Setting up an internet home server

[DWk]

Ok.

I got a UTStarcom router.

I'm trying to set up some kind of server (maybe just an index of files, who cares, something like that), because if you access my ip, you get the router prompt.

How would I go doing this?

Thanks

 

[jaffa]

First assign your server a static ip-adress.

Then login to your router and forward port 80 to the static ip-adress of your server.

Then afterwards, providing that you have a webserver running on your server, if you write the ip-adress of your router in the web browser you should be taken to your starting page (index/default etc.) .

 

[DaiShan]

Originally posted by: jaffa
First assign your server a static ip-adress.

Then login to your router and forward port 80 to the static ip-adress of your server.

Then afterwards, providing that you have a webserver running on your server, if you write the ip-adress of your router in the web browser you should be taken to your starting page (index/default etc.) .

The vast majority of home ISP's block port 80 outbound. I suggest you try for an FTP, you can set it on any port that you like with 21 being the default.

/edit also, just for the record, you actually have to run a daemon, either a http (apache iis etc) or FTP (choose a flavor) because you have to have some service to connect to.

 

[DWk]

I tried both, it wouldn't work. I even changed the router's port, disabled the WAN access, and it still wouldn't work

Any more ideas?

 

[JackMDS]

Do you really trying to access the Network from the outside, or you just type the external IP through the LAN.

Most Routers would work as you want when you type you own IP from the inside.

:sun:

 

[DWk]

I finally got it up.

I set up an account at www.no-ip.com, and got it up and running.

I set up and htaccess for directory listing, and using HFS 2.0 (HTTP File Server) to share some files. Check it out at http://dwkpc.servegame.com

However, 3 friends tried it and it works. However, I can't access it. It does work with 127.0.0.1. Any ideas?

Thanks