0.0.0.0 also enables you to access web2py via http://localhost or http://127.0.0.1 from the local machine.
Anthony On Friday, September 16, 2011 2:20:13 AM UTC-4, Anthony wrote: > > Either way should work. With 0.0.0.0, you don't need to know your machine's > exact IP address. > > Anthony > > On Friday, September 16, 2011 2:06:47 AM UTC-4, JavierQQ wrote: >> >> Thank you, I found another that says >> >> web2py.exe -i 192.168.0.1 -p 8000 -a 'password' >> >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/web2py/browse_thread/thread/b33c44007871c0e2/f19fd80de8043f64?lnk=gst&q=web2py+lan#f19fd80de8043f64 >> >> >> I finally solved it >> >> On Sep 16, 1:00 am, Anthony <aba...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > When you start web2py, specify IP address 0.0.0.0 and port 80 to make it >> >> > publicly accessible (the default 127.0.0.1:8000 is only available on >> the >> > local machine). >> > >> > Seehttp://web2py.com/book/default/chapter/03#Startup. >> > >> > Anthony >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Friday, September 16, 2011 1:45:42 AM UTC-4, JavierQQ wrote: >> > >> > > Hello, >> > >> > > I found web2py recently and its an awesome framework, and what I'm >> > > going to ask may be something that someone has asked before >> > > but I want to see my web2py application in a computer that its on my >> > > LAN but I can't. >> > > I've been using wamp and it worked with everything I've done in the >> > > past, but when I start web2py server on my laptop that has IP: >> > > 192.168.1.100 on my LAN and I want to access from another computer I >> > > can't >> > > I've tried different things such as: >> > > - 192.168.1.100:8000 >> > > - 192.168.1.100/welcome/default/index >> > > and also deactivating the firewall/ adding port 8000 but none of those >> >> > > things seem to work. >> > > Should I change to apache? (because in web2py homepage says that works >> >> > > with it too) or is there a file that I have to modify? >> > >> > > Thanks > >
