Port Forwarding on Linksys router

[vetteguy]

I have a DSL connection and a Linksys router/wireless access point. I am trying to get port forwarding to work just to play around with hosting a small site on my local server. I have set port 80 to be forwarded to the correct internal ip address, and the webserver is up, running, and working. If I go to my DSL ip address from inside, it works and I get to my site. However, if I have a friend try it it just times out. Does anyone know anything about Linksys routers and port forwarding? Specifically, is there something extra I have to do? Also, could my ISP be actively blocking it? I asked them once about hosting a small site, and even though it's technically not allowed, the owner winked at me and said if it was low traffic nothing would be said. Thanks!

 

[blstriker]

Make sure that you have port forwarding enabled on your router and then do a port scan here: MyServer.org If port 80 is still closed, then your ISP is blocking it.

Another way to test is to set your webserver to a random port, 8888 for example. Then forward your router to 8888 as well. Then try having a friend or outside connection connect to your IP number:8888. If this works, but port 80 doesn't then your ISP is blocking port 80.

Good luck,

 

[vetteguy]

Ok...
Well I tried the port scanning thing, and it can't find anything. So I tried the 8888 thing. I set it to forward in the router, and also set it as the port on the webserver, but still it won't work from the outside. The port scanner can't see 8888 either. Does that mean it is a problem with the router?

 

[JackMDS]

Put the server computer on the DMZ, and try again.