Can't access webserver

[acl03]

Ok, i recently switched to verizon FiOS fiber service at my home. I used cable before. I host a website on my home pc so i can get to files in a certain shared folder when i am away. It worked great on cable for a few years. I switch to fios an get "page cannot be displayed".

I talekd to FiOS support, and technically they don't want you hosting your own websites, so he told me they block port 80 incoming to my house, which is fine. He said it should work fine on another port.

I went into IIS, right-clicked default website, and tried a slew of ports. No matter what i do, i can't get in remotely. I can get through fine on FTP, or even on VNC, so i know my port forwarding is working. I even went as far as pulling my pc off the router, and directly connecting it to FiOS with no router at all, hence no port fowarding necessary. Still doesnt work.

Am i correct in thinking that all i have to do is swap out 80 for something else in IIS, and then connect to it remotely by using "

http://x.x.x.x:port"?

If i can't get this working i'll likely cancel FiOS, which is a shame considering how fast it is. help!!! Thanks.



Thanks,
Andrew

 

[WhoKilledKenny]

That would be the correct URL

http://host.domainname:port

Have you tried just using the IP address as maybe you are having a name resolution problem.

http://27.160.45.22:65

Also, your web server may have fire-wall turned on that is blocking to port you are trying to access....

 

[tlbenac]

My ISP blocked port 80. How can I run a web server?

Don't worry, you can still run one!

1. Sign up and get started with ZoneEdit.
2. Make your web server listen on port number like "6000"
or "5000"
3. Check to see if your web server works in a browser by
using a URL:

http://3.4.5.6:6000/.

Use the port number
that you're listening on and the real IP address of your
machine.
4. Add the "IP Address" for your web server in ZoneEdit:
"ww2.domainname.com" points to "ip address".
5. Add a Web Forward entry for your domain called
"

http://www.domainname.com"

that points to

http://ww2.domainname:6000/

We recommend turning cloaking off in this case, letting people know thay are going to

http://ww2.domainname.com:6000

is usually OK, and it allows the browser to perform better.

THESE STEPS CAN BE FOUND ON:

http://zoneedit.com/doc/faq.html#faq25

 

[acl03]

Hey guys, i actually have already troed everything you guys mentioned. I turned off windows firewall and removed the machine from the router, directly exposing it to the net.

I already use zoneEdit for my DNS registration, and tried using just the ip address in the format listed above. I even tried using Apache tomcat with the same results.

Any ideas?



Thanks,
Andrew

 

[jshurst]

If you go to IIS and highlight the website and then right click and go to "Browse" does your website come up? If not then something is wrong with the website.

If it does come up then make sure that you have your port set to the one you want (say port 8080) and try browsing from the NET. Then add your router with port forwarding enabled to point to the ip of the server.

Are you using http-headers on the website? If not then make sure that they are turned off (it's under Properties of the website). Also I would make sure that the ip address is set to "All Unassigned" (unless you have multiple NIC's on the machine).

J

 

[acl03]

I tried hooking my pc back up to my cable connection, and all works fine on any port i try. I swap over to FiOS, nothing works.



Thanks,
Andrew