Port Forwarding not working for http. Everyone sees error 10060s

Hello,
I could really use some help with this problem. I host a
website on my home computer. Despite my best efforts,
http requests are not getting forwarded to it. Here are
the facts:

- The machine is attached via an ethernet cord to the mn-
700.
- I have disabled the Internet Connection firewall on
the LAN connection (realize this may not be necessary but
figured it's useful as a debug step.)
- I have set up port forwarding of port 80 to the
server's ip: 192.168.2.115
- I also put 192.168.2.115 in the DMZ just for good
measure.
- I've given the website a super-simple default.htm page
just to ensure that it's not something screwy with IIS.
- I'm able to browse the web from this machine - so it
seems to have a perfectly valid outgoing http connection.

When I go to base station management tool, it says that
my wan ip is 24.19.12.168.

I'm aware of the loopback problem - so all my testing is
done by folks outside my LAN.

Everyone who hits http://24.19.12.168 gets an error
10060 - which seems kind of like a 404 - but stranger.

Finally, I just took the opportunity to set up a second
computer with IIS to see if it would just work on that
machine. But no dice. The problem still repros.

Anyone have any clues? I'm about ready to just exchange
the router for another. The only thing I can think of is
that it's malfunctioning and unable to do port
forwarding. Weird.

thanks. Any help is greatly appreciated,

-- Steve

Re-enable the firewall on the router. Don't put the
server on DMZ. My server works just fine with a
persistent port forwarding on port 80.

If the server is plugged directly to the modem (without
the router) can it be accessed from the WAN? Some ISPs
block port 80. You may want to run the server on another
port (e.g. 8000 or 8080) to check this.

FYI, Winsock error: 10060 = connection timeout
(http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-
US;q181050) This is pretty similar to a 404, except that
is reported by the Windows TCP/IP stack

>-----Original Message-----
>Hello,
> I could really use some help with this problem. I host
a
>website on my home computer. Despite my best efforts,
>http requests are not getting forwarded to it. Here are
>the facts:
>
> - The machine is attached via an ethernet cord to the
mn-
>700.
> - I have disabled the Internet Connection firewall on
>the LAN connection (realize this may not be necessary
but
>figured it's useful as a debug step.)
> - I have set up port forwarding of port 80 to the
>server's ip: 192.168.2.115
> - I also put 192.168.2.115 in the DMZ just for good
>measure.
> - I've given the website a super-simple default.htm
page
>just to ensure that it's not something screwy with IIS.
> - I'm able to browse the web from this machine - so it
>seems to have a perfectly valid outgoing http
connection.
>
>When I go to base station management tool, it says that
>my wan ip is 24.19.12.168.
>
>I'm aware of the loopback problem - so all my testing is
>done by folks outside my LAN.
>
>Everyone who hits http://24.19.12.168 gets an error
>10060 - which seems kind of like a 404 - but stranger.
>
>Finally, I just took the opportunity to set up a second
>computer with IIS to see if it would just work on that
>machine. But no dice. The problem still repros.
>
>Anyone have any clues? I'm about ready to just exchange
>the router for another. The only thing I can think of is
>that it's malfunctioning and unable to do port
>forwarding. Weird.
>
>thanks. Any help is greatly appreciated,
>
>-- Steve
>.
>

When you did the port forwarding did you do persistent port forwarding
or application triggered? If you did application triggered you would
receive all sorts of strange results. If you did persistent port
forwarding you shouldn't be getting any errors.

You could try a soft reset by unplugging the router (from the power
source) for 10 seconds & plugging it back in.

Have you tried different ports for the external port? to browse you
would use http://24.19.12.168:65535 (you can replace the port number
with whatever port you are using).

