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Junaith · 01-04-2009, 08:14 PM

Hi Friends

I would like to run a few Server Applications from my Home PC (Web, Email, FTP, etc).

Configurations

Windows Vista Enterprise
Siemens Speedstream Modem connected to Netgear WGT64 Router which then is connected to the Internet.
WAMPServer 2.0 for Webserver (Listen to port 81 as IIS is using 80 and I'm also afraid that my ISP may block it.)
hMail Server for Email Server
RoundCube Mail for Email client
FileZilla for FTP Server (planning to use in future)

What I have done so far

Assign static IP address to the hosting computer via the router
Done the necessary port forwarding via the router
Got a free subdomain from dynDNS.com and update my dynamic IP using their client.
Assign the Listening port and Server Name in the httpd.conf to configure Apache.

What's Happening Now:

For Web Server

When I try to access it with the URL from my own network I am transferred to the Speedstream Modem page or the IIS localhost. If I change it to e.g. (abc.dynDNS.com:81) I get error page.
When my friend tries to access it from his PC he always gets the ( 404 Error Message).

For Email Server

Even though the settings has been done and the required database has been created I always gets error messages when I test the IMAP and SMTP servers using RoundCube Mail client.

Please advice what has gone wrong and what should I change. I would like to acces my Websites and Servers from both within my own network as well as any other PCs in the world.

Kindly help and many Thanks in advance.

01-04-2009, 08:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Junaith Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 37 OS: 98	Can't Access Home Based Web Server using URL from LAN and PCs Outside the LAN Hi Friends I would like to run a few Server Applications from my Home PC (Web, Email, FTP, etc). Configurations Windows Vista Enterprise Siemens Speedstream Modem connected to Netgear WGT64 Router which then is connected to the Internet. WAMPServer 2.0 for Webserver (Listen to port 81 as IIS is using 80 and I'm also afraid that my ISP may block it.) hMail Server for Email Server RoundCube Mail for Email client FileZilla for FTP Server (planning to use in future) What I have done so far Assign static IP address to the hosting computer via the router Done the necessary port forwarding via the router Got a free subdomain from dynDNS.com and update my dynamic IP using their client. Assign the Listening port and Server Name in the httpd.conf to configure Apache. What's Happening Now: For Web Server When I try to access it with the URL from my own network I am transferred to the Speedstream Modem page or the IIS localhost. If I change it to e.g. (abc.dynDNS.com:81) I get error page. When my friend tries to access it from his PC he always gets the ( 404 Error Message). For Email Server Even though the settings has been done and the required database has been created I always gets error messages when I test the IMAP and SMTP servers using RoundCube Mail client. Please advice what has gone wrong and what should I change. I would like to acces my Websites and Servers from both within my own network as well as any other PCs in the world. Kindly help and many Thanks in advance.