levi_kim

Thanks R_P, I can't get through with ping.  0 packets return every time. Same result with my firewall turned off.  My modem & card are both pretty new. I did replace 80 with 8888 in the httpd.conf.  I've also tried it listening on both ports. Currently I'm only running the one machine at home, I don't have any others networked. Cox does also block 25.  I'm comfortable that using the web server for what I want to do will not be in violation of my subscription's ToS, though thanks for the FYI. Any other ideas?  In light of ping not working, I'm now truly baffled by the proxy server access.

I'm apparently being unclear.  I know my IP address.  I'm using my IP address.  The problem is definitely not that I'm typing the wrong address into the address bar of my browser.  The problem is likely that I have a setting preventing outside machines from connecting via http.  Most frustrating is that my machine masks the problem by appearing to function properly until I make the trip to work to find my server still unaccessable. [quote author=oldmanice link=topic=106704.msg428007#msg428007 date=1157403146] it should work. If  not then you have made a mistake somewhere and need to find and and fix it. [/quote] This is exactly why I've come to the forum, hoping someone can help me find the mistake? [quote] Or maybe the :8888 bit needs to go. I personaly dont think you need 12.345.67.89:8888 just http://12.345.67.89 [/quote] Thanks, but using http://12.345.67.89 does not work, because it attempts to use the default port 80, which my ISP blocks.  That's why I specified the redirect.

Thanks for replying oldmanice. Unfortunately that's not my problem.  I am familiar with the difference between an IP address and a call to localhost.  The page I'm attempting to publish can be accessed on my machine, but not other machines when using the IP address. Say my IP address were 12.345.67.89. http://12.345.67.89:8888 connects fine from the hosting machine, but returns a 404 or connection timed out error from every other machine. Oddly, entering 12.345.67.89:8888 on proxify.com will successfully access the page from any computer. I'm not sure if the problem is with my ISP, with my Apache config files, or something else.  I'm also not sure how the call to the webpage via a proxy server differs from http. Thanks again for trying.  Any more inputs would be appreciated.

I'm trying to run a http webserver on my home pc.  I can access my pages from the machine itself, but not other machines such as work, friends houses, etc.  Oddly, I *can* access the pages from other machines if I do so through a proxy service like proxify.com.  I'm new to Apache and was hoping one of the experts out there had some ideas what may be causing the problem.  Some general info: [list] [*]I'm Running Windows XP Professional [*]I'm using Apache 2.2.3 [*]My ISP (cox.net) blocks port 80.  I'm redirecting to port 8888. [*]I don't have a router, I'm plugged directly into my cable modem. [*]I believe my windows firewall is set up correctly, and the problem persisted when I tested with the firewall turned completely off. [*]The HTML error received is usually 404, or a Timed Out error. [*]Again, I can view the pages from http://localhost:8888 or from any machine via a proxy server. [/list] Thanks much in advance for any direction you can give.  I've been searching for awhile without any luck.  Please let me know if you need additional info to diagnose the problem.