[nzlug] Apache not seen from Internet

[Cliff Pratt]

Rob Wood wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stefan Schulz (Professional Web 
> Solutions)" <stefan at pws.co.nz>
> To: <nzlug at linux.net.nz>
> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 5:56 PM
> Subject: [nzlug] Apache not seen from Internet
> 
> 
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I guess I am simply overlooking the obvious?!?
>> I would like to open my server Kubuntu Feisty, Apache2 (192.168.0.200)
>> for testing to the Internet.
>> On my firewall/router with a static IP address I opened port 8080 to be
>> forwarded to 192.168.0.200 port 80.
>> I verified this with pcflank.com 's port scanner. It shows my port 8080
>> on the firewall as open.
>> Internally I can see the servers default website from different
>> computers using 192.168.0.200 or 192.168.0.200:80 - so that is fine too.
>> Here is apache's setting (for this site):
> 
> 
> Hi, I had the same problem; you cannot easily get on to your web server 
> from your internal LAN but I used to get over it by using a spare 
> machine with a modem to dial up to my ISP and it would work a treat.  
> Not sophisticated but effective.
> 
That is NOT his problem!! He says "Internally I can see the servers 
default website....so that is fine too"!

As I read the original post he can't get to his external address over 
the Internet. I assumed from somewhere else.

Cheers,

Cliff