Toby, To be clear.... Once you click on the link that hits the security system your CF application is no longer in play. You are hitting a different server/application at that point.
So the question is, what port are you hitting on that COP system? It looks like (from your code below) that it is port 80 (the default). Ok ... so does the COP system have an "external" IP address mapped to it's "internal" IP address? Addresses like 192.168.x.x are always "inside" of a network. They are not routed out to the Internet at large. According to your note below you DO have an external address...great. So the next question is, "is traffic allowed from outside through that address on port 80" (port 80 is the "default" port for http). You may need to "open the port" on the firewall to allow traffic through. How you do this is dependent on the firewall. For example, if you are using a PIX (a popular cisco product) you would likely use an "access list" and a "static mapping". If you only have 1 outside IP address then you are likely using a "Small Office or Home" router (commonly called "SOHO"). A soho router usually (though not always) handles the rules for a single IP address. If you only have 1 IP address you can still make this work - but you may have to fiddle with it to get it right. On the COP system for example you could set up a web site (or configure the existing web site) to use a different port - like 8080. Then you would open the router port to that internal IP using a "virtual server" or "service" mapping or whatever. Your url (from inside) would end up looking like this "http://192.168.0.100:8080 ... Of course you can configure a web server for more than one port so you could probably leave port 80 open for inside users. Your "outside" address would aslo look like "http://210.213.10.2:8080"; . The thing that's toying with your head is that link in your CF application. It's just a pointer - it has nothing to do with your problem :) Your issue is all about networking and protocols. I hope this helps you. Mark A. Kruger, CFG, MCSE (402) 408-3733 ext 105 www.cfwebtools.com www.coldfusionmuse.com www.necfug.com -----Original Message----- From: Toby King [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 11:21 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Scratching my head over this one > Hi all > > I'ms tuck on this and wondering if it can be done. > > Basically I have a coldfusion application developed and working. I > also have another computer in the network that is used as a security > monitoring system with cameras attached to it. > > In my application I have an active link something <a href="view > cameras">http://192.168.0.100</a> > > Now when I am on the network I get the page and everything is OK and > displays. > > I am now trying to do this so I can set the system up to perform > monitoring when away from the office. > > I thought that I might be able to do this using the link above but > with no luck. > > I then tried using the IP Address which is a static IP address but no > luck i.e. > > <a href="view cameras">http://210.1.230.149</a> (Not the actual IP > Adress for security reasons - but rather to give you an idea). > > So I am wondering if anyone has any ideas am I able to do this at all. > > > Thanks in advance. > Maybe I need to provide a bit more info I have a CF application which I have developed and am running. All is good with that. I have in place a COP Security system - hence multiple cameras. Basically its own box. Both computers are connected to a router. The router has been set up so that if a person from outside tries to browse to the web application they will see the application. I can only view the security system internally at this stage as well. In the CF application I was able when in the office to be able to browse from the CF app to the security system. So internally everything appears to be working. Its just that I cant do the same from external Will check a few more things But if anyone has any ideas I would welcome them ty ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:305555 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
