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tcp2000
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 Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:16 pm Post subject: Can't access page inside the router |
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Hi - I've got the web server running on port 8080 and can access localhost to see my page. I've added a message forum and the link goes to
http://www.mydynalias.dynalias.com:8080/cgi-bin/yabb/yabb.cgi
This can be viewed from my work, by friends etc but when I try it I get the "Page cannot be displayed" error.
I guess it's because I'm behind a router (D-Link) and I've read bits about "loopback" and adding stuff to the hosts file.....???
How can I this forum to work from inside my router??
Cheers TC
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aprelium
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 12:57 pm Post subject: Re: Can't access page inside the router |
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tcp2000,
Most routers do not do "loopback". So you should use the following workaround to make your computer go to the LAN IP address directly instead of using the router IP and having the "loopback" problem when using www.mydynalias.dynalias.com .
Open with Windows Notepad or any text editor, the file C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\etc\hosts or C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts .
Add to this file the following line:
| Code: | | 127.0.0.1 www.mydynalias.dynalias.com |
Save the file and retry accessing the site from your computer using the full name. It should work now.
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tcp2000
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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I can now get www.mydynalias.dynalias.com:8080 index page to work but I cant get the message forum to work from inside th enetwork.(http://www.mydynalias.dynalias.com:8080/cgi-bin/yabb/yabb.cgi)
Any ideas?
Cheers TC |
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aprelium
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| Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 12:03 pm Post subject: |
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tcp2000,
On each computers on the network (LAN) you should do the same step (editing the hosts file) but instead of using 127.0.0.1, associate www.mydynalias.dynalias.com with the LAN IP of your server computer (it can be known by running the command ipconfig in a command line window on the computer where Abyss is running, it should look like 192.168.*.*).
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tcp2000
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| Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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| ...brilliant....got it now! Thanks TC |
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