Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 12:35:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Micke P <mickep3@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Trying to see website from the Internet Message-ID: <20031021193517.95655.qmail@web14503.mail.yahoo.com>
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Hi Viktor, See comments below. --- Viktor Lazlo <viktorlazlo@telus.net> wrote: > > > On Tue, 21 Oct 2003, Micke P wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm having all kinds of trouble trying to get > things > > set up to see my website on the Internet. I know > > people like to claim to be newbies, but I actually > am. > > :-) > > > > My machine (ethernet card) IP is 192.168.254.25 > and > > I'm serving on port 8080. I can bring up the site > no > > problem on my LAN- http://192.168.254.25:8080/, > but > > not outside. > > > > My ISP is earthlink and it's a dynamic IP account. > > Right now the WAN IP is: 68.164.84.178. Trying > > http://68.164.84.178:8080/ doesn't work. I've > opened > > the port, 8080, on the router. > > > > What should I look at to solve this? I have > > unsuccessfully scoured the complete freebsd book, > > handbook, and archives. But haven't found anything > to > > address this specific problem yet, although it > seems > > straightforward. If you think I don't understand > > networks exactly, you are correct; but it's not > for > > lack of trying. > > I'm assuming since you say you can view it at > http://192.168.254.25:8080/ Yes. On my LAN only. > that you've told apache to listen to port 8080 Yes. >--have > you also entered your > hostname or IP address under ServerName? Yes. There seems to be no problem with Apache. The site is being served fine. It's the internet getting the "signal," that's the problem. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com
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