How to set up port forwarding to an internal web server

[Madman00901]

Hmm Dave, I have the same problem using wowf.no-ip.org to go to my server. I have to use 127.0.0.1 but everyone else CAN use wowf.no-ip.org. Any help with fixing this?

[edwardandtubs]

Originally Posted by david-stone

ahah!!

scratch the above - i've sussed it.

for anyone reading and who may fall into the same trap i hope the following helps......

read my line "......(this test was done from my webserver NOT in an external internet cafe as suggested - this only thing i haven't followed from the instruction is the external testing but i did not think this would matter??)

well it turns out that it does matter!! i cant think why - some dns wizardry which i would love to understand. The point is though, internallly and externally

'http://90.202.102.171/websetup1/test.htm'

will behave differently. i found this out when i used my dial-up and everything worked.

i hope this will save someone else some time.

cheers,

dave.

First post!. Thanks for this guide.

One way around having to visit an internet cafe or dig out that dusty modem is to use an anonymous web surfing service like 'The cloak'

Ta

[richarddaveyhhc]

Originally Posted by david-stone

ahah!!

scratch the above - i've sussed it.

for anyone reading and who may fall into the same trap i hope the following helps......

read my line "......(this test was done from my webserver NOT in an external internet cafe as suggested - this only thing i haven't followed from the instruction is the external testing but i did not think this would matter??)

well it turns out that it does matter!! i cant think why - some dns wizardry which i would love to understand. The point is though, internallly and externally

'http://90.202.102.171/websetup1/test.htm'

will behave differently. i found this out when i used my dial-up and everything worked.

i hope this will save someone else some time.

cheers,

dave.

I don't know what to say Dave, apart from a big THANK YOU! It seems you're right. In regards to port forwarding on the Sagem F@st 2504, accessing your IP from an external source seems to work, but using anything inside that IP takes you to straight to the router's web interface.

I've been up hours trying to sort this, not including the time on the phone to Sky's customer support (who didn't even seem to know what port forwarding was). It's lucky I came across this post as I was about to phone the cancellation department tomorrow. What made it even more annoying for myself was that I knew I was going through the right motions and it still wasn't working!

[tarot4gerry]

Hi, I'm newly retired so now with sky to try to save some outgoings!
I've joined this group to help in my struggle to discover how to change ports and set up port forwarding - see, I'm learning some of the language and have found the "click by click" instructions - need a complete translation!
How on earth do you -" point your Windows Remote Desktop Connection client at 192.168.0.2."
and "Log into the web interface of the firewall (the "admin", "sky" one)."
Sorry - you must be howling with frustration and I must seem a complete idiot!

[Isitme]

Hi, and welcome. Are you trying to set up an internal server? If you are actually just trying to set up Port Forwarding for torrents or such like, have a look at THIS site. This tutorial is aimed specifically at setting up an internal server, so it is not really applicable.

If you are setting up an internal web server, " point your Windows Remote Desktop Connection client at 192.168.0.2." just means entering this address in your client. "Log into the web interface of the firewall (the "admin", "sky" one)." means opening your router settings and going to the Firewall settings section.