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anyone feel like helping a server noob

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cpars

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I am playing with server 2003 and have set up a test site, which i can see fine on my lan, but it seems that anyone outside my lan gets time outs or error pages.
Anyone have the time to help me figure this one out ?
 
when you say outside your lan are you talking another subnet or internet?
Also, does your lan sit behind a firewall?
 
Originally posted by: ITJunkie
when you say outside your lan are you talking another subnet or internet? Also, does your lan sit behind a firewall?
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People on the internet cannot see it. I do not have a software firewall only the router where i forwarded the ports necessary (I think) 😱

I even subscribed to a dynamic dns service and that is not helping either.

through dyndns

Direct IP
 
assuming this:
You have setup IIS
You can view your website from another machine on the LAN by putting in it's IP address in the webbrowser
You have forwarded port 80 connections to your server (on your router)

Than everything should be setup correctly so let's check a couple of things (and double check the listed items above).
People on the outside should be putting in the IP address of the Router (not the internal IP address of your server) when they want to view the webpage
Find out what the exact error is that people on the outside are recieving when they try and view your website
If you would like PM me the IP address of your Router and I will take a look at the site to see what comes up for me.

-Spy
 
Originally posted by: spyordie007
assuming this: You have setup IIS You can view your website from another machine on the LAN by putting in it's IP address in the webbrowser You have forwarded port 80 connections to your server (on your router) Than everything should be setup correctly so let's check a couple of things (and double check the listed items above). People on the outside should be putting in the IP address of the Router (not the internal IP address of your server) when they want to view the webpage Find out what the exact error is that people on the outside are recieving when they try and view your website If you would like PM me the IP address of your Router and I will take a look at the site to see what comes up for me. -Spy
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IP is listed above and i have done as you suggested also.
hopefully i can trust these guys here on the forum not to hack at my IIS server
 
Originally posted by: spyordie007
assuming this: You have setup IIS Check
You can view your website from another machine on the LAN by putting in it's IP address in the webbrowser Check
You have forwarded port 80 connections to your server (on your router) Check
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I wondered about that, i will try that now

EDIT: Done

OOPS! that killed it for me

Ok going back to port 80 works for me but 81 kills the page :frown:
 
Originally posted by: cpars
I wondered about that, i will try that now

<STRONG>EDIT: Done</STRONG>

OOPS! that killed it for me

Ok going back to port 80 works for me but 81 kills the page :frown:
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Do you have a static IP for your router from your ISP or is the router getting one via DHCP?
 
Well i thought it had changed to DHCP but it has been the same for several months now.

What do you guys get when you click on the links I provided above
 
OK....in changing the port from port 80 to port 81, did you open IIS manager and set the port to port 81 there as well as forwarding that port on your router?
 
thats the routers ip from ISP .

All four comps here on this lan can see the page as i have linked it here. but they are all in the same workgroup
 
that's what I figured...I can ping it.

In IS manager, when you goto properties on the website is the "http keepalives" check box checked?

I have seen issues connecting to sites when that is deselected.
 
Originally posted by: ITJunkie
that's what I figured...I can ping it. In IS manager, when you goto properties on the website is the "http keepalives" check box checked? I have seen issues connecting to sites when that is deselected.
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It is selected with 120 sec timeout
 
Originally posted by: ITJunkie
Not sure it will make any diff but try bumping it up to 900. That seems to be the default run time.
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Done

what do you get when you click the links...timeout ?
 
well..that was my thought but I'm just getting page can't display errors.

sorry cpars...i'm out of ideas 😕
 
thanks alot for your time, i'll work on it again later after doing some more reading.

shutting down now 🙂
 
Originally posted by: cpars
I wondered about that, i will try that now

<STRONG>EDIT: Done</STRONG>

OOPS! that killed it for me

Ok going back to port 80 works for me but 81 kills the page :frown:
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just checking, did you add the port at the end of your ip when you changed it?

Matt
 
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