How do i get my web server working?
How do i get my web server working?
Hi I have a Thomson speed touch 530 router I am with big pond I am wondering how do I get my web server to work and the easiest way to do it I have a genuine windows 2008 server a play with it but didn’t have much luck I do get my website on the server when I type local host or my privet ip address in internet explorer also I have tried apache and home web server and xampp but I get the same result thanks
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Hi crook17,
You’ll need to forward port 80 to the local ip address of the server.
If you have DHCP running on the router, it will assign a local ip address to the machine (e.g. 192.168.x.x).
If you’re logged in as a user on the server, localhost will work, but if you’re accessing it from another computer on your network, it’s the server’s local ip.
Try to ping the server from another computer on your network and see if it responds:
Start -> Run -> cmd
ping 192.168.x.x
If you get no response, then there’s a problem with the router. You’ll need to figure out how to forward port 80 correctly:
http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Thomson-Alcatel/SpeedTouch530/Apache.htm
Best regards,
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