Re: LAN to WAN access

[back Button <back.button@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 1. Did you try accessing http://backbtn.ddns.net/ from inside your network (the

one where the laptop running the website is) or outside?

I tired http://backbtn.ddns.net/  from my laptop.

after setting up the no-ip.com  client application and following these instructions

https://www.noip.com/download?page=linux

 > You said you wanted to access it from the Internet - that's not necessarily

the same as being able to access it from inside your own network.

Yes I want to be able to access from outside the local area network.

If you are getting time out then something hasn't worked or isn't setup yet.

> 2. Did you set up inward routing rules on whatever device connects you to the
Internet (ie: connects the Internet to you) so that 176.253.2.116:80 gets

forwarded to your laptop's internal network address?

This ip http://176.253.2.116/    shows  the sky, broadband supplier page,  with a list of my  home devices connected.

I have only followed the instructions as per no-ip.com  so far.

There is  a pre installed apache2 webserver . I know that when I type http://localhost:80

back.button@xxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: Antony Stone <Antony.Stone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 21:10
Subject: Re: LAN to WAN access

On Tuesday 27 April 2021 at 22:02:40, back Button wrote:

> > PS; Why do you always append ".invalid" to whatever email address you
> > happen  to be using at the time?

> That just happens

I would complain at my email client if it did that sort of thing without me
wanting it to.

On Tuesday 27 April 2021 at 22:01:18, back Button wrote:

> if I type  http://backbtn.ddns.net/
> then I get 
>
> 400 Bad Request
> Invalid Header.

I get "connection timed out".

So, two questions:

1. Did you try accessing http://backbtn.ddns.net/ from inside your netwrk (the
one where the laptop running the website is) or outside?

You said you wanted to access it from the Internet - that's not necessarily
the same as being able to access it from inside your own network.

2. Did you set up inward routing rules on whatever device connects you to the
Internet (ie: connects the Internet to you) so that 176.253.2.116:80 gets
forwarded to your laptop's internal network address?


Antony

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