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Carlp

hi everyone

I'm trying to host my site on the web with no luck! If I type my ip address on my web browser the page comes up, however when someone from anothe machine trys it it says server page cannot be displayed, anyone got any ideas?? has it got anything to do with permissions? any help would be much appreciated!

thanks

Carl

kilbey1

Yep, I've got ideas. The same thing happened to me.

Basically, a couple things are happening. First, your own machine doesn't need a proxy to filter through, so it views your IP address directly. Second, your ISP (DSL, Cable, Satellite, whatever) may be blocking port 80 (the default port for serving web pages, of course).

My machine allows me to type in my IP address fine; but then, for internal HTTP requests, I had to route port 80 through port 8000. Then, the person requesting your web site must type in your external IP address (not your internal IP address if you are networking) and then :8000, ie:

http://128.282.319.202:8000/

Also, don't forget this is the main webroot. If you want a particular user's page, it's probably

http://128.282.319.202:8000/~someuser

Carlp

Thanks for the tip!!

Sorry if I sound a bit dense but I'm kinda new to hosting, is there any way I can find out if port 80 is blocked? and if it is how do I go about rerouting it?

thanks for the help

Carl

kilbey1

Well, to find out if port 80 is blocked, I'd check out the website of your ISP (ie. Starband, Verizon, etc.). They often have information under the FAQs. Some ISPs don't want you running a webserver so they prevent you from doing it to cut down on excessive bandwidth usage.

But first, have a friend try putting in the IP address first, and then adding :80 to it.

As for rerouting - I use WinProxy. I had to map HTTP proxy internal requests to 8000. With WinProxy it's pretty easy, but YMMV depending on what you're using. Since I'm not sure what you're using, check your documentation.

If you're firewalled, say through Norton Firewall, you should allow incoming HTTP requests. There might be an option to allow you to 'map' 80 to 8000 in there.

Carlp

I've just spoken to someone who works for my isp, and you've hit the nail on the head, they don't allow acccess through port 80, I'm getting it sorted but if you hadn't told me I wouldn't have had a clue! thanks again I realy appreciate it!!

Carl

kilbey1

Glad I could help; I actually did something useful today!