Steve wrote:
> Hello,
> I could really use some help with this problem. I host a
> website on my home computer. Despite my best efforts,
> http requests are not getting forwarded to it. Here are
> the facts:
>
> - The machine is attached via an ethernet cord to the mn-
> 700.
> - I have disabled the Internet Connection firewall on
> the LAN connection (realize this may not be necessary but
> figured it's useful as a debug step.)
> - I have set up port forwarding of port 80 to the
> server's ip: 192.168.2.115
> - I also put 192.168.2.115 in the DMZ just for good
> measure.
> - I've given the website a super-simple default.htm page
> just to ensure that it's not something screwy with IIS.
> - I'm able to browse the web from this machine - so it
> seems to have a perfectly valid outgoing http connection.
>
> When I go to base station management tool, it says that
> my wan ip is 24.19.12.168.
>
> I'm aware of the loopback problem - so all my testing is
> done by folks outside my LAN.
>
> Everyone who hits http://24.19.12.168 gets an error
> 10060 - which seems kind of like a 404 - but stranger.
>
> Finally, I just took the opportunity to set up a second
> computer with IIS to see if it would just work on that
> machine. But no dice. The problem still repros.
>
> Anyone have any clues? I'm about ready to just exchange
> the router for another. The only thing I can think of is
> that it's malfunctioning and unable to do port
> forwarding. Weird.
>
> thanks. Any help is greatly appreciated,
>
> -- Steve

Hi folks,

Thanks very much for your responses.

Here's what I did:

1) I took the advice of both people who responded and:
- Re-enabled the firewall on the server - allowing port
80 through.
- Took the server off the DMZ
- Made sure that I'm using persistent port forwarding -
not application specific port forwarding
- Did a "soft reset" of the router.

2) I verified that if I just remove the router from the
equation, the site works fine. So I conclude that my ISP
(comcast) is not blocking port 80 and my computer's
firewall is set up correctly to allow port 80 through. In
other words, the problem is with the router.

Unfortunately, when I throw the router back into the mix,
the site still doesn't work and instead throws 10060's.

I've switched up ethernet wires and the physical jacks on
the router that I use.

Unfortunately I don't have a clue what to do now.

Any ideas?

Thanks, -- Steve



>-----Original Message-----
>When you did the port forwarding did you do persistent
port forwarding
>or application triggered? If you did application
triggered you would
>receive all sorts of strange results. If you did
persistent port
>forwarding you shouldn't be getting any errors.
>
>You could try a soft reset by unplugging the router
(from the power
>source) for 10 seconds & plugging it back in.
>
>Have you tried different ports for the external port?
to browse you
>would use http://24.19.12.168:65535 (you can replace the
port number
>with whatever port you are using).
>
>Steve wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I could really use some help with this problem. I
host a
>> website on my home computer. Despite my best efforts,
>> http requests are not getting forwarded to it. Here
are
>> the facts:
>>
>> - The machine is attached via an ethernet cord to the
mn-
>> 700.
>> - I have disabled the Internet Connection firewall on
>> the LAN connection (realize this may not be necessary
but
>> figured it's useful as a debug step.)
>> - I have set up port forwarding of port 80 to the
>> server's ip: 192.168.2.115
>> - I also put 192.168.2.115 in the DMZ just for good
>> measure.
>> - I've given the website a super-simple default.htm
page
>> just to ensure that it's not something screwy with
IIS.
>> - I'm able to browse the web from this machine - so
it
>> seems to have a perfectly valid outgoing http
connection.
>>
>> When I go to base station management tool, it says
that
>> my wan ip is 24.19.12.168.
>>
>> I'm aware of the loopback problem - so all my testing
is
>> done by folks outside my LAN.
>>
>> Everyone who hits http://24.19.12.168 gets an error
>> 10060 - which seems kind of like a 404 - but stranger.
>>
>> Finally, I just took the opportunity to set up a
second
>> computer with IIS to see if it would just work on that
>> machine. But no dice. The problem still repros.
>>
>> Anyone have any clues? I'm about ready to just
exchange
>> the router for another. The only thing I can think of
is
>> that it's malfunctioning and unable to do port
>> forwarding. Weird.
>>
>> thanks. Any help is greatly appreciated,
>>
>> -- Steve
>
>.
>

can you try power cycling your cable modem? also, have you cloned the
mac address of the computer that was connected directly to the cable
modem where everything works into the MS base station?

