HTTP access

[Walter]

Hi,

  Another newbie question, this time dealing with HTTP
access from the world.

   I'm running apache on my FreeBSD computer, which
is also my gateway.  I can telnet  FTP to it from my
Mac on the local network and from an outside connection
(the world).  I can access it by http locally both through
a local IP address and through the ISP-assigned IP (via
DHCP).  But I can't access it by http from the world.
My neighbor's AOL account tells me it finds the server
(my computer) but then times out.

   Any thoughts as to what's wrong?  I'm using the OPEN
firewall that comes with the GENERIC build.

Thanks.

Walter


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Re: HTTP access

[Walter]

Ty,

   At your suggestion that it was the ISP blocking
port 80, I found the configuration line to enable
Apache to listen on another port and added one,
which now allows my neighbor's computer to
access mine through http.  Thanks for the pointer.
I wonder if they'll eventually block this other port
number also.  I guess time will tell.

Walter

Ty Hoeffer wrote:

 It will probably require a call to their tech support.

 One thing you could try is trafshow. It will display incoming  outgoing
 traffic, its port, the protocol being used, and the chars/sec invilved
 in the conversation. That or capture the traffic with Ethereal. Both of
 these apps are in the ports.

 Ty

 On Monday 04 November 2002 01:34 pm, you wrote:
  They may be.  Do you know how can I tell for certain?
  It's cable-modem access, btw.
 
  Ty Hoeffer wrote:
   Is your ISP blockong PORT 80
  
   Ty
  
   On Monday 04 November 2002 12:25 pm, Walter wrote:
Hi,
   
  Another newbie question, this time dealing with HTTP
access from the world.
   
   I'm running apache on my FreeBSD computer, which
is also my gateway.  I can telnet  FTP to it from my
Mac on the local network and from an outside connection
(the world).  I can access it by http locally both through
a local IP address and through the ISP-assigned IP (via
DHCP).  But I can't access it by http from the world.
My neighbor's AOL account tells me it finds the server
(my computer) but then times out.
   
   Any thoughts as to what's wrong?  I'm using the OPEN
firewall that comes with the GENERIC build.
   
Thanks.
   
Walter


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Re: HTTP access

[Wayne Pascoe]

Walter [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

 At your suggestion that it was the ISP blocking  port 80, I found
 the configuration line to enable  Apache to listen on another port
 and added one,  which now allows my neighbor's computer to  access
 mine through http.  Thanks for the pointer.   I wonder if they'll
 eventually block this other port  number also.  I guess time will
 tell.
 

Do yourself a favour - Read your contract / AUP. If they have
something in there that says you can't run servers - Don't. You don't
want the hassle of termination and or lawsuits!

-- 
- Wayne Pascoe 
Mary had a crypto key, she kept it in
escrow, and everything that Mary said,
the Feds were sure to know.


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