IIS Newbie Question 1

[TheSponge]

Hi,

I have just started using IIS, I have created web pages stored on the server and I can see them fine if I type in

http://myservername

How can I make these available from the outside? I will password protect them so that only certain people can see them?

I am running Windows 2000 server with AD running DHCP...

I wouldnt mind a few SIMPLE pointers...

Thanks

 

[Serbtastic]

When you say "available from the outside" do you mean from your local LAN? Or from the internet?

Also, how are you connected to the internet? Directly (via dial up, cable modem or DSL modem)? Or going through a router?

 

[TheSponge]

Thanks,

I want the pages available from the internet, My network is through a broadband router,

James,

 

[FaiTHLeSS]

You will need to open and forward port 80 from your router to the internal IP of your werbserver.

 

[TheSponge]

Mmmm How? Port 80 is open?? if it wasnt I couldnt see the Internet?

I have the IP address of the server that was assigned by the router, but not sure how to do this?

My router comes with a good intreface..perhaps you could explain a little more?

Many Thanks

JAMES

 

[Serbtastic]

You need to forward INCOMING port 80 to the static ip of your IIS server. Also, if your ISP is blocking inbound port 80 then there is nothing you can do.

Have someone on the internet try connecting to your WAN IP once you've configured the port forwarding, or use a service like anonymizer (

http://www.anonymizer.com)

to test it.

 

[TheSponge]

I have been assigned a static IP address to my server yes,

Inbound has not been blocked, I know that

which IP address do I use? my server is 10.10.10.3 (inside address) this has been given a static address of ***.***.**.**

there is an option in my router under PAT to assign an ip address to port 80, I know about NAT but not PAT?

Appreciate your help, thanks

 

[Serbtastic]

Configure your router to pass traffic bound for port 80 to the internal IP of your server (10.10.10.3).

 

[TheSponge]

Thankyou for your kind assistance, this seems to be working fine,

Thanks

 

[TheSponge]

One more thing,

What is PAT?

It does seem to be working as I said earlier, what address should be typed in the browser from the Internet?

The server and domain name? or the IP address?

Thanks

 

[mpatel77]

From the internet, you should use the ip address of your gateway (provided that you configured your router inbound port 80 is fowarded to the static address -as Serbtastic mentioned). If inbound 80 is blocked, as most ISP's do...you can specify an alternate port in IIS and foward that port on your router interface. The only thing is that when you access the site from the internet you will have to add a ":" and the port number after the address.

ie. If your ISP supplies you with an IP of xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx and your internal website address on IIS is yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy; on the router interface you will have to foward all inbound traffic on port 80 to yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy.
If your ISP does not block port 80, then you can type xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx from the internet to get to your site. If it does block port 80...you will have to configure an alternate port for that site, make the change on your router and from the internet you will type xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:zzz
(where zzz will be the alternate port you used).

MP

 

[TheSponge]

That makes great sense..Many thanks