Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 22:21:57 +0200 From: Paul Everlund <tdv94ped@cs.umu.se> To: Micke P <mickep3@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Trying to see website from the Internet Message-ID: <3F959565.1070909@cs.umu.se> References: <20031021184148.76057.qmail@web14502.mail.yahoo.com>
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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. Right now the IP is 68.164.84.178? This is not an direct answer to your question, but if you're using a dynamic IP I suggest you go to, for an example DynDNS, and get a name for your site. After that you should install some kind of daemon that updates (in this case) DynDNS to reflect your dynamic IP-changes. In that way you should always be able to connect to your box! But all that I guess you've already figured out. :-) > 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. > > Thanks for help, > Micke Best regards, Paul
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