is blocking it on his internal network itself then there is his problem.
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06-06-2005, 08:00 AM #7Web Hosting Evangelist
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Originally posted by hobnob
He said in his original post that olther people could not see it? I guess he means via his IP, and if they cant see it via his IP but he can see it via the internal IP then this isnt the problem, Either port forwarding or making shure the web service is not running just on localhost could help.
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06-06-2005, 08:38 AM #8Newbie
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Originally posted by Karthick
What do you mean that isn't the problem? If he can't access his external IP internally and he is forwarding the port (which he said he did) then his ISP is most likely blocking port 80.
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06-06-2005, 08:52 AM #9Web Hosting Evangelist
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Originally posted by hobnob
Nope, As I understand If you are on the same internal address range as the server in question, and have the same ip range allocated by the dhcp (router in this case) you will not be able to access the server via the external IP
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06-06-2005, 09:34 AM #10Newbie
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Originally posted by Karthick
Why not?
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06-06-2005, 09:53 AM #11Web Hosting Evangelist
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Originally posted by hobnob
because I belive you could spoof your ip as being from a local machine , i,e from outside make your ip look like an internal one and gain access to peoples machine/ shared resources.
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06-06-2005, 09:57 AM #12Newbie
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Originally posted by Karthick
But that is why you must port forward for external access. So anything hitting the external IP on that port will be routed to whatever the admin specified.
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06-06-2005, 10:05 AM #13Web Hosting Evangelist
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I think his external IP accessed internally will be hop 1, just a guess.
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06-06-2005, 04:23 PM #14Junior Guru Wannabe
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Thanks for the help guys, I fixed the problem by reseting my router and updating the Linksys Firmware Version. For some reason I cannot get it function on port 80, so Ive setup it up on port 90.
Feel free to check it out: http://xenez.myftp.org:90
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06-06-2005, 10:35 PM #15Web Hosting Evangelist
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Originally posted by MissionSk8r21
Thanks for the help guys, I fixed the problem by reseting my router and updating the Linksys Firmware Version. For some reason I cannot get it function on port 80, so Ive setup it up on port 90.