[Q] How to run a Web Server Behind a Router/Firewall?

My home computer is connected to the internet thru a cable modem via a
Belkin F5D8230-4 router. I run a gaming voice server (Ventrilo) on my
computer and use the Belkin's virtual server feature to forward the Vent
packets to my computer. This works great, but I'm now thinking of running a
web server (apache) behind the router and serving pages to browsers external
to the router.

Can this be done by forwarding requests to port 80 to the computer running
the apache server? If so, what would the URL look like? For example, let
the IP address of the router be aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd and the address of the
computer running Apache be 192.168.2.201.

Thanks, in advance.

Cheers,

Michael

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| My home computer is connected to the internet thru a cable modem via a
| Belkin F5D8230-4 router. I run a gaming voice server (Ventrilo) on my
| computer and use the Belkin's virtual server feature to forward the Vent
| packets to my computer. This works great, but I'm now thinking of running a
| web server (apache) behind the router and serving pages to browsers external
| to the router.
|
| Can this be done by forwarding requests to port 80 to the computer running
| the apache server? If so, what would the URL look like? For example, let
| the IP address of the router be aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd and the address of the
| computer running Apache be 192.168.2.201.
|
| Thanks, in advance.
|
| Cheers,
|
| Michael
|

As per the POV of the Intrernet site as long as it uses port 80, normal URL. Either it
will ne http://WAP_IP or http://Domain.Name If it is using a port other than port 80 such
as 8080 then http://WAP_IP:8080 or http://Domain.Name:8080

On the Router just Port forrward port 80 (or as in exampkle 8080) to LAN address such as
192.168.2.201.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm

Thanks for the info... Still, I'm unable to get it to work. Here's what I've
done:

--IP of computer behind firewall: 192.168.2.201
--IP of Belden Router: ww.xxx.yy.zz
--When I forward port 80 of the router to the server (behind the firewall),
I get file not found error 404
--When I forward port 8080 of the router to the server (behind the
firewall), I get "unable to connect".

At the same time (and as you might imagine), everything works fine from
behind the firewall.

Any further advice and/or clarification would be very greatly appreciated.

Michael

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
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> From: "Newsgroups" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>
> | My home computer is connected to the internet thru a cable modem via a
> | Belkin F5D8230-4 router. I run a gaming voice server (Ventrilo) on my
> | computer and use the Belkin's virtual server feature to forward the Vent
> | packets to my computer. This works great, but I'm now thinking of
> running a
> | web server (apache) behind the router and serving pages to browsers
> external
> | to the router.
> |
> | Can this be done by forwarding requests to port 80 to the computer
> running
> | the apache server? If so, what would the URL look like? For example,
> let
> | the IP address of the router be aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd and the address of the
> | computer running Apache be 192.168.2.201.
> |
> | Thanks, in advance.
> |
> | Cheers,
> |
> | Michael
> |
>
> As per the POV of the Intrernet site as long as it uses port 80, normal
> URL. Either it
> will ne http://WAP_IP or http://Domain.Name If it is using a port other
> than port 80 such
> as 8080 then http://WAP_IP:8080 or http://Domain.Name:8080
>
> On the Router just Port forrward port 80 (or as in exampkle 8080) to LAN
> address such as
> 192.168.2.201.
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
>
>

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| Thanks for the info... Still, I'm unable to get it to work. Here's what I've
| done:
|
| --IP of computer behind firewall: 192.168.2.201
| --IP of Belden Router: ww.xxx.yy.zz
| --When I forward port 80 of the router to the server (behind the firewall),
| I get file not found error 404
| --When I forward port 8080 of the router to the server (behind the
| firewall), I get "unable to connect".
|
| At the same time (and as you might imagine), everything works fine from
| behind the firewall.
|
| Any further advice and/or clarification would be very greatly appreciated.
|
| Michael
|

Some companies, like Verizon, block incoming TCP port 80. So an alternate like TCP port
8080 is a good way to go. However, the HTTP Daeman must be serving at TCP port 8080.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm