how to broadcast

infomorelos · 05-30-2005, 11:56 PM

I posted a week or so ago but no answer at all. Maybe there was too much information in the post so I'll make it short here:

At canyouseeme.org I find that my momentary dynamic IP is let's say 2o1.138.21.xxx , however I get the same IP from whatever computer in our LAN I call the canyouseeme.org page.

Within the LAN, static IPs range from 192.168.0.1 to ...48 with the mask 255.255.255.0

What I want is to see my apache site from my home. At the computer at the office, I simply write 'localhost' into the browser and it shows up, same as when typing the 192.168....IP of the computer with the apache site into any other of the LAN's computers.

What do I have to do to get to this computer from outside the LAN? Configure static routing, Create virtual server, DMZ in the router's configuration?

**crazijoe** · 06-03-2005, 09:09 PM

The reason you see the same IP on canyouseeme.org from every computer on your LAN is because You have a router that uses NAT. Here is some information on how NAT works.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/nat.htm

The IP address on your LAN side are non-routable. But the IP address the your ISP provides is.

You could access your apache site by configuring the server as a public web server. You will need to get a static public IP from your ISP.

You could also set up a VPN to gain access to your company network.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...pert/vpns.mspx

Or, if you have WinXP, you can set up a Remote Desktop Connection.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...y/default.mspx

05-30-2005, 11:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
infomorelos Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2 OS: XP	how to broadcast I posted a week or so ago but no answer at all. Maybe there was too much information in the post so I'll make it short here: At canyouseeme.org I find that my momentary dynamic IP is let's say 2o1.138.21.xxx , however I get the same IP from whatever computer in our LAN I call the canyouseeme.org page. Within the LAN, static IPs range from 192.168.0.1 to ...48 with the mask 255.255.255.0 What I want is to see my apache site from my home. At the computer at the office, I simply write 'localhost' into the browser and it shows up, same as when typing the 192.168....IP of the computer with the apache site into any other of the LAN's computers. What do I have to do to get to this computer from outside the LAN? Configure static routing, Create virtual server, DMZ in the router's configuration?

06-03-2005, 09:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
crazijoe Moderator, Hardware Forums Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	The reason you see the same IP on canyouseeme.org from every computer on your LAN is because You have a router that uses NAT. Here is some information on how NAT works. http://www.howstuffworks.com/nat.htm The IP address on your LAN side are non-routable. But the IP address the your ISP provides is. You could access your apache site by configuring the server as a public web server. You will need to get a static public IP from your ISP. You could also set up a VPN to gain access to your company network. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...pert/vpns.mspx Or, if you have WinXP, you can set up a Remote Desktop Connection. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...y/default.mspx __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software