Topic: How to make the webserver accesible online,

[CrimsonPh33r]

I have set up the webserver according to all the instructions...I think.  I just cant seem to acess it from outside my LAN.  Typing in my external IP should do it right?  Also, how do I select my external IP?

[boss_hog]

Hey CrimsonPh33r,
how about a little more info first!
1) Which SME version are you using?
2) Is it set up as Sever/Gateway or Server only?
3) Do you have a router between the SME and your internet connection?
4) Which ISP service are you using?
5) Do you know if your ISP blocks ports?
With a little more info, we can start troubleshooting with you.
Good luck
Joe

[CharlieBrady]

I have set up the webserver according to all the instructions...I think.  I just cant seem to acess it from outside my LAN.

Your ISP might be blocking port 80 access. Many do. Try accessing via https - that might be open.

Typing in my external IP should do it right?

Yes.

Also, how do I select my external IP?

It's usually automatically configured by your ISP. If you have a static IP connection through a router, then your ISP will have told you the IP address, and you would have configured it via the console when you chose "static IP" for the WAN connection.

[commanda]

In my setup, I had to port forward (port 80) through the Alcatel speedtouch pro to the ip number of the server.

Then, in my browser, I had to enable my isp's proxy to be able to access my own external ip number.

HTH.

Amanda

[CrimsonPh33r]

1) I am using the latest version, just DLed last week
It is in gateway server mode
I have a router in between and I am forwarding port 80
My ISP does not block any ports which would make any difference
I think the problem is that my external IP is not properly configured.  I just left the default, and just mailed my ip asking for the correct one.

[CrimsonPh33r]

OK I think I now have my external IP set up fine, but which ports should I be forwarding to the server exactly?

[netdev]

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Hi CrimsonPh33r,

it depends wich service you want provide to the outside, you can follow those examples for kinfd of isp like services:

my internal ip is 10.0.0.1 and outside ip is dynamic in my case so I allow port forwarding from any ip (0.0.0.0), as you have an fix ip you can set it instead of 0.0.0.0

Code: [Select]

#web services
10.0.0.1:80     0.0.0.0:80    http
10.0.0.1:443    0.0.0.0:443   https
# admin cli
10.0.0.1:22     0.0.0.0:22    ssh
#data
10.0.0.1:20     0.0.0.0:20    ftp      
10.0.0.1:21     0.0.0.0:21    ftp-data  
#mail
10.0.0.1:465    0.0.0.0:465   ssl-smtp (ssmtp)
10.0.0.1:993    0.0.0.0:993   ssl-imap (imaps)
10.0.0.1:995    0.0.0.0:995   ssl-pop3 (pop3s)
10.0.0.1:25     0.0.0.0:25    smtp
10.0.0.1:143    0.0.0.0:143   imap
10.0.0.1:110    0.0.0.0:110   pop
...

try to forget ftp and ftp-data and use scp or sftp over ssh (port 22) wich is secure. As well as ssmtp, imaps & pops wich could be use instead of smtp, imap & pop

regards,

Jerome