Setting up a webserver, port problems!!!

[FLASHfreak1021]

Hey Everyone!
I am running 2 Win XP computers, one wireless, the other on CAT 5 cabling. I have a Linksys DSL Router. On the wireless computer, I have installed Apache, PHP, MySQL... My webserver is all set to run, but I don't know how to configure the router. Right now its running on DHCP (Don't know what that means!). Apache runs on port 80, and I need to forward port 80. How?
FLASHfreak ;-)

 

[FLASHfreak1021]

Please, someone?

 

[smah]

First, find out the IP address your web server is running on. On the wireless computer - Start, Run, CMD, OK, ipconfig, enter. Record the IP address 192.168.1.XXX

Then, connect to the router administration at

http://192.168.1.1

and go to Advanced, then Forwarding tab. {From here it depends somewhat on exactly what router and what firmware you're running}. Set external port 80 to forward to the internal IP address of the server machine.

 

[smah]

Oh yeah, hopefully your ISP doesn't block port 80; many do.

 

[tharder]

That's what mine does. I had to map port xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8081(where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx = outside ip address) to port 80 on the inside of my network.

 

[FLASHfreak1021]

OK, my IPS blocks port 80. If I type in 8080, will it forward the people to port 80 on my computer, or will it forward the people to port 8080 on my computer?

FLASHfreak

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[FLASHfreak1021]

By the way, when I said type in, I meant type into the Port Forwarding section of my router.

FLASHfreak

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[bcastner]

It will forward tcp/ip packets addressed on your public IP on port 8080 to the private LAN IP you specify on port 8080.

 

[FLASHfreak1021]

ok, cool. Thanks!

FLASHfreak

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