steve wrote:
hi, no problem. depending on what your going to use the server for you
may not need a static ip. my isp STARTS at $299 month!!! for a
business plan that provides static ip's, you cant get them without a
business plan, yeah tw sucks. anyway, my ip has changed once in 10
years,
Brian Mearns wrote:
FYI, I've taken this thread off the list with Albert, since it's no
longer related to Apache. If it comes back to server configuration, It
will rejoin the mailing list.
Understood.
On another topic, slightly related you do NOT have to get a static ip.
Services like DynDNS
You said you don't have a router, correct? So there's no port
forwarding you can do. However, there's a very good chance that your
ISP is blocking port 80.
To start with, have your friend open a command prompt and try to ping
your machine: simply type the command ping, followed by a space and
Brian Mearns,
I think there is something wrong in the IP address I am using. I asked my
friend to ping the IP address I got from www.whatismyip.com, he couldn't get
replys. Then I asked him to use www.whatismyip.com to get his IP and I used it
to ping his machine, and I couldn't get any
That doesn't mean anything. Most sensible firewalls nowdays block pings.
Albert Joseph wrote:
Brian Mearns,
I think there is something wrong in the IP address I am using. I asked my
friend to ping the IP address I got from www.whatismyip.com, he couldn't get
replys. Then I asked him to use
Albert Joseph wrote:
Steve Reilly,
Thank you. I am reading http://portforward.com/routers.htm which has much
information that I hope will lead to a solution. This might take sometime
from me though, since I found that I have to obtain a static IP first.
Thanks again.
Albert Joseph wrote:
[...]
I am running a stand-alone (not part of any network) machine on Windows
2000 Professional.
[...]
Now, I need to connect to the server from a remote machine. What http
address should I use ?
Well, assuming the two first sentences above are true, you are really
going to
Just so there's no confusion, I believe what André is saying is that
if its not part of a network, then you can't connect to it, however
the Internet is a network, so if you're connected to that, you're
fine.
-Brian
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 8:35 AM, André Warnier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Albert
Hi Brian Mearns,
I am still stuck. I need to connect to my Apache from the outside world (not
from within a LAN). I am using an ADSL modem (not router), so I think this
means that my server connects directly to the Internet. I used whatismyip.com
to find my public IP address and gave to a
Albert Joseph wrote:
Hi Brian Mearns,
I am still stuck. I need to connect to my Apache from the outside world (not
from within a LAN). I am using an ADSL modem (not router), so I think this
means that my server connects directly to the Internet. I used
whatismyip.com to find my public
Steve Reilly,
Thank you. I am reading http://portforward.com/routers.htm which has much
information that I hope will lead to a solution. This might take sometime from
me though, since I found that I have to obtain a static IP first.
Thanks again.
Hi all,
I have a very basic question since I am very new to the Web server world.
I have recently installed Apache HTTP server. I am running a stand-alone (not
part of any network) machine on Windows 2000 Professional. When I was
installing the server, I was asked for the domain and
Albert Joseph wrote:
Hi all,
I have a very basic question since I am very new to the Web server world.
I have recently installed Apache HTTP server. I am running a stand-alone
(not part of any network) machine on Windows 2000 Professional. When I was
installing the server, I was
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