Personal Web Server

[PowerLifter]

I just installed Internet Information Services (Personal Web Manager) on by Windows 2000 machine. I set up a default.hm page that I can connect to through my computer by specifying my machine's IP address in the URL box.

My question is, is it possible to connect to this web page from another machine that is not on my network? Thanks!

[BearEater]

if your pc is directly connected to Net,then,yes.
if your pc is behind a router,no...but you can open port 80 on your router.

[Dave22]

Depends on what you mean by "not on my network". If you're on a LAN (corporate, campus, etc), as long as the routers have routes to your particular segment, then yes (assuming no blocking of web traffic is being done).

If you're talking about getting access over the Internet, you'll have to be more specific as to the type of connection you have and if you have a broadband router, firewall, etc.

Give details as to the type of network you're on and I can be more specific.

[PowerLifter]

Originally posted by Dave22 Depends on what you mean by "not on my network". If you're on a LAN (corporate, campus, etc), as long as the routers have routes to your particular segment, then yes (assuming no blocking of web traffic is being done). If you're talking about getting access over the Internet, you'll have to be more specific as to the type of connection you have and if you have a broadband router, firewall, etc. Give details as to the type of network you're on and I can be more specific.

Hi, thanks for the response. It is just my home network, connected by a Linksys router. My Internet connection is a cable modem.

If I do IPCONFIG/ALL. I get two different IP addresses for my computer. One is for the Ethernet Adapter, and the other is for the PPP adapter. I have tried assigning the web sit to either IP, but when I try to connect from a computer at school, the request just times out, as it cannot find the page.

Thanks for your help!

[Dave22]

Your cable provider *may* block INBOUND web traffic to discourage people from running web servers on their connections.

Assuming they're not, do your IP addresses look like one of these?

192.168.x.x
172.16.x.x
10.x.x.x

If so, you'll need to set up a mapping into your network. The Linksys should have an Advanced section in the setup where you can do that. I believe it's in like the "Forwarding" section. Set TCP port 80 to point to your PC's address.

Oh, and if you are using the DHCP server on your router, you'll need to set your PC to a permanent (static) address to technically do this correctly.

[TEEB]

If you go here You will find a lot of information on getting your site on the net. I used this site to get mine going on Win 2000 pro. Have a look www.teeb.ca