I have a web server question

goobee · Post by **goobee** » Fri Apr 12, 2002 10:46 pm

I've been pulling my hair out trying to get both a ftp and web server up in my house. I have 7 computers hooked up to a SMC Barracade SCM7008BR router. As with most routers, this one allows you to open up ports to specific machines to run servers. For several weeks now, I have been trying all kinds of configurations + server software without success. My servers are not accessible from the web.

I finally figured out what the problem is. I unhooked the cable modem from the router and ran it straight into one of my boxes. I then went to one of those on-line security sites and had it probe my ports. Have a gander at this!!

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According to the probe, ports 21 and 80 are invisible, which means that they are blocked. I can use a non-blocked port for the ftp server but none of the other ports seem to work for my web server. It seems to only be recognized at port 80. I can choose any port I want in the server cofiguration but it doesn't seem to work. I even tried running it on a "DMZ" setting.

Thoughts, comments, on using a non standard port to run a web server?

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Fri Apr 12, 2002 11:02 pm

you by any chance running WinXP Pro with the built in firewall on?

goobee · Post by **goobee** » Fri Apr 12, 2002 11:05 pm

Nope, Win98se, no firewalls on the machines.

fearfox · Post by **fearfox** » Fri Apr 12, 2002 11:15 pm

router has firewall sometimes. Have you called company of the router sometimes it helps.

Busby · Post by **Busby** » Fri Apr 12, 2002 11:18 pm

How are you typing in the web address? Just plain old http://www.blah.com or [url]http://www.blah.com:xxxx[/url] where xxxx is the port number of the Web server? In other words, IE and netscape, by default look at port 80 when a URL is typed in. If you specific after the URL what port, use a colon between the two, then it should work.

goobee · Post by **goobee** » Fri Apr 12, 2002 11:32 pm

Originally posted by Busby
How are you typing in the web address? Just plain old http://www.blah.com or [url]http://www.blah.com:xxxx[/url] where xxxx is the port number of the Web server? In other words, IE and netscape, by default look at port 80 when a URL is typed in. If you specific after the URL what port, use a colon between the two, then it should work.

Thanks Busby, that was it. it works great now. Just adding the port number was all it needed. I can use any unblocked port now.

Thanks everyone for their assistance.