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 23:21:42 -0700,
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi folks,
>
>Thanks very much for your responses.
>
>Here's what I did:
>
>1) I took the advice of both people who responded and:
> - Re-enabled the firewall on the server - allowing port
>80 through.
> - Took the server off the DMZ
> - Made sure that I'm using persistent port forwarding -
>not application specific port forwarding
> - Did a "soft reset" of the router.
>
>2) I verified that if I just remove the router from the
>equation, the site works fine. So I conclude that my ISP
>(comcast) is not blocking port 80 and my computer's
>firewall is set up correctly to allow port 80 through. In
>other words, the problem is with the router.
>
>Unfortunately, when I throw the router back into the mix,
>the site still doesn't work and instead throws 10060's.
>
>I've switched up ethernet wires and the physical jacks on
>the router that I use.
>
>Unfortunately I don't have a clue what to do now.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks, -- Steve
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>When you did the port forwarding did you do persistent
>port forwarding
>>or application triggered? If you did application
>triggered you would
>>receive all sorts of strange results. If you did
>persistent port
>>forwarding you shouldn't be getting any errors.
>>
>>You could try a soft reset by unplugging the router
>(from the power
>>source) for 10 seconds & plugging it back in.
>>
>>Have you tried different ports for the external port?
>to browse you
>>would use http://24.19.12.168:65535 (you can replace the
>port number
>>with whatever port you are using).
>>
>>Steve wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> I could really use some help with this problem. I
>host a
>>> website on my home computer. Despite my best efforts,
>>> http requests are not getting forwarded to it. Here
>are
>>> the facts:
>>>
>>> - The machine is attached via an ethernet cord to the
>mn-
>>> 700.
>>> - I have disabled the Internet Connection firewall on
>>> the LAN connection (realize this may not be necessary
>but
>>> figured it's useful as a debug step.)
>>> - I have set up port forwarding of port 80 to the
>>> server's ip: 192.168.2.115
>>> - I also put 192.168.2.115 in the DMZ just for good
>>> measure.
>>> - I've given the website a super-simple default.htm
>page
>>> just to ensure that it's not something screwy with
>IIS.
>>> - I'm able to browse the web from this machine - so
>it
>>> seems to have a perfectly valid outgoing http
>connection.
>>>
>>> When I go to base station management tool, it says
>that
>>> my wan ip is 24.19.12.168.
>>>
>>> I'm aware of the loopback problem - so all my testing
>is
>>> done by folks outside my LAN.
>>>
>>> Everyone who hits http://24.19.12.168 gets an error
>>> 10060 - which seems kind of like a 404 - but stranger.
>>>
>>> Finally, I just took the opportunity to set up a
>second
>>> computer with IIS to see if it would just work on that
>>> machine. But no dice. The problem still repros.
>>>
>>> Anyone have any clues? I'm about ready to just
>exchange
>>> the router for another. The only thing I can think of
>is
>>> that it's malfunctioning and unable to do port
>>> forwarding. Weird.
>>>
>>> thanks. Any help is greatly appreciated,
>>>
>>> -- Steve
>>
>>.
>>

--
Barb Bowman
Expert Zone Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
MS-MVP (Windows)

Thanks very much for the advice.

I power cycled both the cable modem and the router. I
also verified that my machine's mac address remains the
same whether the router is in place or not.

