Albert Joseph wrote: > Hi Brian Mearns, > > I am still stuck. I need to connect to my Apache from the outside world (not from within a LAN). I am using an ADSL modem (not router), so I think this means that my server connects directly to the Internet. I used "whatismyip.com" to find my public IP address and gave to a friend to try to use it as the "http://"; address to log into my Apache, but he said he could not connect. > > When I installed Apache I used the word "localhost" as the Network Domain and Server Name. Shouldn't I have done that ? > > Thank you > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Proud to be a PC? Show the world. Download the “I’m a PC” Messenger themepack now. > hthttp://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/119642558/direct/01/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. > See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > You need to forward port 80 on your router to the IP of the computer running apache. more info below. http://portforward.com/routers.htm -- Steve Reilly http://reillyblog.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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