Webserver Behind Cable Router

I have a linux Apache server behind a LinkSys BEFSR41 cable router. The web
server listens on port 7783. I have opened 7783 on my router using the port
forwarding page, but still cannot access the website from the Internet.
Using the same method on port 22, I can ssh in to the box, so I think I am
doing it correctly.

Someone mentioned to me a while back the Cox (my ISP) might be blocking it,
but wouldn't they need to block stuff on port 80?

I am running out of ideas on how to get to the webserver, and would
appreciate any input

> I have a linux Apache server behind a LinkSys BEFSR41 cable router. The
web
> server listens on port 7783. I have opened 7783 on my router using the
port
> forwarding page, but still cannot access the website from the Internet.
> Using the same method on port 22, I can ssh in to the box, so I think I am
> doing it correctly.

Stupid question, perhaps, but are you trying to access your site with a URL
like

http://yourserver:7783/

You must use this URL since you've opened up port 7783 on your router and
have said incoming traffic should be routed to port 7783 on your Apache
server. If you want the world to access your web site on port 80, with a URL
like

http://yourserver/

you need to map port 80 on your router to port 7783 on your Apache server.

RF

On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 19:26:30 +0000, Buck Turgidson wrote:

> I have a linux Apache server behind a LinkSys BEFSR41 cable router. The
> web server listens on port 7783. I have opened 7783 on my router using
> the port forwarding page, but still cannot access the website from the
> Internet. Using the same method on port 22, I can ssh in to the box, so I
> think I am doing it correctly.
>
> Someone mentioned to me a while back the Cox (my ISP) might be blocking
> it, but wouldn't they need to block stuff on port 80?
>
> I am running out of ideas on how to get to the webserver, and would
> appreciate any input

How about using port 8080...people actually use this port.


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> Stupid question, perhaps, but are you trying to access your site with a
URL
> like
>
> http://yourserver:7783/
>
> You must use this URL since you've opened up port 7783 on your router and
> have said incoming traffic should be routed to port 7783 on your Apache
> server. If you want the world to access your web site on port 80, with a
URL
> like
>
> http://yourserver/
>
> you need to map port 80 on your router to port 7783 on your Apache server.
>
> RF
>
>


I am using http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:7783 on my browser line, using the actual
IP address.

>
> How about using port 8080...people actually use this port.
>
>
Why would that make a difference? This is vendor-delivered software (Oracle
server), and I don't really want to change the defaults.