installing apache on windows xp 2

[eoghanhynes]

hi;

I've been tryin to install Apache2.0.54 to host a web site on my PC with a DSL line. I can see my web page from MY PC ONLY using my local IP. I cannot see my web page remotely.
My ISP gives me a different IP every time I turn on my PC and network adapter. For the moment, I just want to use IP addresses to check if it works before getting a domain name.
My question is, when installing Apache, which ip do i put in the Network Domain and Server Name fields?? or do i need to buy a domain name straight off?

Thanx;
Eoghan.

 

[danomac]

You could get a free dynamic ip domain.

http://www.no-ip.com/

http://www.dyndns.org/

Then you would put the free name 'my.no-ip.org' in the Server Name fields.

 

[eoghanhynes]

I did exactly that, my domain name is eoghan.servebeer.com and i put that in the server name field, do i put the same in the domain name filed (which i did b4).

If so, it aint workin, and my ISP says they allow servers and dont block any traffic.

Maybe i should try changing ports??

any help is greatly appreciated.

eoghan.

 

[danomac]

Do you have any firewalls/routers/NATs enabled? If it's working locally and not externally, that's one other thing.

 

[Wishdiak]

I can see my web page from MY PC ONLY using my local IP.

By "local IP", do you mean your LAN IP (192.168.x.x)? If so, it sounds like the problem is port forwarding on your router, or lack thereof.

Wishdiak
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[eoghanhynes]

Ok; when I run IpConfig from the dos command line i get:

IP Address: 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.254

This PC has a LAN NIC, but it is deactive. I am not on a LAN, just connected straight to the Internet via DSL. I have thought port forwarding might be a problem, but I dont know what to do about it? How do I 'Port Forward'?

 

[danomac]

You need to login to your router and set up Port Forwarding or Virtual Servers (some call it the former, some the latter.)

It is different from router to router, so you will have to look up in the manual how to login to it and change settings.

 

[Wishdiak]

eoghanhynes,

As I suspected, your DSL modem is providing DHCP and NAT to your computer. You should consult the documentation for the DSL modem that you have and be sure to forward port 80 to 192.168.1.1.

Wishdiak
A+, Network+, Security+, MCSA: Security 2003

http://www.wishdiak.com

 

[eoghanhynes]

WoooHooooo;

That was it dudes. Its kind of a modem/router i have. The manufacturers call it a modem but it has DHCP and NAT. Its NAT that is the firewall, so, yeah, I had to do port forwarding. I had to configure the ROUTER to host HTTP servers on port 8080 so not to conflict with browers i have but its ok, the user doesn't have to append :8080 to the end of my domain,

which is eoghan.servebeer.com by the way, which i got for FREE. goto

http://www.no-ip.com

to get up to 5 free dynamic DNSs.

So, Thanks a lot dudes.