Web Server Port Question

[goobee]

I've been pulling my hair out trying to get both a ftp and web server up in my house. I have 7 computers hooked up to a SMC Barracade SCM7008BR router. As with most routers, this one allows you to open up ports to specific machines to run servers. For several weeks now, I have been trying all kinds of configurations + server software without success. My servers are not accessible from the web.

I finally figured out what the problem is. I unhooked the cable modem from the router and ran it straight into one of my boxes. I then went to one of those on-line security sites and had it probe my ports. Have a gander at this!!

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According to the probe, ports 21 and 80 are invisible, which means that they are blocked. I can use a non-blocked port for the ftp server but none of the other ports seem to work for my web server. It seems to only be recognized at port 80. I can choose any port I want in the server cofiguration but it doesn't seem to work. I even tried running it on a "DMZ" setting.

Thoughts, comments, on using a non standard port to run a web server?

 

[TCOMA]

Hey goobee,

i'm starting to do the same,would u send me all the tips,tricks u have learned,in setting up a home web server & ftp......Thanks

 

[Sephiros83]

Hi

I have exactly the same problem. There is no way I can get my server work for user others than my local network and some users of my
ISP (don't ask why, I have no idea! 🙂 )

I've posted a thread here.

I got hte same port probing as u too...

 

[Kadarin]

If that port probe was taken from a pc connected to the web w/o a firewall, my guess is that the ISP is blocking inbound traffic on those ports for the purpose of enforcing a "no server" policy.

 

[goobee]

You hit it on the nose Astaroth33:

C:\>telnet yahoo.com 80

Connecting To yahoo.com...Could not open connection to the host, on port 80. A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.

I finally got it to work by using a really high port, 8080. Your web browser automatically looks for port 80, so you have to add the port to the url. (ie: http://yousite.com😛ort#)

My web server now works. Have a look if interested.

http://24.205.138.106:8080

 

[blstriker]

It's pretty easy to run your webserver on a different port. Here is one way to do it: How to run your webserver on a different port number other than port 80