Re: Web server hosting question using tomcat 5.5

2006-10-28 Thread EDMOND KEMOKAI
Firstly you'll need to configure (open some ports) your router to allow direct access to the tomcat port on your machine. Assuming you know the IP address of your router ( type in google: what's my IP address), user should be able to connect to your app by typing something like

Re: Web server hosting question using tomcat 5.5

2006-10-28 Thread CANADAFAST INC.
hi Thanks for ur reply. I actually already new what u just mentioned. The problem is I tried 100s of times to run it my tomcat is running at 8080 on my pc. I enter the ip address like: http://routerip:8080/index.html Is that the correct way, or do I need to

Re: Web server hosting question using tomcat 5.5

2006-10-28 Thread EDMOND KEMOKAI
The 192.168... is an IP only valid behind your router, for someone on the internet to access your app, you'll need to use your router's Iternet IP address. Again you can determine that address by typing What's my IP address in google and then select any of the results. From the URL you stated, I

Re: Web server hosting question using tomcat 5.5

2006-10-28 Thread EDMOND KEMOKAI
Your webapp context is the root directory of your web application, I am sorry but you should probably read a bit first before trying to deploy a web app. Check out the following link, it should be easy to see the steps you need to successfully develop and deploy your app in tomcat: