Port Forwarding 80 Web Server

[clanmills]

Merry Christmas, Jesse.

Here's an article I wrote about PortForwarding: http://clanmills.com/articles/portforwarding/

Rule 1: You can't test this from the LAN !
(Rule 0: Always put the modem into bridge mode)

I tested PortForwarding with a trip to the public library (closed on Christmas Day). However you can use the following to 'see' your website from outside:
http://browsershots.org/
or
https://browserlab.adobe.com

In your case, you seem to be redirecting to another site. Here's what I see on my Linux box and the Chrome browser:


Sharp eyed eagles will notice I have configured Linux to look like a Mac (another story).

Robin

[Wolfeh]

Well i guess i came to the right place , Thanks i guess i should have asked the obvious question can i view it from home.... And Merry Christmas to you .. Thank you and im far from done posting in these forums.. Im still as lost like a kid in a desert

And i noticed that was linux

[clanmills]

Jesse

It's been a pleasure to work with you - and I look forward to more conversations. Well spotted - in some ways Linux is better than the Mac and Windows 7, in other ways - well it's still Unix.

It's a pity you didn't call me at home this afternoon (on the phone or Skype). I'm sure it would have saved some of your time.

Anyway - have fun with your family on Christmas Day. Speak to you soon.

Robin
http://clanmills.com

[AboveTheLogic]

sometimes you can hit your WAN IP from your LAN, sometimes you can't, I think it mostly depends on your router

for this reason, its good practice to test your external services through a proxy or a friend's VPN whenever possible

in my case, I'll log into my work VPN to test my connectivity, very convenient for me

[Wolfeh]

Yep i have tor so i got the bright idea of hitting my host name with tor and my browser and sure enough it shows it just like i was at a different computer , Thanks Guys :P

[Wolfeh]

Hey WIMI just to update i decided im gonna purchase a Domain name and get a premium web host, If any of you know any to recommended please reply.. Again im lost in this area as well

Thanks Wolf

[clanmills]

Wolfe

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If you click on this link and purchase their service, I get a $60 commission:
http://stats.justhost.com/track?cd6d...9390f9b23ed140

I'm sure you'll be happy. I wouldn't recommend a service I didn't use myself.

Robin