Actiontec blocking outisde connections

**DumberDrummer** · 04-30-2005, 02:14 PM

I installed Apache on my computer, and everything works fine from the loopback end (localhost, 127.0.0.1), but when I type in my hard IP addy or an alias, I get an actiontec configuration page.

How can I get it to skip this and go to my apache server?

the alias is dumberdrummer.dyndns.org

Can anyone else see the actiontec thing, or is it just me?

**johnwill** · 04-30-2005, 03:27 PM

I think you need to tell us something about the environment. I'm assuming that Actiontec is the name of your router/modem? How about the make/model of any networking equipment, the ISP you use, and what O/S this is on.

**DumberDrummer** · 04-30-2005, 04:01 PM

My bad.

This is a windows XP Box, my ISP is qwest, actiontec is the modem manufacturer, GT701-WG is the model number.

The modem is linked via an ethernet cable to my computer, nothing else is attached.

**johnwill** · 04-30-2005, 06:34 PM

First off, you are on the other side of the NAT layer provided by the Actiontec, so only you can see the status you're using. However, since there is a NAT layer, you have to open ports to allow your web server to be seen from the outside. To access the setup screens of the internal router, http://192.168.0.1 should do the trick. I'd jump right to Advanced Setup and the Port Forwarding page, port 80 is the place to start for a web server.

**DumberDrummer** · 04-30-2005, 08:07 PM

Well, I set 80-80 to forward to my IP on TCP, saved and reset, and it didn't work

I enabled DMZ, after googling for a bit, and it still won't work. Any ideas?

**johnwill** · 05-01-2005, 08:55 AM

If you enabled your server's IP address in the DMZ, I can't imagine why it wouldn't work, unless something else is blocking the access. Do you have a firewall on the system in question? If you put it in the DMZ, I suggest you WILL want one, but you also have to configure any software firewall to allow access.

Try going to Network Tools and PINGing your public IP address from there. You'll need to get that working before you can access the web server from outside your local network.

**DumberDrummer** · 05-01-2005, 10:07 AM

I can ping it from there...all 10 tests go through...

I have ZoneAlarm Pro, but I'm not getting "connection lost" or "couldn't connect to server" messages, I'm just getting rerouted to the actiontec page.

I tried opening port 80 on ZA, but that didn't seem to work. I even shut it down temporarily, and it didn't work.

**johnwill** · 05-01-2005, 12:39 PM

Very strange, I don't know anything about that modem, this normally is not that difficult.

04-30-2005, 02:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
DumberDrummer Cymru am byth Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,385 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	Actiontec blocking outisde connections I installed Apache on my computer, and everything works fine from the loopback end (localhost, 127.0.0.1), but when I type in my hard IP addy or an alias, I get an actiontec configuration page. How can I get it to skip this and go to my apache server? the alias is dumberdrummer.dyndns.org Can anyone else see the actiontec thing, or is it just me? __________________ Living with Louie dog's the only way to stay sane _____________________________________________ ... and with those words so begins my lifetime of longing for the devil's warm embrace

04-30-2005, 03:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,921 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	I think you need to tell us something about the environment. I'm assuming that Actiontec is the name of your router/modem? How about the make/model of any networking equipment, the ISP you use, and what O/S this is on. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

04-30-2005, 04:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
DumberDrummer Cymru am byth Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,385 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	My bad. This is a windows XP Box, my ISP is qwest, actiontec is the modem manufacturer, GT701-WG is the model number. The modem is linked via an ethernet cable to my computer, nothing else is attached. __________________ Living with Louie dog's the only way to stay sane _____________________________________________ ... and with those words so begins my lifetime of longing for the devil's warm embrace

04-30-2005, 06:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,921 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	First off, you are on the other side of the NAT layer provided by the Actiontec, so only you can see the status you're using. However, since there is a NAT layer, you have to open ports to allow your web server to be seen from the outside. To access the setup screens of the internal router, http://192.168.0.1 should do the trick. I'd jump right to Advanced Setup and the Port Forwarding page, port 80 is the place to start for a web server. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

04-30-2005, 08:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
DumberDrummer Cymru am byth Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,385 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	Well, I set 80-80 to forward to my IP on TCP, saved and reset, and it didn't work I enabled DMZ, after googling for a bit, and it still won't work. Any ideas? __________________ Living with Louie dog's the only way to stay sane _____________________________________________ ... and with those words so begins my lifetime of longing for the devil's warm embrace

05-01-2005, 08:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,921 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	If you enabled your server's IP address in the DMZ, I can't imagine why it wouldn't work, unless something else is blocking the access. Do you have a firewall on the system in question? If you put it in the DMZ, I suggest you WILL want one, but you also have to configure any software firewall to allow access. Try going to Network Tools and PINGing your public IP address from there. You'll need to get that working before you can access the web server from outside your local network. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

05-01-2005, 10:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
DumberDrummer Cymru am byth Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,385 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	I can ping it from there...all 10 tests go through... I have ZoneAlarm Pro, but I'm not getting "connection lost" or "couldn't connect to server" messages, I'm just getting rerouted to the actiontec page. I tried opening port 80 on ZA, but that didn't seem to work. I even shut it down temporarily, and it didn't work. __________________ Living with Louie dog's the only way to stay sane _____________________________________________ ... and with those words so begins my lifetime of longing for the devil's warm embrace

05-01-2005, 12:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,921 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Very strange, I don't know anything about that modem, this normally is not that difficult. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience