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TEMP-FlyingIsFun1217 -
Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 13
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 7:48 am Post subject: Still confused... |
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I've read the sticky guide posted above, and using the directions given for the type of router I have (2Wire 2700HG-B), have completed all of the directions given. And yet I still cannot see my site when trying to connect to my ip. Using localhost is fine, but when I try and use my ip, it times out.
Thanks,
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aprelium -
Joined: 22 Mar 2002 Posts: 6800
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 3:28 pm Post subject: Re: Still confused... |
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TEMP-FlyingIsFun1217,
Most routers do not allow you to connect to your external IP from inside your LAN. Search for loopback.
To test your external site accessibility, we recommend using a proxy
service such as http://www.proxify.com (you can find a more extensive
list of sites providing proxy service in
<http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Internet/Proxying_and_Filtering/Hosted_Proxy_Services/Free/CGI_Proxy/>
). It will help you see how the rest of the world sees your site by
browsing it remotely for you and giving you the results (this is often
easier than asking a friend to test it for you).
To work with your site locally using its domain name, we suggest using this tip: For example, let's say you want to test the host http://www.myhost.com locally. In the computer where you used to browse http://127.0.0.1 to get the web site (which doesn't work anymore since the host has a name), open with Notepad (or any text editor) the file:
C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\etc\hosts (if you are using Windows NT, 2000, or XP Pro)
or
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts (if you are using Windows XP Home or 2003)
or
C:\WINDOWS\hosts (if you are using Windows 95,98, or ME)
and add at the end of that file a line of the form:
127.0.0.1 www.mysite.com
Save the file and browse http://www.mysite.com locally . You should see
the web site.
This file act like a local domain names database. The system does a lookup in it before contacting an external DNS server to resolve the domain name requested in the browser. _________________ Support Team
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TEMP-FlyingIsFun1217 -
Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 13
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks you very much. This has helped beyond belief.
Worthy of a sticky to keep questions like these down :)
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