confusedapacheuser Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Hello I made a website with Xampp and when I tryed to view it at my Grandmas house it gave me a 404 error. any help is greatly apricated. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113095-cant-view-my-website-off-lan/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildteen88 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 How did you try accessing Xampp? Remote access wont just "work" by installing Xampp. A whole range of things needs to configured, such as your router and firewall. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113095-cant-view-my-website-off-lan/#findComment-581079 Share on other sites More sharing options...
confusedapacheuser Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 Hi, I had just tryed typing in my computers ip address. (it might be wrong and is the right ip address 192.168.*.* or 12.68.75.01) And I dont have any firewall on my computer but i am on a shared internet connection and the router has a firewall but because I get a 404 error I assumed it wasnnt in the internet. Thanks Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113095-cant-view-my-website-off-lan/#findComment-581668 Share on other sites More sharing options...
apacheguy Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 192.168.*.* appears to be a local ip address (ie you cannot access it from outside the LAN). The first thing you should try is running a port scan here: https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 This will tell you if port 80 is accessible outside your network. If that's ok, but you still can't make a connection then make sure that the server can be reached on the LAN at port 80. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113095-cant-view-my-website-off-lan/#findComment-581741 Share on other sites More sharing options...
confusedapacheuser Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 Can I run this test from outside the LAN And where can I get my real IP address is it the slip-13-64-134-212.mis.prserv.net style # on the https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 site? Thanks Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113095-cant-view-my-website-off-lan/#findComment-581795 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildteen88 Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 You use the ipaddress your ISP assigns your computer when you connect to the internet. However I can see one problem, which is your ISP assigns you a dynamic IP address (I can tell this as every post you have made here your IP address changes). As your IP changes it'll be hard to know which address to use connect to your computer remotely. I suggest you to sign up to a free service called dynDNS.org. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113095-cant-view-my-website-off-lan/#findComment-581816 Share on other sites More sharing options...
confusedapacheuser Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 Will the DynaDNS work on a computer away from the server By the way what is a dynamic ip address. Thanks Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113095-cant-view-my-website-off-lan/#findComment-581832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildteen88 Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Will the DynaDNS work on a computer away from the server Yes, this is all explained on the dyndns website. By the way what is a dynamic ip address. I am not an expert in the field of types of IP address, there are two main types static and dynamic. Static is self explanatory, the address never changes. Where as dynamic IP addresses can change. How and when the addresses changes is handled by your ISP. It can change every minute/hour or day/week. When your connect to the internet or turn your computer on etc. To get an understanding of what these terms mean head over to wikipedia for a more thorough explanation. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113095-cant-view-my-website-off-lan/#findComment-581838 Share on other sites More sharing options...
confusedapacheuser Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 Since i am NOT on the server computer how d i find out my IP address!!?? Thanks Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113095-cant-view-my-website-off-lan/#findComment-581841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildteen88 Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 You cant from a remote location, you have to be at the computer to see its ip address. Just go to places like whois.com to get your computers ip address. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113095-cant-view-my-website-off-lan/#findComment-581846 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sKunKbad Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 First thing you gotta do is log in to your LAN's router. Once logged in, you need to find the port forwarding configuration. Make sure to forward http traffic (port 80) to your machine. If you don't know your LAN address, try checking the router's DHCP table to see the name of your computer. In most cases it will be something like 192.168.1.104 or similar. Once you set up the port forwarding to your machine, as long as your router isn't reset, you will be able to access your website using your static or dynamic WAN IP (assuming Apache is listening on port 80). It is better to set up a static connection from your machine to the router if you can, that way there is one less DNS setting to go wrong. As far as WAN goes, dyndns is ok, but I prefer zoneedit. Once a zoneedit account is configured, you can use ddclient to update zoneedit, and your connection will be as good as a static connection. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113095-cant-view-my-website-off-lan/#findComment-582072 Share on other sites More sharing options...
confusedapacheuser Posted July 5, 2008 Author Share Posted July 5, 2008 Will That Make My Other PC's unsecure? Thank You Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113095-cant-view-my-website-off-lan/#findComment-582210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
confusedapacheuser Posted July 7, 2008 Author Share Posted July 7, 2008 I found my real ip address and it asks me for a user name/password for a network. How can I make it so it automatically logs in anonymously Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113095-cant-view-my-website-off-lan/#findComment-583163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
confusedapacheuser Posted July 7, 2008 Author Share Posted July 7, 2008 also i found out my port 80 is stelthed. How do I unblock it. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113095-cant-view-my-website-off-lan/#findComment-583520 Share on other sites More sharing options...
apacheguy Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I found my real ip address and it asks me for a user name/password for a network. How can I make it so it automatically logs in anonymously Are you referring to the dynamic ip service that wildteen88 alluded to? Or are you taking about the modem? also i found out my port 80 is stelthed. How do I unblock it. That has to be done through the router. Check your router's support. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113095-cant-view-my-website-off-lan/#findComment-588112 Share on other sites More sharing options...
badsector Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Simple, disable you firewall on you compuer. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113095-cant-view-my-website-off-lan/#findComment-591090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
apacheguy Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 That would work, but it probably is not the best idea. Disabling a firewall is the simplest solution, but I recommend using a firewall and port forwarding instead. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113095-cant-view-my-website-off-lan/#findComment-592539 Share on other sites More sharing options...
badsector Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Simple again, edit your firewall settings, allow http or any application or port you want.goodluck Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/113095-cant-view-my-website-off-lan/#findComment-596222 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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