HTTP Server on a LinkSys 4 Ports Cable/DSL Router

[knockout]

Everything would be easy using IIS, but my internet provider blocks port 80 for people who aint their customer... So only persons from my internet provider can acces my page.

One of my friend, who DON'T have a router, did it just by changing the server port to something else and everything worked great.

But because of my router this thing don't work, I'v tried looking in the Incoming Logs, and I don't even see trace of anyone exept for the users of my internet provider, so I don't know what port I need to forward.

An other one of my friends who have a D-Link told me to unblock the port I'd like to use in the "Virtual Server" section.... But I really don't know how to proceed on the LinkSys....

Can Anyone Help Me PLEASE?!?

 

[smah]

If your ISP is blocking port 80, first, IIS has to be set to 'listen' on the appropriate port - whatever you choose. 8080 is fairly common.

Then in the router admin, port forwarding page, forward port 8080 (or whatever you chose) to the internal IP address of your IIS server.

 

[gateway231]

If you are using IIS then set the IP address unassigned, however, under the properties change the port to 8080 for the header information. Then log into your register and use stealth forwarding to your current WAN IP. A good place to setup stealth forwarding for free is

http://www.mydomain.com.

This is a way around ISP's that block port 80 outside their network. Instead of using IP forwarding select stealth forwarding and enter your WAN IP as such example "192.168.100.1:8080" this will redirect people to this IP and port when they type your domain. In the Linksys setup port forwarding for port 8080 to the internal IP of the webserver.

 

[rwholland]

I was running IIS 5.1 under XP Pro and had the same problem with Cox. I used NO-IP as my dynamic dns service, and they have a tutorial for setting up port redirection here

http://www.no-ip.com/tips/id/2.

HTH