Topic: Website don't work w/ ip

[Matt]

Hello,
I am trying to host a website using only the ip address.  Shouldn't I be able to type in my servers public IP address in a web browser and up comes \server\primary\html\index.html

i know the ip address is right because i can use telnet to access it

[Urirama]

Yes that should work. Are you sure you're using the right IP address?

[Terry Brummell]

just use http://webserver_public_ip/index.html

[Matt]

yes i am using the correct IP address, and yes I have tried that.  But thanks for trying to help anyway.  I know that it is the right ip address because that is what i use to connect to it with telnet from a computer outside of my network.  is it possible that my ISP, Charter blocked the port it needs?  FTP doesn't work either and I would like to use FTP too.

Thanks again you guys those responses were very prompt

[Eerikki Peltokorpi]

I have the same problem. i installed Mp3 blade and i can connect it from my internal network. But if i'll try to connect it from outside i just get connection refused, Or i get Connection timed out. My Ip is correct and my router has portforward direclty to sme box. But i just can't get it work. ftp is also down from outside. Ssh is working very well so if u some one has counted same problem and then get it to work Please informate me about it.

[scotty]

I do not believe that you will be able to access your server with its external ip address.

From in your internal.net you will or should be using the server name.
And from the internet.side your server should be reachable with the ip add and name...... If you use dns....

[BillN]

Is it possible there is a bit of technobable confusion here?

Lets call it LAN side and WAN side. The LAN is your house, the WAN is the internet.

From my work PC, I just hit my house SME 5.12 via WAN side IP address using IE 5.5. If you want to hit it just for giggles, http://195.174.194.112/ (DHCP and subject to change at the drop of a hat). Please don't expect much. This is one of my many half ignored projects..... The gallery is nice though! The slow speed is due to Turkey's cable modem service being pretty poor.....

As far as I understand this thing (that is not much...) it is 'impossible' to hit the LAN side IP address from the WAN side. That is the firewall and NAT at work. You are most likely using the test subnet (192.168.xxx.yyy) for the LAN side and would not want/use that on the WAN side anyway...

I believe some ISPs block port 80 requests. If you read the fine print of your agreement, there may be some bable about not running a web server.

Instead of using the IP address, why not use one of the fine and free dynamic DNS services?

Bill

[Eerikki Peltokorpi]

I have been tried that too and it's not working eather.

[marco]

have you tried a moving the web site to a diferent port ie www.ddlink.net:81.
 
if your isp is blocking port 80 this wil fix it.... also if you ping the ip what does it return?

[schotty]

are you behind a firewall? if so then you have to use port forwarding

[Matt]

No I am not behind a firewall.  but how do I change my website to a different port like marco said?  (I'm kind of new with linux)

[Ruud]

Nice, all this talk about reaching your website from the Internet.

Well, let's be clear on this one. Some ISP's block port 80 and even more than that. Some ISP's even block the whole range up to 1024.
Most likely to prevent you having a webserver running.

You can do a port scan from another location with N-Stealth to check things out.

Most probably there're only two solutions. Change ISP or request them to unblock at least port 80.

Good luck.