Set up Apache server at with wireless DSL

[ryan]

Hi,
I am trying to setup an Apache server at my home office. My network includes a Verizon Wireless DSL connection along with a Westell 327W 802.11b router. My PC is connected through a wireless Linksys USB network adapter, but I can switch so that my PC connects directly to the router through an ethernet cable.

I have 2 IP addresses. After I set up Apache, I can connect to http://localhost, http://127.0.0.1/, and http://192.168.1.89 (my IP address that i got from ipconfig in Command Prompt). But i cannot connect to any of these when I am on a computer outside of my network. It just times out.

Some people told me to get the IP address from whatismyip.com, but that ip address is totally different and when I tried putting that in the address bar, it couldn't connect to it.

I have not set up any ports or forwarding on my router yet because I'm not sure how to do this.

 

[vip-ip]

DSL is not compatible with Internet for a web-server because it has a static IP. You need ADSL for $80 a month, not $30, it has fast upload and slow download, plus a dynamic IP.

Good luck

 

[Brian]

DSL is not compatible with Internet for a web-server because it has a static IP. You need ADSL for $80 a month, not $30, it has fast upload and slow download, plus a dynamic IP.

Good luck

any web connection can run a webserver (granted some more tricky than others, expecially when isp blocks port 80 traffic)


To set it up you have to make so that port 80 directs to your computer with the apache server, then all requests to that ip will go there

 

[webmark]

Router Config

You need to configure the PAT and / or NAT options on your router to forward all web traffic arriving at the external ( WAN / Internet ) interface onto your machine hosting the service, so say FTP ( 21 ) and Web (80 ) requests should be forwarded onto the IP address of your apache server ( assuming the router can be configured to do this ), doubt your setup will work until you have completed something along these lines.

So to access your internal network from outside, say office or somebody elses network you would type the address assigned by the ISP into your browser etc, the router would forward this request onto the apache server ( if configured correctly )

An external static ip addresses is better for this sort of thing( if you are able to remember it), bypasses having to use whats my ip service.

Let me know if anything is unclear.

 

[IAmAllanShore]

I have 2 IP addresses. After I set up Apache, I can connect to http://localhost, http://127.0.0.1/, and http://192.168.1.89 (my IP address that i got from ipconfig in Command Prompt). But i cannot connect to any of these when I am on a computer outside of my network. It just times out.

Some people told me to get the IP address from whatismyip.com, but that ip address is totally different and when I tried putting that in the address bar, it couldn't connect to it.

The address that shows up at 411.cc is your IP address. The two IP's mentioned above are local IP's only. The 192.168 # is the IP your router assigned you. Your real IP is the IP assigned to the ROUTER. Make sense?
If you can't connect from outside using the real IP address, your ISP may be blocking port 80, you may have some problem with directing the traffic through the router, or the server may simply be configured incorrectly.
-Allan

 

[ryan]

In my router configuration, I set the service up World Wide Web HTTP (i was told thats what i should do). And i enabled it for my IP (192.168...), but when i type in my other IP (4.16...), I still get an error.

Am I doing something wrong?

And I also heard that Verizon blocks access to Port 80. Is this true because when I check the details it says:

Service Name World Wide Web (HTTP)
Type Port Forwarding

Port 1
Protocol: TCP
Global Port(s): 80
Base Host Port: 80

AND I also configured Port 21 (FTP), but still when I put my IP in the Address Bar, it cannot connect.

 

[snareklutz]

Don't forget to disable Microsoft XP's Firewall, or any software based firewalls.

 

[ryan]

In Windows Firewall, there is an exception for Apache Web Server

 

[nomis135]

oh thanks all . People couldn'T get to my apache server from outside my computer. I though apache was the problem. But i see it my Dsl HSE connection the problem.
Damn thing i pay 50$ per month :P lol

 

[ryan]

im still a bit confused on what im supposed to do

 

[nomis135]

if you want other people to see your site. You'll need a new connection.
Just like me

 

[ryan]

well then why...

any web connection can run a webserver