Thanks! -- Steve
>-----Original Message-----
>can you try power cycling your cable modem? also, have
you cloned the
>mac address of the computer that was connected directly
to the cable
>modem where everything works into the MS base station?
>
>On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 23:21:42 -0700,
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Hi folks,
>>
>>Thanks very much for your responses.
>>
>>Here's what I did:
>>
>>1) I took the advice of both people who responded and:
>> - Re-enabled the firewall on the server - allowing
port
>>80 through.
>> - Took the server off the DMZ
>> - Made sure that I'm using persistent port forwarding -

>>not application specific port forwarding
>> - Did a "soft reset" of the router.
>>
>>2) I verified that if I just remove the router from the
>>equation, the site works fine. So I conclude that my
ISP
>>(comcast) is not blocking port 80 and my computer's
>>firewall is set up correctly to allow port 80 through.
In
>>other words, the problem is with the router.
>>
>>Unfortunately, when I throw the router back into the
mix,
>>the site still doesn't work and instead throws 10060's.
>>
>>I've switched up ethernet wires and the physical jacks
on
>>the router that I use.
>>
>>Unfortunately I don't have a clue what to do now.
>>
>>Any ideas?
>>
>>Thanks, -- Steve
>>
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>When you did the port forwarding did you do persistent
>>port forwarding
>>>or application triggered? If you did application
>>triggered you would
>>>receive all sorts of strange results. If you did
>>persistent port
>>>forwarding you shouldn't be getting any errors.
>>>
>>>You could try a soft reset by unplugging the router
>>(from the power
>>>source) for 10 seconds & plugging it back in.
>>>
>>>Have you tried different ports for the external port?
>>to browse you
>>>would use http://24.19.12.168:65535 (you can replace
the
>>port number
>>>with whatever port you are using).
>>>
>>>Steve wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>> I could really use some help with this problem. I
>>host a
>>>> website on my home computer. Despite my best
efforts,
>>>> http requests are not getting forwarded to it. Here
>>are
>>>> the facts:
>>>>
>>>> - The machine is attached via an ethernet cord to
the
>>mn-
>>>> 700.
>>>> - I have disabled the Internet Connection firewall
on
>>>> the LAN connection (realize this may not be
necessary
>>but
>>>> figured it's useful as a debug step.)
>>>> - I have set up port forwarding of port 80 to the
>>>> server's ip: 192.168.2.115
>>>> - I also put 192.168.2.115 in the DMZ just for good
>>>> measure.
>>>> - I've given the website a super-simple default.htm
>>page
>>>> just to ensure that it's not something screwy with
>>IIS.
>>>> - I'm able to browse the web from this machine - so
>>it
>>>> seems to have a perfectly valid outgoing http
>>connection.
>>>>
>>>> When I go to base station management tool, it says
>>that
>>>> my wan ip is 24.19.12.168.
>>>>
>>>> I'm aware of the loopback problem - so all my
testing
>>is
>>>> done by folks outside my LAN.
>>>>
>>>> Everyone who hits http://24.19.12.168 gets an error
>>>> 10060 - which seems kind of like a 404 - but
stranger.
>>>>
>>>> Finally, I just took the opportunity to set up a
>>second
>>>> computer with IIS to see if it would just work on
that
>>>> machine. But no dice. The problem still repros.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone have any clues? I'm about ready to just
>>exchange
>>>> the router for another. The only thing I can think
of
>>is
>>>> that it's malfunctioning and unable to do port
>>>> forwarding. Weird.
>>>>
>>>> thanks. Any help is greatly appreciated,
>>>>
>>>> -- Steve
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>
>--
>Barb Bowman
>Expert Zone Columnist
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>MS-MVP (Windows)
>.
>

You need to take the MAC address from the computer and enter it into
the Base Station. That is called cloning.

