Server: Port Fowarding Port 80

[fl0b_enkrypted]

ok i have a Linksys BEFVP41 router and i am trying to forward porrt 80 so i can run a web server although i don't know how to forward, thanks?

[YeOldeStonecat]

Basic ideas...
http://www.speedguide.net/read_articles.php?id=177

[TonyT]

You would be better of configuring the web server to listen on another port than port 80, your isp likely filters port 80 incoming anyway because isps usually forbid residential web servers. Then port forward the desired requests to the server ip and port used. And then tell friends to connect as such: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8080 (follow the ip address by a colon and number of the port the server listens on)

[fl0b_enkrypted]

YeOlde: Sweet that taught me a couple things. So my router's DHCP range is: 192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.149 , so i should make a static ip for my two computers as 192.168.1.10 & 192.168.1.11 for example? But here's the thing I tried making a static ip address before I read another tutorial, but I was never able to connect to 192.168.1.1 for my router's setup page so i can forward ports.

TonyT: Well I soon want to get my own domain name would it make a difference if I forwarded a different port than port 80?

Thanks guys for the help.

[cyberskye]

You cannot point a domain to a non-standard port. You visitors would type http://www.yourdomain.com:8080 , for example.


What is the ip address for your computer? It must be on the same network as your router's LAN interface, so that's 192.168.1.x (or use DHCP) to connect to the router admin. Make sure you aren't set to 192.168.168.x - which looks similar but is a different network block.

Skye

[YeOldeStonecat]

YeOlde: Sweet that taught me a couple things. So my router's DHCP range is: 192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.149 , so i should make a static ip for my two computers as 192.168.1.10 & 192.168.1.11 for example? But here's the thing I tried making a static ip address before I read another tutorial, but I was never able to connect to 192.168.1.1 for my router's setup page so i can forward ports..

Should have been able to. As long as your static range is the same that the router is in, and subnet mask...you should be all set. To connect to the routers web admin page, that's all you need, you don't need a gateway or DNS info to connect to the routers web admin. To connect to the internet, yes, you need to also specify a gateway and DNS.

[FunK]

Once your site is working and your port is forwarded, I would suggest tzo.com for pointing a domain name to your box.

I just happen to use one of their XXX.mynetwork.org subdomains and it has worked flawlessly for a few years. This is assuming that your IP from your ISP ins't static. If it changes, the tzo client will update the dns for you and send the traffic to your dynamic IP, no matter what port your server is running on.

Maintaining your own DNS for a dynamic IP can be a real hassle..

[Blisster]

setting up a static IP on your router
http://portforward.com/linksys/befvp41-dhcp.htm
port forwarding on your router
http://portforward.com/linksys/befvp41-portforwarding.htm

[Blisster]

Once your site is working and your port is forwarded, I would suggest tzo.com for pointing a domain name to your box.

I just happen to use one of their XXX.mynetwork.org subdomains and it has worked flawlessly for a few years. This is assuming that your IP from your ISP ins't static. If it changes, the tzo client will update the dns for you and send the traffic to your dynamic IP, no matter what port your server is running on.

Maintaining your own DNS for a dynamic IP can be a real hassle..


i use no-ip.com, same thing really. My router has built in support for dynamic dns from both DynDNS.org and no-ip.

I've been running a web server AND a game server for months with no issues.