Server Behind Linksys Etherfast Router

[webley]

I am wondering how to set up an internet server that can be seen/reached by internet users through a Linksys Router between the server and the outside. I understand that the router's IP address is all that's seen by the outside (internet side) so to reach the server, do users have to specify both the router's IP address and the server's IP address? Is there a web site that talks about how to do this? Thanks. 🙂

 

[CoolTech]

www.practicallynetworked.com is a good site.

the router will automatically route it to the address that you put on the "dmz" port, that will be the only computer exposed to the internet, therefore, it will be as if it takes the wan ip address.

 

[Russ]

webley,

If you just want to setup a web server, and don't want to expose the entire system using DMZ, just forward port 80 to the LAN (internal) address of the system you'll be using as the server.

Russ, NCNE

 

[blstriker]

Your users from the Internet use your WAN address (the IP your ISP gave you). Then your router has to forward the different web requests to the proper LAN address (internal IP number). The website in my sig has some example you can look at.

 

[webley]

I think my ISP uses a DHCP server so I don't think I have an IP address because the WAN IP address is set to "obtain an address automatically". Is it still possible to run an internet server or do you need a static IP address?

 

[CoolTech]

dhcp = dynamic host configuration protocol, means the dhcp server can give you a new ip at any time, but you will always have an ip address, you must undertand that, for you to be surfing the internet, you just dont surf without identification routed to infinity. go to start > run > type in winipcfg(if you have winme or lower) or ipconfig (if you have any flavor of NT i.e. win2k, nt4, etc. that will show your wan ip address.

 

[CoolTech]

basically means you dont have to do any configuring of the ip or "hardcoding" but an ip is always existent.

 

[blstriker]

You can still host a website, but you're gonna need a Dynanic DNS service. Very do-able.

 

[CoolTech]

not necessarily, ive had my ip for a year now, its still dhcp

 

[Russ]

Not necessarily what? Perhaps you didn't understand what Brian just said.

A site CAN be hosted even if one has a dynamic IP address. There are services that take care of this by updating the address whenever it changes.

Russ, NCNE

 

[webley]

Thanks for helping. Those are very neat web sites. There is a lot more to this than I thought. Was planning to use Personal Web Server but just learned it only supports few users at a time.:Q Guess I'll have to buy a Windows 2000 server $$$ 😛 or something since Linux sounds harder.