On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 18:49:24 -0700,
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Thanks very much for the advice.
>
>I power cycled both the cable modem and the router. I
>also verified that my machine's mac address remains the
>same whether the router is in place or not.
>
>Thanks! -- Steve
>>-----Original Message-----
>>can you try power cycling your cable modem? also, have
>you cloned the
>>mac address of the computer that was connected directly
>to the cable
>>modem where everything works into the MS base station?
>>
>>On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 23:21:42 -0700,
>><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi folks,
>>>
>>>Thanks very much for your responses.
>>>
>>>Here's what I did:
>>>
>>>1) I took the advice of both people who responded and:
>>> - Re-enabled the firewall on the server - allowing
>port
>>>80 through.
>>> - Took the server off the DMZ
>>> - Made sure that I'm using persistent port forwarding -
>
>>>not application specific port forwarding
>>> - Did a "soft reset" of the router.
>>>
>>>2) I verified that if I just remove the router from the
>>>equation, the site works fine. So I conclude that my
>ISP
>>>(comcast) is not blocking port 80 and my computer's
>>>firewall is set up correctly to allow port 80 through.
>In
>>>other words, the problem is with the router.
>>>
>>>Unfortunately, when I throw the router back into the
>mix,
>>>the site still doesn't work and instead throws 10060's.
>>>
>>>I've switched up ethernet wires and the physical jacks
>on
>>>the router that I use.
>>>
>>>Unfortunately I don't have a clue what to do now.
>>>
>>>Any ideas?
>>>
>>>Thanks, -- Steve
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>When you did the port forwarding did you do persistent
>>>port forwarding
>>>>or application triggered? If you did application
>>>triggered you would
>>>>receive all sorts of strange results. If you did
>>>persistent port
>>>>forwarding you shouldn't be getting any errors.
>>>>
>>>>You could try a soft reset by unplugging the router
>>>(from the power
>>>>source) for 10 seconds & plugging it back in.
>>>>
>>>>Have you tried different ports for the external port?
>>>to browse you
>>>>would use http://24.19.12.168:65535 (you can replace
>the
>>>port number
>>>>with whatever port you are using).
>>>>
>>>>Steve wrote:
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> I could really use some help with this problem. I
>>>host a
>>>>> website on my home computer. Despite my best
>efforts,
>>>>> http requests are not getting forwarded to it. Here
>>>are
>>>>> the facts:
>>>>>
>>>>> - The machine is attached via an ethernet cord to
>the
>>>mn-
>>>>> 700.
>>>>> - I have disabled the Internet Connection firewall
>on
>>>>> the LAN connection (realize this may not be
>necessary
>>>but
>>>>> figured it's useful as a debug step.)
>>>>> - I have set up port forwarding of port 80 to the
>>>>> server's ip: 192.168.2.115
>>>>> - I also put 192.168.2.115 in the DMZ just for good
>>>>> measure.
>>>>> - I've given the website a super-simple default.htm
>>>page
>>>>> just to ensure that it's not something screwy with
>>>IIS.
>>>>> - I'm able to browse the web from this machine - so
>>>it
>>>>> seems to have a perfectly valid outgoing http
>>>connection.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I go to base station management tool, it says
>>>that
>>>>> my wan ip is 24.19.12.168.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm aware of the loopback problem - so all my
>testing
>>>is
>>>>> done by folks outside my LAN.
>>>>>
>>>>> Everyone who hits http://24.19.12.168 gets an error
>>>>> 10060 - which seems kind of like a 404 - but
>stranger.
>>>>>
>>>>> Finally, I just took the opportunity to set up a
>>>second
>>>>> computer with IIS to see if it would just work on
>that
>>>>> machine. But no dice. The problem still repros.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone have any clues? I'm about ready to just
>>>exchange
>>>>> the router for another. The only thing I can think
>of
>>>is
>>>>> that it's malfunctioning and unable to do port
>>>>> forwarding. Weird.
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks. Any help is greatly appreciated,
>>>>>
>>>>> -- Steve
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>--
>>Barb Bowman
>>Expert Zone Columnist
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>MS-MVP (Windows)
>>.
>>

--
Barb Bowman
Expert Zone Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
MS-MVP (Windows)