?IIS 5 Problem?

[Faba]

Hello,

I'm trying to set up a web site which will run right out of my house however I ran into a problem. I have 2 machines one is P3 with Win2k the other one is P3 with XP. The XP box suppose to run the web site. Both PC's are connected to the net with a router Netgear RT314.

Here is the problem: I did manage to get my XP machine to serve the site on the local are network. I can punch in it's local IP and the site pops up. If I pop in world wide IP nothing happens. My first though was that the router blocks the access to the server, I unplugged the router and established straight connection between XP box and Internet. The result was disappointing, nothing is working. Did I screw up while setting IIS? or there is more to this problem?

If some one has any ideas why this is happening or how to fix it please speak your mind. Sorry for a long post.

Faba

[melloman]

where to begin....

Do you have a static IP address for your connection? If Your router is connected via NAT, or Network Address Translation, and your IP address from your provider (DSL, etc) is dynamically assigned, it's all for nothing. You can have a system with a static IP behind a router, and the router can be set to bridge the connection to the computer, with only a little programming. Usually with that setup, all the machines on the connection are not dynamically assigned. I have set up a LAN to use DSL to connect an outside computer via a static IP to remote admin, and with the right config of the DSL router (a cisco dsl) things ran flawlessly. At least one static address is neccessary, and it is the resource.

DNS can be an issue as well. You have to be an "advertised" resource on the network.

Please. Start by telling us how your machine connec5ts to the networ/internet, and how the basic TCP/IP is set up.

[Faba]

OK...I will try to speak as inelegantly as I can. Unfortunately Verizon doesn't provided static IP so I have dynamic. As far as TCP/IP setting go everything being automatically assigned and DHCP is enabled.
I do realize that my router might create more harm than good thats why I unplugged it and use RASPPPOE, PPP over Ethernet Protocol to connect to the net
(http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~normanb/). If I'm missing any info please ask I will be more than glad to reply right away.

Oh and as far as dynamic IP goes...If everything is running right I can still give my friend lets say my IP for this hour and he should be able access the site until it changes right?

I think I also solved the problem of DNS. I signed up for ZoneEdit dynamic DNS service.

[melloman]

Right. You can give your IP out to someone for a quick one-off connection.

I don't know if IIS has any particular issue with a roaming IP, and the DNS service sounds like a good idea. Sorry to hear you can only get a dhcp address on your service, but it sounds like you are doing some appropriate, and somewhat unique solutions. If you are connecting via LAN and not via the net, I gather that you differentiate by internal and external IP's. Is the IIS assigned to both connections? Also, if you have 2 connections on the XP box, one LAn and one dsl (WAN), you might try bridging the connections. Just a thought.

[Faba]

Melloman, thanks for your help and ideas.