Still confused...

[TEMP-FlyingIsFun1217]

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,
FlyingIsFun1217

[aprelium]

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.
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Aprelium - http://www.aprelium.com

[TEMP-FlyingIsFun1217]

Thanks you very much. This has helped beyond belief.

Worthy of a sticky to keep questions like these down :)

FlyingIsFun1217